V-one Tech subsidiary Syscon Robotics wins W3.4b order for semiconductor MTR system

V-one Tech announced Wednesday that its subsidiary Syscon Robotics has secured a contract worth 3.4 billion won ($2.4 million) to supply a Machine Tending Robot (MTR) system for automating semiconductor material processing at a semiconductor components and materials company identified only as Company A.

Company A specializes in producing materials and components used in semiconductor manufacturing. The project goes beyond simple material storage and transport — its core function is to automate tasks previously performed by workers at processing equipment, including loading raw materials into machines and retrieving finished products.

The system pairs a robotic arm and a custom gripper with an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) to create a mobile robot platform. The robot autonomously navigates between material storage units and processing equipment, loading materials before processing and collecting finished products once processing is complete.

Syscon Robotics said it plans to standardize the expertise gained from this project — covering material handling, robotic arm operations, processing equipment interfaces and control systems — and expand its application to similar semiconductor material and component processing lines as well as the precision manufacturing sector.

The project also broadens V-one Tech's business foundation by combining its inspection and vision-based manufacturing automation capabilities with Syscon Robotics' mobile and robotic automation expertise.

"This order is a Machine Tending Robot project that combines an AMR and a robotic arm to automate material loading and retrieval at actual production equipment," a Syscon Robotics official said.

V-one Tech also recently won two additional orders for battery leak inspection systems for mass production, incorporating machine vision and its proprietary industrial AI platform "with AI." The equipment is set to be deployed at a North American production facility of a global battery company, also identified only as Company A, with on-site installation targeted for completion by year-end.