As high-mix, low-volume production becomes the norm on manufacturing floors, the robotics automation market is increasingly evaluated not by standardized processes, but by flexibility and operational efficiency.

With both technological self-reliance and price competitiveness, LPTech clearly demonstrates the direction demanded by today’s manufacturing robotics market. We spoke with Hyung-soon Park, CEO of LPTech, about the company’s core technologies and recent achievements.

The Background of LPTech’s Founding and Its Recent Growth

LPTech was founded on the basis of extensive on-site experience. CEO Park spent approximately 10 years in technical sales, gaining firsthand insight into industrial structures and market needs, followed by five years as a research institute director, overseeing the entire process from technology development to commercialization.

Through this experience, he became acutely aware of the limitations of automation equipment in real-world manufacturing environments and recognized the need for robots capable of working with human-like flexibility. Facing intensifying labor shortages and the growing trend toward high-mix, low-volume production, Park concluded that new automation technologies were essential—leading to the founding of LPTech.

These experiences played a crucial role not only in building technological capabilities but also in securing a practical customer base from the early stages of the business. Since its establishment, LPTech has shown steady revenue growth, recording its highest-ever profits in 2025. Rather than pursuing short-term expansion, the company is currently focused on advancing its business structure and building a stable revenue and operational foundation.

Background of the Ministerial Award from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

LPTech recently received a Ministerial Commendation from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in recognition of its technological excellence and business performance, following successful overseas exports of its Teaching-less Gripper.

The technology was highly evaluated for its ability to improve automation efficiency at small and mid-sized manufacturing sites by adapting to diverse working environments without requiring complex teaching processes.

This award is particularly meaningful as it represents a collective achievement by all LPTech employees, as well as external recognition of the company’s continuous efforts in technology-driven problem-solving and innovation.

Through proprietary technologies such as the Teaching-less Gripper, LPTech has consistently focused on lowering the barriers to automation for domestic manufacturers, offering highly field-applicable robotic solutions and contributing to the overall competitiveness of Korea’s robotics industry.

Looking ahead, LPTech plans to further strengthen its technological independence and accelerate its global market expansion in response to a rapidly evolving industrial landscape.

The Competitive Edge of the Proprietary “Teaching-less Gripper”

LPTech’s in-house developed Teaching-less Gripper is fundamentally different from conventional grippers that operate solely based on pre-programmed instructions tailored to specific workpieces. Designed for high-mix production environments, it can grip products of varying sizes and shapes, enabling seamless handling without additional teaching—even in manufacturing lines where product changeovers are frequent.

A key differentiator is that this functionality is achieved without expensive external sensors, relying instead on advanced mechanical design and software technology. Conventional approaches require costly sensors mounted on each gripper finger with individual force control, significantly increasing equipment costs. In contrast, LPTech’s patented Teaching-less Gripper instantly detects contact when even a single finger touches the workpiece and performs handling tasks using high-precision torque control technology.

Most notably, the gripper is capable of physically gripping extremely small and delicate products, and it performs competitively in environments where vacuum-based systems are impractical due to pneumatic wiring, noise, or facility constraints. As a result, LPTech’s solution demonstrates strong competitiveness across a wide range of manufacturing environments.

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