Holiday Robotics

Seoul startup building FRIDAY, a dexterous wheeled humanoid for factories; record Korean Series A

Startup · Pilot · Humanoid startup · Seoul, Seoul, South Korea · holiday-robotics.com

Humanoid status is inferred; founding year not sourced.

Profile

Holiday Robotics builds FRIDAY, a wheeled humanoid with dexterous hands for factory work. Its KRW 155B (~$105M) Series A in Jul 2026 was a record for a Korean humanoid startup and is funding R&D and manufacturing readiness.

People

• KS
  Kiyoung Song Founder

  Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Source: Holiday Robotics raises 155 billion won Series A (Maeil Ilbo) · As of Oct 8, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship robots

• FRIDAY Wheeled humanoid
  Dexterous wheeled humanoid for factory automation

Funding and valuation

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• Galbot

  Direct competitor

  CNHumanoid startup

  Both build wheeled humanoids for commercial and industrial work: Galbot runs wheeled humanoids in retail stores and on factory lines, while Holiday Robotics builds FRIDAY, a dexterous wheeled humanoid for factories.

  Sources (2)

  • Holiday Robotics (company website)
  • Galbot (company website)

• Galaxea AI

  Direct competitor

  CNHumanoid startup

  Both build wheeled humanoids for commercial and industrial work: Galaxea AI builds wheeled dual-arm and humanoid robots, while Holiday Robotics builds FRIDAY, a dexterous wheeled humanoid for factories.

  Sources (2)

  • Holiday Robotics (company website)
  • Galaxea AI (company website)

• Rainbow Robotics

  Direct competitor

  KRHumanoid OEM

  Both build wheeled humanoids for commercial and industrial work: Rainbow Robotics makes cobots and humanoids and is Samsung's humanoid arm, while Holiday Robotics builds FRIDAY, a dexterous wheeled humanoid for factories.

  Sources (2)

  • Holiday Robotics (company website)
  • Samsung humanoids to work at Coupang (Electronic Times)

Recent news

• Jul 13, 2026 — Raises $105M Series A for FRIDAY The Robot Report

Sources

• $105M Series A: Dexterous humanoids for real industrial work (Holiday Robotics) (Jul 13, 2026)
• Holiday Robotics raises $105M for its FRIDAY wheeled humanoid (The Robot Report) (Jul 13, 2026)

Confidence: medium.

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