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Welding robots & AI

30 tracked deployments in Asian shipyards, steel and marine engineering.

CompanyCountryDeploymentVendorDateEvidence
HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesSouth KoreaAI autonomous welding cobots (flat-block assembly)In-house / govt-backed project2026-06Operational
HD Hyundai SamhoSouth KoreaCollaborative welding robots (50+ units; outdoor welding trials)In-house2026Operational
HD Hyundai shipbuilding affiliatesSouth Korea211 industrial/collaborative robots for welding and plate cuttingIn-house + various2026-02Operational
Hanwha OceanSouth KoreaRondi 17kg mobile welding robot in hull assembly; 67% indoor welding automatedHanwha Robotics / in-house2026-02Operational
Samsung Heavy IndustriesSouth KoreaDiden 30 magnetic quadruped welding/inspection trial on ship blocksDiden Robotics2025-09Pilot
Samsung Heavy IndustriesSouth KoreaAI welding robot co-developmentRainbow Robotics2025Development
HD HyundaiSouth KoreaHumanoid welding robot developmentNEURA Robotics2025Development
Oshima ShipbuildingJapan18 Inrotech-Classic mobile welding robotsInrotech2023Operational
Oshima ShipbuildingJapan5 additional portable welding robots (press report)Inrotech2024-02Operational
Japan Marine United + Namura + Shin Kurushima et al.JapanMLIT-funded AI welding/painting/bending robot and AI swarm cobot projectsYaskawa / Daihen / FANUC / MTI2025Development
Guangzhou Shipyard International (CSSC)ChinaTrackless crawling welding robot for curved hull blocks (99.8% pass)In-house + equipment partners2025-06Operational
Guangzhou Shipyard International (CSSC)ChinaSmall-assembly intelligent robot welding workstation procurementTender (TBD)2025-07Procurement
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (CSSC)ChinaSmall-assembly robot welding systems (intelligent manufacturing project)Tender2025-06Procurement
SeatriumSingaporeFully automated robotics welding workshop for Shell Sparta FPUNot disclosed2026-01Operational
ABS + A*STAR I2RSingaporeAutonomous quadruped for AI weld fit-up inspectionA*STAR I2R2026-05Development
Austal VietnamVietnamRobotic welding + automated handling + CNC cuttingNot disclosed2025Operational
HD Hyundai MipoSouth KoreaCobots for confined-space block welding (simulated in Plant Simulation)Siemens (simulation) / in-house2025Pilot
HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesSouth Korea27 collaborative welding robot systems; one worker runs up to 8 rail robots via tabletRainbow Robotics / JCT2026-01Operational
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore EngineeringSouth KoreaHumanoid welding robot development (prototype end-2026)Persona AI / HD Hyundai Robotics / Vazil2025-05Development
Japan Marine UnitedJapanIn-house portable welding robot that auto-detects weld locations in confined spacesIn-house2025Operational
Japan Marine UnitedJapan16 articulated-robot assembly welding line driven by in-house CAMIn-house2025Operational
Kawasaki Heavy Industries + Namura + Shin KurushimaJapanAI weld-condition correction and welding quality-check robots (MLIT funded)Kawasaki Heavy Industries2025Development
National Maritime Research Institute (Japan)JapanAI shipbuilding robots programme: bending / welding / painting / surface prep / cleaning robotsMultiple (public call)2026-02Development
Imabari Shipbuilding + Japan Marine UnitedJapanJoint yard automation studies; vision-guided welding trials from 2027Not disclosed2026-10Development
Jiangnan Shipyard (CSSC)ChinaL-type and gantry robotic intelligent welding lines (CNY 12.59m award)Tangshan Kaiyuan Autowelding2026-09Procurement
Jiangnan Shipyard (CSSC)ChinaMagnetic curved-surface welding robot with laser vision (class approved; 100% NDT pass on pilot blocks)Xionggu2026-09Pilot
Dalian Shipbuilding (CSSC)ChinaCollaborative welding robots at scale: 12000 m/month; 3x manualNot disclosed2026-08Operational
Dalian Shipbuilding (CSSC)ChinaIntelligent lifting-lug welding workstation with 3D vision + AI process modelAotai (welders)2026-05Operational
Offshore Oil Engineering (COOEC)ChinaFlexible AI welding robots for offshore platform nodes (98% first-pass)In-house2026-06Operational
Hengli Heavy IndustriesChina5G-linked automated cutting tables and robotic welding gantriesNot disclosed2026-10Operational