Now Robotics

Market context

Now Robotics builds industrial robots and factory automation systems spanning take-out robots, articulated robots, SCARA robots, AMRs and FA systems. Its completed Hanyang Robotics merger broadens the company from automation and motion-component IP into a fuller industrial-robot manufacturing portfolio.

Facts

• Website: https://naurobot.com/
• HQ: Incheon, Incheon, South Korea
• Segment: industrial automation
• Known funding rounds: 1

Funding

• 2023-04-05 - KRW 4B Series A - $3M - Now Robotics raises KRW 4B Series A for industrial and logistics robot expansion - source: koreatechdesk.com

Investors

• Devsisters Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-04-05
• G&Tech Venture Investment - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-04-05
• Hana Securities - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-04-05

Commercial

1 commercial event; 1 commercial order; latest event 2026-07-08

• 2026-07-08 - Commercial order - Now Robotics wins AHC packaging and logistics automation contract - source: irobotnews.com

Events

• 2026-07-08 - Commercial Order - Now Robotics wins AHC packaging and logistics automation contract - Scope covers raw and subsidiary material input, product loading, sealing and packaging automation. The AHC contract follows a recent APR order, expanding Now Robotics references in K-beauty automation. The work uses the company's post-Hanyang Robotics manufac…
• 2026-06-30 - Acquisition - Now Robotics completes Hanyang Robotics merger for industrial robot lineup - The merger adds Hanyang Robotics production and customer capabilities to Now Robotics. The combined portfolio spans take-out robots, articulated robots, SCARA robots, AMRs and FA systems. Now Robotics is also expanding production through a three-site structur…
• 2026-06-10 - Capability - Now Robotics registers five reducer and actuator patents for humanoid and industrial robots - The patents cover reducer and actuator technologies positioned as core robot drive components. Now Robotics describes the IP as relevant to humanoid joints and industrial robots. The signal is an IP and capability marker rather than a shipped product or custo…
• 2026-01-15 - Acquisition - Now Robotics acquires Hanyang Robotics to expand robot production capacity - The acquisition adds Hanyang Robotics’s 30-year industrial robot heritage to Now Robotics. The move broadens Now Robotics from automation systems toward a larger robot manufacturing base. The transaction strengthens Now Robotics's ownership, capital or operat…
• 2023-04-05 - Funding - Now Robotics raises KRW 4B Series A for industrial and logistics robot expansion - The Series A round included G&Tech Venture Investment, Devsisters Ventures and Hana Securities. The company tied the capital to production of developed robots and sales-base expansion. The funding preceded the company’s later KOSDAQ path and reducer-actuator…

Operations / Deployments

• 2026-01-15 - Acquisition - Now Robotics acquires Hanyang Robotics to expand robot production capacity - The acquisition adds Hanyang Robotics’s 30-year industrial robot heritage to Now Robotics. The move broadens Now Robotics from automation systems toward a larger robot manufacturing base. The transaction strengthens Now Robotics's ownership, capital or operat…

Team

• Lee Jong-ju - CEO - He leads Now Robotics as it expands from industrial and logistics robots into reducer and actuator IP for robot drive components.

Context tags

• Actuator component supplier - Stack Layer - Patent announcement covers reducers and actuators for robots.
• Zero-backlash precision motion - Capability - Reducer patents imply precision transmission capability for robot joints.
• Humanoid actuation supplier - Stack Layer - The patents are framed around humanoid robot joint components.