Yujin Robot moves from AMR transport to humanoid task work, using a KEIT robotics project as its proving ground

Korean mobile-robot maker Yujin Robot said on Oct 14 that it is expanding from AMR-based material transport into humanoid robots that perform tasks such as picking, sorting, loading, inspection and machine tending in factories and warehouses, Robot Newspaper (irobotnews) reported; no company release was found, so details are unconfirmed.

According to the report, the company will use a 2026 Robot Industry Technology Development project run by KEIT, a domestic physical-AI and humanoid development programme for logistics sites, as its main testbed, running humanoids through consecutive tasks in a real distribution centre to check feasibility and economics.

Yujin said it will stay hardware-agnostic, integrating whichever humanoid suits a site alongside AMRs, automation equipment and software, and is pursuing research ties including Georgia Tech; it also cited a new automated production-line supply contract in India.

CEO Park Sung-joo called the humanoid business an extension of its robotisation strategy from transport into task execution. Yujin is one of several Korean AMR incumbents in MEKAWIRE's coverage, alongside Twinny and Neubility, now positioning for humanoids rather than building their own.