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Wonik Robotics

Corporate marketmanufacturingamrCurated record
wonikrobotics.com

Korean robotics pioneer (founded 2004, legacy) building Allegro Hand dexterous robotic hands (used by 180+ global research and commercial partners including NVIDIA and Meta) and AMR/AMMR autonomous mobile robot systems; pivoting toward industrial humanoid robots and AI-native manipulation at scale.

HeadquartersSeongnam, KR
Founded2004
Corporate funding$265M
TeamNot listed
Deployments3
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageGrowth — KRW 350B (~$265M) Korea Growth Fund-led round
FoundersKyong-Sok Chang (CEO & Founder)
Regions servedNot listed
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-09-02
XNot listed
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinemanufacturing

Allegro Hand V5

  • No specifications on file.
Machineamr

WR AMMR

  • No specifications on file.
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2024-01-01Samsung Electro-MechanicsmanufacturingKRNot disclosedAnnouncement
2024-01-01Hanwha SystemsmanufacturingKRNot disclosedAnnouncement
2024-01-01NongshimmanufacturingKRNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordKorea Growth Fundundisclosed private co-investors
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-08-28Secures KRW 350B (~$265M) led by Korea Growth Fund to build humanoid robot and Allegro Hand production facilities in WanjuWOWTALE (KED Global English)
2026-03-06Showcases next-generation dexterous humanoid robot hand at Automation World 2026, pivoting toward Physical AI ecosystem for US big techDigitimes
2024-01-01Begins co-development of dedicated AI robotic hand with Meta; Allegro Hand integrated into NVIDIA Isaac Sim as reference manipulation assetNVIDIA Newsroom
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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Wonik Robotics secures KRW 350B (~$265M) led by Korea Growth Fund to build humanoid robotsWOWTALE (KED Global English) · retrieved 2026-09-02
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원익로보틱스, 대기업 라인에 로봇 공급The Bell · retrieved 2026-09-02
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AW 2026: Wonik Robotics redefines precision dexterity in humanoidsDigitimes
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NVIDIA Releases New Physical AI Models as Global Partners Unveil Next-Generation RobotsNVIDIA Newsroom