ROAI
About
About ROAI
ROAI is a Seoul robotics-software company whose Xelo planning engine automates industrial robot process planning. Xelo checks whether robots can reach production targets, assigns tasks across a line and generates collision-free motion paths and execution sequences. It combines manufacturing geometry, robot limits and process constraints to support offline programming and production changes. Its current applications include automotive body-shop welding, multi-robot assembly and inspection.
The software addresses engineering work between process design and factory execution, helping manufacturers evaluate feasibility before installing or reprogramming equipment. ROAI works with industrial and collaborative robot systems and provides software and technical support for customer evaluations. Its Japanese market-development programme with Tokyo Boeki covers local manufacturing requirements, interoperability testing and proposed proofs of concept. The agreement establishes an evaluation programme; individual Japanese installations depend on subsequent validation.
Funding
- 2026-04-29 - Series A - ROAI secures Series A led by KB and LB Investment
ROAI secured Series A financing to improve its autonomous manufacturing software and establish an internal testbed. - source: mt.co.kr
- 2025-05-13 - Seed - ROAI raises KRW 1.4 billion in seed funding
ROAI secured seed financing led by FuturePlay to develop its AI robotics planning platform for manufacturing. - source: venturesquare.net
Investors
- FuturePlay - Lead - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-05-13 - latest 2026-04-30
- Schmidt - Participant - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-05-13 - latest 2026-04-30
- Doosan Investment - Participant - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2026-04-30
- KB Investment - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-30
- LB Investment - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-30
- Mark & Company - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-05-13
- ZER01NE - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-30
Team
- Hong Seok-ui - Founder and Chief Executive Officer - He founded ROAI to automate robot process planning and leads the development of its manufacturing AI platform.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-10-19 - Partnership - ROAI and Tokyo Boeki sign memorandum for Japanese manufacturing trials
Tokyo Boeki contributes its Japanese industrial network and identifies customer requirements. ROAI provides core software, evaluation licences and technical support. The work targets engineering effort in robot process planning, including welding and inspection.
Source - 2026-04-29 - Funding - ROAI secures Series A led by KB and LB Investment
KB Investment and LB Investment co-led the round; Doosan Investment joined as a strategic investor. FuturePlay, Schmidt and ZER01NE made follow-on investments. The capital supports the AI Operation function for automated robot teaching and further development of the autonomous production stack.
Source - 2025-05-13 - Funding - ROAI raises KRW 1.4 billion in seed funding
Schmidt and Mark & Company participated alongside lead investor FuturePlay. XELO combines a web-based 3D factory workspace with an AI engine for task allocation, motion generation and speed optimisation. The team spun out of Hyundai Motor Company's Manufacturing Solutions Division.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Tokyo Boeki Holdings
Technology Partner - ROAI and Tokyo Boeki signed an MoU for Japanese robot-process planning evaluation and proposed manufacturing proofs of concept.
Context
Shared workflows
- voraus robotik
workflow adjacency - Robot Motion Planning
- Axomind
workflow adjacency - Robot Motion Planning
- Realtime Robotics
workflow adjacency - Robot Motion Planning
- Jacobi Robotics
workflow adjacency - Robot Motion Planning
Context tags
- Robot motion planning AI - Peer Group - https://roai.im/ | Xelo designs and optimises multi-robot processes through AI task allocation, target feasibility and collision-free motion generation.
- Robot motion planning - Workflow - https://roai.im/ | Xelo motion planner generates robot-specific collision-free paths under factory constraints.