Daedong Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-09 - Market Signal - Daedong selected to lead on-device AI agricultural-robot research programme - The 14-organization programme runs from July 2026 through December 2030 with a total project budget of about KRW43.1B. Development targets include spraying, harvesting, transport and crop scouting, followed by field validation. Daedong Robotics leads the… - source: ko.daedong.co.kr
• 2026-08-13 - Partnership - Daedong Robotics joins AGROID development with Rainbow Robotics - Daedong Robotics and Daedong AgTech were assigned the mobile platform, route generation and agricultural AI. Rainbow Robotics would develop harvesting arms, precision control and digital-twin integration. A first prototype was testing crop work, while… - source: daedongrobotics.ai
• 2026-07-06 - Funding - Daedong Robotics raises 5 billion won in Series A funding - Investors include GS E&C’s corporate venture arm, POSCO Technology Investment and NowIB Capital. The company is advancing indoor-outdoor hybrid autonomous-driving technology for industrial and field environments. Funding will support AI field robots, mass… - source: asiae.co.kr
• 2026-06-08 - Partnership - Daedong Robotics and GS E&C sign MOU for AI field robots in construction - Daedong Robotics and GS E&C signed an MOU covering construction-site automation and smart-construction technology collaboration. The companies said they will examine existing AI field-robot products for construction-site use and jointly pursue… - source: ko.daedong.co.kr
• 2026-02-26 - Executive Hire - Daedong Robotics appoints Kang Seong-cheol as CEO - Kang brought 35 years of robotics development experience at KIST and Samsung Electronics. He would retain his Daedong Mobility responsibility for development and production. The group assigned robot design and development to Daedong Robotics, with mass… - source: daedong-kioti.com
• 2025-10-20 - Partnership - Doosan Robotics and Daedong partner on agricultural field robots - The agreement covers field robots for smart farms and outdoor agricultural environments. Doosan Robotics contributes robotic arms, control systems, and arm-motion development. Daedong contributes autonomous mobility platforms based on agricultural field data. - source: doosan.com
• 2025-07-28 - Product Launch - Daedong Robotics launches certified autonomous RT100 carrier - The autonomous configuration added a 3D camera, lidar and dual RTK to the earlier tether-following carrier. Operators could store up to ten routes and eleven stopping points through the Daedong Robot Service app. The carrier supported 300 kg loads, with… - source: daedong-kioti.com
• 2025-01-03 - Demonstration - Daedong Robotics demonstrates RT100 at its first-delivery ceremony - The demonstration covered person-following, predefined-route autonomous travel and manual tether operation. The autonomous mode moved harvested-fruit boxes between an orchard and warehouse. The platform incorporated technology jointly developed by KIRO and… - source: kiro.re.kr
• 2025-02-17 - Product Launch - Daedong launches RT100 agricultural transport robot - RT100 comes in wire-guided and autonomous models. The robot targets fruit-orchard transport workflows. Daedong planned the wire-guided model for February 2025 and the autonomous model for April 2025. - source: daedong-kioti.com