Nau Robotics, a company specializing in intelligent robots, announced on January 15 that it had signed a share purchase agreement (SPA) regarding the acquisition of shares in Hanyang Robotics, a company specializing in robotics and automation.
The share acquisition agreement involves the purchase of a 93.37% stake (with a voting rights ratio of 99.88%) for approximately 7.5 billion KRW (about 7.5 billion won). This contract is a strategic acquisition as part of Nau Robotics' efforts to strengthen its overall competitiveness in the robotics business and to implement its mid- to long-term growth strategy.
Through this acquisition, Nau Robotics will secure the business foundation of Hanyang Robotics, which records annual sales of approximately 20 billion KRW (about 20 billion won). This marks a significant turning point for Nau Robotics in terms of external growth and business expansion.
Founded in 1997, Hanyang Robotics is a leading company in the field of take-out robots and industrial automation, with nearly 30 years of experience and a customer base of over 3,000 domestic and international clients, including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Hyundai Mobis, Kia, and POSCO. With this acquisition, Hanyang's accumulated manufacturing infrastructure and know-how will be combined in earnest with Nau Robotics' advanced robotics technology.
Additionally, through this acquisition, Nau Robotics will secure a large-scale production plant of approximately 16,500 square meters that can be utilized immediately. Together with its second plant currently under construction, the company will establish a production system capable of responding quickly and reliably to the growing global demand for robots and large-scale project orders.
In particular, Nau Robotics has now established a foundation to effectively expand mass production of its current industrial and logistics robots, as well as to build future mass production lines for industrial humanoid robots under development.
Furthermore, through this acquisition, Nau Robotics plans to strategically utilize Hanyang Robotics' major overseas bases in the United States, Mexico, and Southeast Asia to further strengthen its global customer response capabilities and to build a solid foundation for expanding into overseas markets.
This acquisition is seen as a symbolic turning point where tradition meets innovation, as CEO Lee Jongjoo, who started his career as a regular employee at Hanyang Robotics and gained 12 years of field, sales, and technical experience, later founded Nau Robotics in 2016 and grew it into a KOSDAQ-listed company within nine years, and is now leading the merger with Hanyang Robotics.
Industry experts have noted that since the founder and CEO of Nau Robotics has an in-depth understanding of the internal operations and organizational culture of the acquired company, the post-merger integration (PMI)-often the biggest challenge in typical M&A deals-can be stabilized and expedited, enabling early realization of synergies.
Following the completion of the acquisition process, the company plans to maximize efficiency across production, sales, technology, and operations through phased mergers and organizational integration. Based on the expanded production infrastructure and integrated business portfolio, Nau Robotics aims to enter a new phase of growth, with both sales volume and growth rate accelerating significantly.
In particular, Nau Robotics aims to become a key player reshaping the domestic take-out robot market through this acquisition, and to enter a full-fledged growth phase as a global robotics company with a business portfolio spanning industrial robots (multi-joint, SCARA), autonomous mobile robots (AMR), and humanoid robots.
Nau Robotics believes that the global robotics industry has entered a phase of structural growth, driven by the expansion of manufacturing automation, increasing demand for logistics and service robots, and the accelerating convergence of AI technology and robotics. Accordingly, the company plans to proactively secure its production base and technological competitiveness through this acquisition and to advance its business structure for mid- to long-term growth.
A company representative stated, "This acquisition agreement is a strategic decision to respond to the structural growth phase of the robotics industry, rather than simply expanding our external scale in the short term," adding, "By combining the 30-year expertise of Hanyang Robotics with Nau Robotics' technological competitiveness, we will focus on sustainable growth and enhancing corporate value."
Meanwhile, Nau Robotics plans to continue expanding its foundation for mid- to long-term growth by maintaining financial stability, strengthening its robotics technology competitiveness, and diversifying its business portfolio.
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