What Helper Robotics does

Helper Robotics is a Seoul-based robotics company that develops AI-powered automation systems for the food and beverage industry, targeting Korean restaurants, chicken shops, skewer establishments, and shared kitchens facing structural labor shortages and rising labor costs. Founded around 2020-2021 by graduate students and headquartered in the NEST AI LAB building in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, the company operates as a privately held Korean limited company (주식회사 헬퍼로보틱스). Its product portfolio spans serving robots (Helper Robot and Helper Robot PRO with up to 15kg load capacity), automated cooking robots for skewer grilling (Helper Cook S3 and S5 with up to 250+ items/hour throughput), and an automated frying robot (Helper Fry with up to 30+ baskets/hour), unified through the proprietary SRMS cloud-based integrated control platform and WorkHow operations management application.

The underlying technology stack rests on AI computer vision for real-time cooking doneness analysis, predictive cooking algorithms that adjust time, temperature, and agitation based on stored recipes, an AI-based navigation system with track-guided AGV capability, and a proprietary multi-robot control system capable of coordinating up to 100 robots simultaneously with collision-free path optimization. Helper Robotics has accumulated 19+ patents, 6 certifications, 12 awards, and 14+ completed R&D projects with 12+ technology partners. The business model is primarily direct hardware sales to F&B SMBs through a website consultation/inquiry channel, supplemented by integration with the SRMS platform, after-sales service and warranty (1-year standard), and event-driven lead generation at trade shows such as NextRise and the Seoul International Food Industry Expo. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set on a consultation basis, with the company claiming a 'lowest price guarantee.' Named customers span Korean SMB restaurants across chicken, skewer, lounge, and burger segments, with KUKU (a Korean living appliances company) serving as an enterprise-level partnership for joint food-tech robot exhibitions starting in 2025. The company received seed investment from CNT Tech in 2022 and participated in the Korean government TIPS program, with no further institutional funding rounds disclosed through mid-2025.

Name

Helper Robotics

Legal name

Helper Robotics Co., Ltd.

Website

https://hprobot.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Helper Robotics (헬퍼로보틱스) is a Seoul-based robotics company developing AI-powered serving, grilling, and frying robots integrated through a cloud control platform for Korean F&B restaurants and shared kitchens facing labor shortages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Service Robotics

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Service & Hospitality Robots (HDAAAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Robot Hardware, Actuators & Components (sensors, grippers, motors) (HDAAAIAL)

Keywords

• Food service robotics
• Restaurant automation
• Cooking robots
• Serving robots
• F&B automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Seongdong

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Robot Hardware Sales: Sale of physical robots including Helper Robot (serving), Helper Cook (skewer cooking), and Helper Fry (frying) systems. One-time purchase model with robot unit sales.
2. Integrated Control System (SRMS): Robot Unified Control System (SRMS) for managing multiple robots, sold as part of comprehensive automation solutions.
3. Operations Management App (Workhouse): Store management application for robot operations and monitoring, likely offered as subscription or included with robot purchases.
4. After-sales Service and Maintenance: A/S (after-sales service) including warranty repairs, spare parts, and maintenance support. Warranty period of 1 year for main unit and built-in battery, with paid service for commercial use (half warranty period).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Helper Robotics designs, manufactures, and sells AI-powered robotics systems for food and beverage (F&B) businesses, including restaurants, chicken shops, and skewer establishments. Its product line consists of autonomous serving robots (Helper Robot / Helper Robot PRO), automated skewer grilling robots (Helper Cook S3 and S5), an automated frying robot (Helper Fry), and a cloud-based integrated control platform (SRMS) with a store operations management app (WorkHow). The system provides end-to-end kitchen-to-table automation with proprietary AI for multi-robot coordination (up to 100 units) and computer-vision-based cooking control.

