Startup Morning Coffee Episode 1096: Roboarte's Robotic Technology Vision and Growth Strategy

The YouTube program ‘Startup Morning Coffee’, hosted by CEO Jeon Hwa-sung, is broadcast live every day at 8:40 AM on the ‘Jeon Hwa-sung's CNTV’ channel. It deeply illuminates the innovative technologies and market potential of startups and serves as an important platform for information exchange, communicating in real-time with viewers. Recently, a company that has garnered attention on this program is Robuarte, a leader in restaurant industry automation. They are driving innovation through the development and sale of chicken cooking robots and, notably, operate their own brand called ‘Robot Chicken’, directly showcasing robot-arm-based chicken frying services. They have successfully transitioned their business model from an initial focus on food ingredients to robot rental and supply, showing rapid growth and receiving acceleration support from CNTTech. Robuarte's core competitiveness lies in its technological capability to build an OS platform that can be integrated with any robot brand, allowing flexible operation of APIs from multiple robot manufacturers. Through this, they implement optimal frying processes in various environments and maximize operational efficiency with a cloud-based real-time monitoring system. This technology has been widely utilized and proven its value in diverse settings, from large franchises like BBQ to school meal facilities. Furthermore, having obtained NSF food hygiene certification in the US, they have gained momentum for global market expansion and have already successfully entered several overseas countries including the US, Germany, Singapore, and the UK. CEO Jeon Hwa-sung assesses that Robuarte possesses immense growth potential under the leadership of a CEO with deep experience in kitchen automation and a strong development team. Having already attracted significant investment, the company is projected to secure orders worth 5 billion KRW from large domestic and international catering facilities like Pulmuone by 2025, and is currently pursuing Series A investment. In today's restaurant industry, where labor cost reduction and efficiency enhancement are essential, Robuarte's cooking robot technology is strongly expected to become a key driver leading the future market.