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CEO Hyungmo Kim pairs original design expertise with global commercialization experience
in driveline systems and precision reducers. irobotics leads the global robot component market.

CEO

Hyungmo Kim David H. Kim

CEO, irobotics Co., Ltd.

Hyungmo Kim is a precision drive specialist with over 30 years in gear and power transmission design. His career spans automotive, industrial machinery, and robotics in the United States and Korea. At Harmonic Drive Technologies in the United States, he helped develop precision reducers for robotics, medical devices, and aerospace. He also engineered automotive differential gears, axles, transfer cases, and planetary gear transmissions. He was a principal researcher at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology. There he led government R&D projects and provided technical support to industry. As CEO of irobotics, he leads Strain Wave Gear reducer development. His scope covers proprietary tooth profile design, precision machining, testing and evaluation, and mass production.

  • 30+Years
    in driveline design
  • Ph.D.Mechanical
    Engineering
  • GlobalOEM
    alliance building
Education

Education

  • University of Illinois at Chicago PhD Mechanical Engineering
  • Illinois Institute of Technology MS Mechanical Engineering
Experience

Career Highlights

  1. Now
    irobotics Co., Ltd. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
    • Oversees global strategy, management, and R&D
    • Leads the high-performance precision gear drive roadmap for robotics, automation, and defense; builds global OEM alliances
  2. Past
    Shanghai Omni Gear, China Shanghai Omni Gear Engineering Specialist
    • Led R&D on planetary gear drivelines and transmissions for electric vehicles (EV) and off-road vehicles
  3. Past
    Korea Institute of Industrial Technology KITECH Principal Researcher
    • Managed national R&D programs for high-performance powertrains and mechanical components; advised on national manufacturing technology policy
  4. Past
    Harmonic Drive Technologies, USA Harmonic Drive Technologies, MA Sr. Development Engineer
    • Developed gear tooth micro-geometry and optimized cam profiles for ultra-precision harmonic drives in robotics, medical devices, and aerospace
    • Led global drive projects with the R&D headquarters in Japan
  5. Past
    USA Tractech · New Venture Gear · American Axle & Manufacturing · Metaldyne Senior Researcher and Development Manager
    • Developed automotive differential gears, AWD driveline components (transfer cases, PTO), and axle systems