MakinaRocks Surpasses USD 14.5 Million in First-Half Orders, Tripling Year Over Year Across Defense and Manufacturing

Orders accelerate across South Korea’s strategic defense and manufacturing sectors, tripling year over year

SEOUL, South Korea, July 2, 2026 — MakinaRocks, South Korea’s leading Physical AI company, today announced that total orders for the first half of 2026 surpassed USD 14.5 million (KRW 20 billion), more than tripling year-over-year growth across the country’s strategic defense and manufacturing sectors.

The first-half total already approaches MakinaRocks’ full-year 2025 order volume of USD 14.9 million (KRW 20.5 billion) — reached in six months rather than twelve. In the same period last year, the company recorded approximately USD 4.6 million (KRW 6.4 billion) in orders.

By sector, defense and aerospace accounted for 27% of first-half orders, followed by heavy industry (23%), advanced manufacturing — including semiconductors, displays, and batteries (22%) — and manufacturing sectors such as automotive, robotics, and industrial machinery (21%). Customers include the Agency for Defense Development, Doosan Enerbility, Samsung Electronics, Yokogawa, and Hyundai Motor Company.

The growth comes as MakinaRocks has taken a visible role in shaping South Korea’s national AI strategy. On June 26, CEO Andre S. Yoon presented on behalf of participating companies at the Strategy Meeting on Fostering New Security Innovation Companies, held at the Blue House, where the government outlined a USD 7.2 billion (KRW 10 trillion) policy fund to build five defense AI companies worth more than USD 725 million (KRW 1 trillion) each by 2030. Citing Anduril’s rise from startup to roughly USD 21.7 billion (KRW 30 trillion) in contracts within a decade, Yoon called for a “growth ladder” that lets emerging AI companies compete for large-scale defense programs. Three days later, MakinaRocks represented the Physical AI and robotics sector at the national report meeting for the Three Major Mega Projects, alongside leaders including Samsung Electronics Chairman Jae-yong Lee and SK Group Chairman Tae-won Chey.

“Over the past nine years, MakinaRocks has expanded from manufacturing floors to defense environments, building AI solutions for some of the world’s most demanding industrial settings,” said Andre S. Yoon, CEO of MakinaRocks. “It’s encouraging to see that journey align so closely with South Korea’s national AI strategy. We intend to build on our experience across hundreds of mission-critical deployments to become a global leader in industrial and defense AI.”