History
In 1988, Kyung Chul Shin founded Yujin Robot because he envisioned a world where human lives integrated with robotic technologies in a way that allowed them to thrive and flourish. Yujin Robot has evolved with the robotics industry through more than three decades and has built robots for tasks such as soccer, social interactions, military operations, guidance and vacuum cleaning. With the success of its vacuum-cleaning robot (iCLEBO), as well as the Smart Automation System (SAS) business unit, Yujin Robot has received much attention within Korea for its years of research and development into cutting-edge technologies. In 2021, Sam Park, who has been with Yujin Robot since 2000 and has been its CTO since 2018, became Yujin Robot’s new CEO. Under Park’s leadership, Yujin Robot re-equipped itself with the addition of the Autonomous Mobility Solutions (AMS) business unit. This moved the company toward the B2B and global markets and away from its previous focus on the domestic B2C vacuum-cleaning robot business. The AMS and the SAS business units collaborate to serve the robotics and automation industries with their innovative logistics solutions.
[ STAGE 3 : 2009 ~ present ] Precursors in becoming a global robot company
2019
Sep.
Awarded with 2019 CSBA (Customer Satisfaction Brand Award)
Mar.
Certified with CCC (China Quality Certification)
2018
Dec.
Cleaning robot selected as the world’s top product (Ministry of
Knowledge & Economy)
Oct.
Certified with CE (Conformity European Marking)
2017
Dec.
Awarded CAPEK from China Robots Association
Jul.
Received Designation of Global Excellence Technology Research Center (Ministry
of Industrial Statistics and Resources)
Apr.
Certified with ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)
2016
Dec.
Awarded 20 Million-Dollar Export Tower (Korea Trade
Association)
Jun.
Certified with FCC (Federal Communication Commission)
Apr.
Certified with CEC (Chartered Engineer's Certificate)
2014
Jun.
Acquired quality certification for intelligent robots (KIRIA)
2013
Dec.
Iclebo, cleaning robot, was selected as a product that shines this
year of Korea
2012
Oct.
iClebo art awarded the KES Award for Best Design
Jun.
Released iRobi Home, an educational robot for home
Jan.
Service Robot selected as a brand for Hi-Seoul
2011
Dec.
Selected as the world’s top product by theMinistry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Dec.
Awarded 5 Million-Dollar Export Tower (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
Jan.
iClebo cleaning robot selected as a brand for Hi-Seoul
2010
Dec.
Cleaning robot iClebo Smart acquired the intelligence-type robot quality certificate
Oct.
Selected as technology-innovation small/medium company (INNO-BIZ)
Jul.
Released iClebo Smart cleaning robot
2009
Nov.
Awarded One Million-Dollar Export Tower (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) – the first time for a service robot company
Sep.
Acquired the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification (KAB)
Jul.
Selected as a promising small/medium company for export (Seoul
regional small/medium business administration)
[ STAGE 2 : 1999 ~ 2008 ] Intelligence robot commercialization stage
2008
Oct.
Released iClebo Alpha, cleaning robot, and iRobi Q, educational robot for kids
2007
Apr.
Released iClebo Free, cleaning robot
2006
Nov.
iRobi Q awarded with Korea’s U-Robot Grand-Prize (Ministry of
Information and Communication)
Sep.
Started to export cleaning robots (Europe, Japan, Canada, etc.)
2005
Nov.
Acquired ISO 9001 certificate
Oct.
Listed to KOSDAQ (merged with Gina World)
Jan.
Released iClebo, cleaning robot
2004
Dec.
ROBHAZ, robot doing dangerous work, awarded with the new technology
(KT certificate) (Ministry of Science and Technology)
Nov.
iRobi awarded with the grand-prize from the intelligence-type robot
technology evaluation contest (Ministry of Science and Technology)
Jun.
Released iRobi, home robot
Apr.
Commercialized robot doing dangerous work (exported to Japan and
Australia and delivered to Zaytun Division)
2003
Feb.
Selected as the national excellent manufacturing technology center
(Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy)
2001
Jan.
Hosted institution for development task of robots for next-generation
games/entertainment (Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy)
1999
Aug.
Co-developed robot doing dangerous work with Korea Science
Technology Research Institute (Korea Institute of Science ＆ Technology)
[ STAGE 1 : 1988 ~ 1998 ] Basic technology accumulation stage
1997
Jun.
Developed the acceleration sensor semi-conductor TTT system (Motorola)
Feb.
Established intelligence-type robot company’s annex research center
1996
Dec.
Completed automation of six German factories and established Fatec by
cooperating with robot company
Sep.
Made distribution contracts with Staubi Robot and Climetrix
1995
Jul.
Developed all-automatic marking robot system (Hyundai Heavy Industry)
1990
Mar.
Made System House contract with Adept, U.S.
1988
Mar.
Established Yujin Robotics, Co., Ltd.