Product overview

Helper Robotics provides a unified F&B robot automation ecosystem comprising serving robots (헬퍼로봇/Helper Robot and PRO variant), cooking robots (헬퍼쿡/Helper Cook in S3 and S5 configurations for skewer grilling, and 헬퍼프라이/Helper Fry for automated frying), unified through the proprietary SRMS integrated control platform and WorkHow operations management app. The system offers end-to-end automation from kitchen cooking to table serving, with AI-powered multi-robot coordination (up to 100 units), computer vision-based cooking monitoring, and cloud-based real-time operations management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 헬퍼로봇 (Helper Robot): AI-powered serving robot solution for restaurant food delivery from kitchen to table
• 헬퍼쿡 (Helper Cook)
• 헬퍼프라이 (Helper Fry)

Products and services

• Helper Robot (헬퍼로봇) AI-powered autonomous serving robot that delivers food from kitchen to tables in restaurants, featuring AI-based driving technology for path learning and intuitive touchscreen operation. Targeted at F&B businesses (chicken shops, casual dining, lounges) in South Korea.
• Helper Robot PRO (헬퍼로봇 PRO)

Quantifiable outcome

• 28평 매장에 한 대의 로봇으로 사장님이 혼자 월 3500만 원 매출 달성
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered key partner and minor.

• 쿠쿠 (KUKU)key partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2025헬퍼로보틱스와 쿠쿠(종합생활가전 기업)가 협력하여 2025 서울국제식품산업대전(6월 10-13일, 일산 킨텍스)에서 푸드테크 로봇 라인업을 최초로 선보임. 쿠쿠의 생활가전 역량과 헬퍼로보틱스의 로봇 기술을 결합한 공동 전시.
• 어밸브 (Avalve)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022어밸브와 헬퍼로보틱스가 서빙로봇형 스마트팜 보급을 위한 MOU 체결. 수직형 스마트팜 작물 수확 로봇 시스템(헬퍼팜) 공동 개발 협력.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pudu Robotics: Pudu Robotics is a leading Chinese manufacturer of commercial service robots including BellaBot (serving), KettyBot (delivery), and cooking/grilling robots. Its full-stack restaurant automation portfolio most closely mirrors Helper Robotics' serving+cooking+frying lineup backed by a cloud control platform.
• Bear Robotics: Bear Robotics builds AI-driven autonomous serving robots for restaurants, with products like Servi that deliver food in dining environments. It is a direct peer to Helper Robotics' Helper Robot serving line, targeting the same restaurant operator pain points of labor shortages and table-turn efficiency.
• Keenon Robotics: Keenon Robotics provides restaurant service robots (T-series serving robots and the DINERBOT line) widely deployed across Asian F&B chains. Direct competitor to Helper Robotics on the serving-robot side, with comparable AI-driven autonomous navigation and large fleet management.

Regional players

• Doosan Robotics: Doosan Robotics is a Korean collaborative robot maker now expanding into food service and coffee/pizza automation. Geographically and structurally comparable as a Korean-headquartered robotics firm pursuing adjacent F&B use cases.

Emerging players

• Techman Robot: Techman Robot combines collaborative arms with vision systems for food service and cooking automation. Comparable AI-vision cooking technology stack and target use cases (vision-based food preparation) overlap with Helper Robotics' Helper Cook and Helper Fry products.

Broad incumbents

• Hyundai Robotics: Hyundai Robotics is a major Korean industrial robot maker with an expanding service-robot lineup. While primarily industrial, its domestic scale, distribution, and brand create overlap with Helper Robotics' enterprise F&B ambitions in Korea.
• LG Electronics (CLOi): LG's CLOi line includes serving and commercial robots used in Korean restaurants and airports. As a large incumbent with broad electronics reach, LG overlaps with Helper Robotics in Korean F&B but operates across many verticals.

Others

• YumChina / Keenon joint deployments: Adjacent customer-side context: large Asian QSR operators (KFC China, Haidilao) increasingly partner with serving-robot vendors. Their deployment patterns set the demand curve for Korean F&B automation peers like Helper Robotics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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