POSCO Invests in Robotic Automation Solutions Company "Brils"

Full-Scale AX Transformation Underway with 7 Billion Won Investment
Expanding Automation Capabilities in Design and Control

POSCO Group is accelerating its group-wide AX (Automation Transformation) initiative by investing in Brils, a company specializing in robotic automation solutions.

This investment was made through a total capital injection of 7 billion won, consisting of 5 billion won from the POSCO Holdings strategic fund and 2 billion won from the POSCO corporate venture capital (CVC) fund.

Provided by POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks.

Through this investment, POSCO Group has gained the ability to combine its accumulated manufacturing site experience and technological expertise with Brils's robot design and control capabilities. The plan is to go beyond simple robot manufacturing and jointly develop automation operating systems, thereby accelerating the establishment of an "intelligent factory."

An "intelligent factory" is a next-generation facility that advances beyond the smart factory concept by implementing an intelligent autonomous manufacturing process based on collaboration among humans, AI, and robots. POSCO Group intends to initially deploy customized robots in manual processes that involve high labor intensity or significant risk of accidents, thereby enhancing workplace safety and improving productivity.

So far, POSCO Group has invested a total of 19 billion won in promising robotics companies through its venture funds and POSCO Technology Investment, including the quadruped robot company Aidin Robotics, robot hand specialist Tesollo, collaborative robot company Neuromeka, and industrial humanoid robot company Persona AI.

Going forward, POSCO Group plans to further expand the adoption of autonomous processes based on robotics and AI, accelerating the spread of "intelligent factories" throughout its manufacturing sites and further increasing the pace of AX transformation across the group.

Meanwhile, Brils, established in 2015, is a leading domestic system integration (SI) company specializing in automation solutions, holding more than 110 related patents. Brils has demonstrated its technological prowess by applying automation solutions to production sites of major corporations such as Hyundai Motor and SK Ecoplant, and, based on this growth potential, is planning to list on KOSDAQ within this year.

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