Hyundai Mobis has announced its intention to enter the robotics sector, outlining a focused strategy on actuators as a first step in a broader push into robotics components. The announcement was made during the company’s 2025 CEO Investor Day, where it presented a long-term vision to investors and analysts, positioning itself to capitalize on emerging mobility technologies.
President and CEO Lee Gyu-suk highlighted robotics as a future growth area, alongside electrification, automotive semiconductors, and advanced electronics. The company’s initial entry point will be actuators, a critical element that controls motion in robotic systems. These components account for a majority of the production cost in humanoid robots and share technological overlap with vehicle steering systems—an area in which Hyundai Mobis has existing capabilities.
The company plans to leverage its experience in electronic steering systems to manufacture robotic actuators, which it identifies as a high-value segment of the robotics supply chain. According to Hyundai Mobis, actuators represent over 60 percent of the manufacturing cost of humanoid robots. By drawing on its existing automotive expertise, the company aims to develop actuators that can be applied in robotic mobility systems, and later expand into related hardware such as sensors and controllers.
Hyundai Mobis did not specify a commercial launch timeline for its actuator products, but emphasized that its entry into robotics aligns with a broader restructuring of its business portfolio. The company is reallocating resources toward what it defines as future core technologies, which also include next-generation automotive semiconductors and software-defined vehicle platforms.
This robotics initiative is part of a wider strategic shift aimed at long-term profitability and global expansion. The company has set a target of 8 percent annual sales growth and a 5 to 6 percent operating profit margin by 2027. It is also aiming to increase its share of global customers in core parts sales to 40 percent by 2033, through deeper partnerships and localized supply strategies in markets such as China and India.
Hyundai Mobis has stated that its future growth will be driven by advancements in both vehicle-centric technologies and adjacent sectors like robotics, where synergies in motion control and hardware integration present new commercial opportunities.
