KABAM Robotics to stop Singapore robot operations on 20 November

Date: 2026-10-22
Type: ARTICLE
Topics: Company Restructuring, Robot Operations, Security Robots
Deck: A customer notice sets a 20 November closure date as KABAM considers a shift from robot hardware into AI backend work.
URL: https://korthosrobotics.com/research/kabam-robotics-stop-operations-november-ai-backend-2026
Referenced profiles: KABAM Robotics (https://korthosrobotics.com/ecosystem/company/kabam-robotics)

Image: KABAM Robotics
Singapore security-robot developer KABAM Robotics plans to cease operations on 20 November 2026, according to a customer notice and a co-founder interview reported by Lianhe Zaobao. The notice was sent on 22 October. The co-founder confirmed the planned cessation and said the business direction would shift from hardware towards AI backend work.
KABAM's parent, precision-engineering group PATEC, attributed the decision to cost and market considerations. PATEC's chairman told the newspaper that the company would stop producing robot hardware and that staff connected with AI work could move to a newly formed business. Discussions about the new activity are continuing.
Founded in 2020, KABAM developed indoor and outdoor security robots for patrol, surveillance and facility inspection. Its product portfolio includes the Co-Lab indoor robot, Halo outdoor robot and Smart+ management software. Smart+ provides fleet dashboards, live camera feeds, alerts and connections with building systems such as lifts and CCTV.
Zaobao lists applications at organisations including Certis, Changi Airport, JTC and SATS. The co-founder said KABAM would contact customers to arrange how robots already at their sites would be handled.