# Hanwha Ocean taps Maum AI for shipyard welding automation

*The 11-month research contract equals 21.52% of Maum AI's 2025 revenue and supports Hanwha Ocean's broader push to fully automate steel welding across its Geoje yard by 2030.*

**Published:** September 13, 2026  
**By:** So-yeon Jung  
**Section:** Robotics & Automation — South Korea  
**Format:** Breaking  
**Confidence:** medium  
**Source:** https://eastasiabrief.com/robotics/hanwha-ocean-taps-maum-ai-shipyard-welding-automation-259  
**Publisher:** East Asia Brief (https://eastasiabrief.com/)

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## What to know

- Maum AI secured a 2.11 billion won ($1.57 million) autonomous welding contract from Hanwha Ocean on Sept. 11, 2026
- The award equals 21.52% of Maum AI's 2025 revenue and runs through July 31, 2027
- Hanwha Ocean targets 100% welding automation by 2030, up from 67% indoors and 8.6% outdoors

![Shipyard workers monitor a robotic arm welding steel blocks in front of a large vessel under construction. (AI-generated image)](https://eastasiabrief.com/media/2026-09-12-9ec3262c80be.webp)
*Shipyard workers monitor a robotic arm welding steel blocks in front of a large vessel under construction. (AI-generated image)*

Maum AI signed a 2.11 billion won ($1.57 million) research contract with Hanwha Ocean on Sept. 11, 2026, to develop vision-guided autonomous welding systems for commercial and naval shipbuilding.

The award represents 21.52% of the artificial intelligence software vendor's 2025 consolidated revenue of 9.79 billion won ($7.3 million), according to a regulatory filing submitted to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service.

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Cite as: East Asia Brief, "Hanwha Ocean taps Maum AI for shipyard welding automation," September 13, 2026. https://eastasiabrief.com/robotics/hanwha-ocean-taps-maum-ai-shipyard-welding-automation-259