Neuromeka is showing strong performance. As shipyards emerge as a new market in the robotics industry, expectations of benefits seem to be influencing the stock price. Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States, said, "I am well aware of Korea's world-class warship and shipbuilding capabilities," adding, "It is necessary to closely cooperate with Korea not only in our ship exports but also in the maintenance, repair, and servicing sectors."
At 10:34 AM on the 24th, Neuromeka was trading at 25,600 KRW, up 12.28% from the previous day.
According to the industry, there is fierce competition among Denmark's Universal Robots (UR), domestic companies Rainbow Robotics, and Neuromeka over the collaborative robot orders for HD Hyundai Samho's (formerly Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries) Yeongam shipyard in Jeollanam-do.
In June, Neuromeka supplied 12 units of the welding-specialized collaborative robot 'Opti' to HD Hyundai Samho. Opti welds by moving between ships using ship cranes and penetrates narrow spaces.
HD Hyundai Samho is the first in the domestic shipbuilding industry to introduce collaborative robots at its workplace. This is to increase productivity by utilizing collaborative robots capable of hull welding.
The reason for the shipbuilding industry's interest in robots is that while ship orders are increasing, the production workforce is decreasing. Samsung Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean are also known to have significant interest in collaborative robots.
Neuromeka is a robotics company founded in 2013 by CEO Park Jong-hoon, a graduate of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). The company develops collaborative robots along with peripheral devices and software, building a robotics service (RaaS) platform business ecosystem. Neuromeka has attracted equity investment from POSCO. Expectations are growing that it can establish itself as a key automation partner within the POSCO Group.
POSCO stated, "The investment is aimed at strengthening automation technology solutions needed in manufacturing sites," and added, "We also plan to develop customized special robots capable of operating in the high-temperature and dust environments of steelworks."
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