ROBOTIS

South Korea

Seoul

Founded 1999

Last updated: August 16, 2026

Full Name

ROBOTIS Co., Ltd.

About

ROBOTIS Co., Ltd. is a South Korean robotics company founded in 1999 and listed on KOSDAQ (code 108490) since 2018. It is best known for the DYNAMIXEL line of smart servo actuators, which have become a de facto standard in robot research and education worldwide (used in many open-source robot hands and arms). With the slogan 'Actuator for Physical AI', ROBOTIS develops actuators (DYNAMIXEL Q/Y/P/X/AX series), robot platforms and ecosystems including the AI Sapiens open-source humanoid robot platform (23 DOF, powered by Dynamixel Q quasi-direct-drive actuators, released April 2026), the AI Worker semi-humanoid, OMX/OMY manipulators, the HX5-D20 robot hand, and GAEMI indoor/outdoor service robots. AI Sapiens supports imitation learning and reinforcement learning policy deployment on real hardware and is fully open source (first model K0).

Technical Overview

Company Stage

Pilot Delivery

Focus Application

Industrial

Robot Products

Contact Information

Address

Seoul, South Korea (headquarters); full registered address not confirmed in this update

Robot Products

AI Worker

Released 2024

Demo

OP3

Released 2017

Pilot Delivery

AI Sapiens

Released 2026

Pilot Delivery

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Funding History

Total $17M

Round	Amount	Valuation	Date	Investors	Source
IPO	$17M	-	Oct 2018	Public market (KOSDAQ 108490)	Source
IPO	Undisclosed	-	Oct 2018	Public Markets (KOSDAQ: 108490)	Source

Development Timeline

1999

Founded in Seoul, South Korea

2009

Dynamixel smart actuator became industry standard for research robots

2018

Listed on KOSDAQ (stock code 108490) on 2018-10-26.

2023

ENGINEER Kit and humanoid platforms for education and research

2026

Released the open-source humanoid platform AI Sapiens (23 DOF, powered by Dynamixel Q quasi-direct-drive actuators) in April 2026; first model K0 with fully open-sourced hardware, software and training results.

2026

AI Sapiens completed real-world stress tests (running along Seoul's Han River in 38°C heat) and was exhibited at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing (2026-08).

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