[Edaily Reporter KIM JI-WAN ] IL SCIENCE CO.,LTD.(307180)has acquired the remaining shares of its automotive parts subsidiary, IL Mobility, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary. The company explained that this decision is not merely a change in its ownership structure, but a strategic move to strengthen its foundation for demonstrating the humanoid industry and enhance its competitiveness in Physical AI operational data.

IL Mobility is a key production hub that is conducting industrial field demonstrations by deploying humanoid robots in actual automotive parts mass-production injection molding processes—a first in Korea.

Currently, the facility is accumulating a wide range of operational data generated in real manufacturing environments—such as repetitive tasks, material transport, and process assistance—and is using this data to continuously enhance the performance of humanoid AI. Going forward, the company plans to leverage its accumulated manufacturing capabilities and production infrastructure to develop the site into a production hub for humanoid robots, where it will serve as a core production base for the future mobility business.

Through this integration as a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company intends to unify the entire process—from humanoid validation and operational data collection to AI training and technological advancement—at the group level. By integrating core functions such as research and development (R&D), production, quality, and operations, the company expects to accelerate decision-making and further strengthen its competitiveness in physical AI technology.

In particular, operational data accumulated in actual manufacturing environments is considered a high-value asset that is difficult to obtain through simulation alone. IL plans to use this industry-based data to continuously refine AI models optimized for manufacturing environments and expand the application of physical AI to various industrial sectors in the future.

Recently, in the global physical AI market, operational data accumulated in actual industrial settings and AI training experience have emerged as key competitive advantages, surpassing hardware performance. IL is accelerating its transformation into a physical AI operational data platform company by establishing a virtuous cycle business structure that spans humanoid supply and operation, data acquisition, AI advancement, and RaaS (Robot as a Service).

An IL official stated, “IL Mobility serves as a key demonstration hub where humanoids are operated in real industrial settings,” adding, “Through this integration as a wholly-owned subsidiary, we are unifying the entire process—from securing humanoid operational data to AI enhancement—into a single system. Going forward, we will also develop it into a production hub for humanoid robots to further enhance our Physical AI competitiveness.”

The spokesperson added, “IL is not merely a supplier of humanoid robots; we will grow into a South Korean physical AI operational data platform company that accumulates operational data generated in real industrial settings and utilizes it to advance AI.”