Daedong

South Korean agricultural machinery manufacturer headquartered in Daegu, known globally through its Kioti brand. Founded in 1947 by Sam-Man Kim, the company produces tractors, combine harvesters, and utility vehicles exported to 70+ countries. In April 2026, Daedong launched Korea's first AI tractor featuring on-device vision AI for Level 4 autonomous farming — positioning itself as an agricultural robotics company.

Daedong has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Daedong AI Tractor (Daedong builds physical robots).

No. Daedong is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Daedong building in the same form factors include DJI, Naio Technologies, WORX Landroid, Carbon Robotics.

Kim Joon-Sik is the ceo of Daedong, per the DEPLOY registry.

Daedong is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

Daedong is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Daedong operates 1 verified deployment, including at Sinan, South Jeolla, South Korea.

DEPLOY has 1 verified Daedong deployment on record at sites including Sinan, South Jeolla, South Korea. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Daedong ranks in roughly the top 41% of companies tracked by the registry.

Daedong was founded in 1947.

Daedong has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.