ROBOZ entered into a business partnership with South Korea's DRT. It plans to plan and develop Japan-made drones for the Japanese market and, in the future, establish a domestic manufacturing framework.
ROBOZ, a robotics-focused drone company, entered into a strategic business partnership agreement with South Korea's DRT Co., Ltd. on 10 November 2026. The purpose of the partnership is not to sell foreign-made drones, but to plan and develop Japan-made drones suited to on-site needs in Japan and, in the future, establish a domestic manufacturing framework.
ROBOZ explained that it will establish a framework for developing new drones for Japan by integrating the market, customer and actual operational know-how it has accumulated in the Japanese market with DRT's development expertise in airframes, firmware and ground control software. DRT's strength lies in its ability to develop software in-house as well as airframes.
Going forward, the companies will determine specifications based on problems faced in the field in Japan, with the aim of shaping airframes around on-site challenges. They plan to identify priority areas for joint development and successively announce projects secured and products commercialized in Japan. ROBOZ representative Ishida Hiroki (石田宏樹) said the company would pursue full-scale efforts to realize Japan-made drones suited to the Japanese market.