# WIRobotics Secures Approximately KRW 100 Billion (USD 68 Million) Series B Funding

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/pr-news/wirobotics-secures-approximately-krw-100-billion-usd-68-million-series-b-funding
- Published: 2026-05-15T07:00:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

|   |

**Advancing Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI**

SEOUL, South Korea, May 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global robotics company WIRobotics(
Co-CEOs Yeonbaek Lee and Yongjae Kim) announced that it has completed a KRW 95 billion(
approximately USD 68 million) Series B funding round. The investment comes about
two years after the company’s KRW 13 billion Series A financing in March 2024 and
reflects growing confidence in WIRobotics’ next-generation robotics technologies
and commercialization potential.

 [  ](https://mma.prnasia.com/media2/2977784/image1.html)

JB Investment led the round, joined by InterVest, Hana Ventures, Smilegate Investment,
SBVA, NH Investment & Securities, Company K Partners, GU Investment, and FuturePlay.

WIRobotics has been developing its humanoid robot platform "ALLEX" based on technologies
designed to understand and augment human movement. The company was recently selected
for NVIDIA’s "Physical AI Fellowship," recognizing its technological capabilities
and global potential. Through collaborations with AWS and NVIDIA, WIRobotics is 
advancing next-generation Physical AI technologies while pursuing joint research
and platform validation (PoC) projects with global research institutions and automotive
manufacturers.

WIRobotics’ humanoid development is built on real-world data and control technologies
accumulated through its wearable robotics business. Over the past three years, the
company has built user datasets through its wearable walking-assist robot "WIM" 
and developed personalized assistive technologies optimized for individual gait 
patterns and physical conditions.

Now in its third year of commercialization, WIM has surpassed 3,000 cumulative units
sold and expanded into Europe, China, Türkiye, and Japan. Revenue grew from KRW 
560 million in 2023 to KRW 1.3 billion in 2024 and KRW 2.79 billion in 2025, while
Q1 2026 already exceeded the company’s full-year 2024 revenue. WIM has also received
CES Innovation Awards for three consecutive years, demonstrating continued global
recognition for its technology and product competitiveness.

**About WIRobotics**

WIRobotics is a global robotics company developing wearable and humanoid robotic
systems based on human movement data. Since its founding in 2021, the company has
commercialized the wearable walking-assist robot "WIM" and expanded into the Physical
AI domain through its humanoid robotics platform "ALLEX."

---

  |  This article was produced by Cision PR Newswire, our trusted news partner. The views expressed and the content presented here are solely those of the author and may not fully reflect the opinions of Thailand Business News. |

---

 
**Read the original article :** [WIRobotics Secures Approximately KRW 100 Billion (USD 68 Million) Series B Funding ](http://www.prnasia.com/story/archive/4957221_AE57221_0?rand=184833)
