ABOUT US

About

We connect vision AI, modular hardware and inspection workflows, starting in textiles and expanding toward data-based automation across production sites.

Who We Are

Connect production inspection through data.

AutoLabs connects vision AI, modular hardware and inspection workflows. AutoVision hardware and AutoBrics software form inspection tools spanning detection, operator review and per-roll reporting.

The working prototype currently demonstrates detection, operator review and per-roll reports on plain, single-color nonwovens. We validate scope for each material and site condition.

Our current focus is Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia. Material validation and on-site experience guide reuse of inspection settings and software and connections between records and follow-up work.

Founded: May 2025
Offices: HQ Daegu · Seoul branch
Team: 3 co-founders
Status: Working prototype for plain, single-color nonwovens

Meet the Team

The people behind AutoLabs.

Hardware design, AI development, product refinement and work on the factory floor share one goal: solving inspection problems. AI researchers and engineers, platform full-stack and backend developers also contribute to the product.

Junha Yoo
Chief Executive Officer
David Kim
Chief Operating Officer
Hwichul Shin
Chief Technology Officer

Our Journey

How far we have come.

AutoLabs' journey from founding to research, collaboration and investment.

2025

Foundation & technical validation

MAR
Selected for the Pre-Startup Package
Selected for the pre-startup commercialization support program of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and KISED.
MAY
AutoLabs Inc. founded
The official start of our industrial vision AI business.
JUN
Patent filed for AI-based automatic fabric defect inspection
Securing intellectual property on our core inspection algorithms.
NOV
MOU with Inha University SW-Centered University Program
Laying the groundwork for research and talent partnerships.

2026

Expanding research and partnerships

JAN
MOU with Daesung TS, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A partnership secured for on-site validation in Vietnam.
MAR
Named top company in the Pre-Startup Package
Recognized as the highest-performing company in the program.
APR
Patent filed for automatic defect clustering and classification
Securing IP on the core technology that clusters and classifies defect types automatically.
MAY
Corporate R&D institute established
Established an R&D base for vision AI and automated inspection technologies.
JUN
Selected for Google for Startups
Joining Google's startup support program.
JUL
Pre-seed investment from Antler Korea
Raised pre-seed funding from global early-stage investor Antler Korea.
JUL
Selected as an NVIDIA Inception Partner
Recognized as an NVIDIA Inception partner for edge AI development.
JUL
Selected for the Majung Program (Microsoft)
Establishing a foundation for collaboration with Microsoft for Startups and other global partners.
AUG
Venture enterprise certification obtained
Obtained venture enterprise certification following the establishment of a corporate R&D institute.
SEP
Selected for TIPS (Ministry of SMEs and Startups)
Selected for the Tech Incubator Program for Startup (TIPS) of Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), a private investment-led technology startup support program.

Our Roadmap

From repeatable inspection to connected production.

Our development direction starts with the scope demonstrated today, followed by plans for material-specific validation and repeatable implementation on site.

NOW

Working prototype today

The working prototype has demonstrated defect detection, operator review and per-roll reports on plain, single-color nonwovens.

Focus · Inspection workflow for plain nonwoven material

Material-specific validation

We plan to define validation steps for different materials and line conditions, then establish the inspection scope that each can support.

Focus · Validation by material and line conditions

Repeatable implementation on site

Building on validation results and on-site experience, we plan to reuse configurations and software and connect inspection records with follow-up work.

Focus · Reusable configurations and software

Backed by

Supported by investment and startup programs.

We develop products and technology with Antler investment and global startup program support.

First institutional investment - a pre-seed round from global early-stage investor Antler Korea (July 2026).
Participation in NVIDIA Inception, with technical support for AI development.
Microsoft for Startups (Majung program) - cloud infrastructure support.
Selected for the Google for Startups program.
Selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ Tech Incubator Program for Startup (TIPS), a private investment-led technology startup support program.