Michelo Robotics (CEO Park Jang-jun), a company specializing in AI robotics, has been selected for the "Deep-Tech TIPS" program, a technology startup support program hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. This selection will allow the company to receive up to 1.7 billion won in research and development (R&D) funding over the next three years through government and private investment.
Founded in 2024, Michelo Robotics develops AI-based physical robotics technology for industrial robot automation, focusing on automation solutions for high-difficulty surface treatment tasks as its core business. To address high-risk, high-precision tasks such as painting, sanding, polishing, and deburring, which often have low automation rates, the company is advancing its technology centered around its modular physical AI platform, "Michelo AI."
For this TIPS project, an intelligent robot system with a three-stage structure of 'Real2Sim–Planning–Sim2Real' was selected. This system reproduces work data collected from actual industrial sites in a virtual environment, analyzes it with AI to plan the optimal path, and then reflects it back into the actual process.
In detail, it consists of ▲3D vision-based real-world environment digitalization (Michelo Real2Sim), ▲AI-based path planning and collision avoidance (Michelo Planning), and ▲autonomous optimization function through real-world process feedback (Michelo Sim2Real), and focuses on securing flexibility and process reliability in a multi-variety, small-batch production environment.
'Michelo AI' is a hardware-independent platform, independent of any specific manufacturer's hardware. It is compatible with major robot and tool systems from Universal Robots, Yaskawa, Kawasaki, and Doosan Robotics. Its architecture complements the limitations of existing rule-based systems and the latest general-purpose AI technologies, enabling engineers to configure robotic processes without complex programming.
Additionally, we are gradually pursuing certification procedures for international standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 13482, and ISO 10218, as well as industrial robot safety standards, and we plan to actively expand into overseas markets through strategic industrial partnerships (SIPs) with global manufacturers.
In addition, it holds numerous patents, including ‘Vision Data-Based Spraying Method’ and ‘AI-Based Pose Recognition Painting Device.’
“This selection as a Deep Tech Tips is a recognition of our technological prowess and potential for industrial application,” said Park Jang-jun, CEO of Michelo Robotics. “Our goal is to automate high-risk manual processes by digitalizing the work know-how of skilled workers and having robots learn and optimize it.”
He continued, “Michelo AI is a platform that can simultaneously secure technological consistency and worker safety, and will establish itself as a standard solution for future productivity innovation in the global manufacturing industry.”
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