Journal of Industrial Convergence (산업융합연구)

DAEHAN Society of Industrial Management (대한산업경영학회)
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Long-term Growth Strategy of a Personal Service Robot Company: Focusing on the Case of Everybot

개인서비스용 로봇기업의 장기 성장전략: 에브리봇 사례를 중심으로

  • 오수정 (경일대학교 글로벌비즈니스학과) ;
  • 김소형 (경기대학교 무역학과)
  • Received : 2022.08.19
  • Accepted : 2022.11.20
  • Published : 2022.11.28
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Abstract

With the recent advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the importance of the platform business is increasing. Most global companies with high market value are known as platform companies. This change is changing the business model of companies in various industries. However, existing studies have mainly focused on information-intensive industries and large companies. Therefore, this study attempted to analyze the case of Everybot, which is successfully growing in the service robot industry. Everybot is known as a company that produces robot cleaners. However, according to the result, the company has focused on developing autonomous driving technologies and pursuing platform-based business strategies rather than product-based ones. The results of this study have theoretical and practical implications by showing how domestic small and medium-sized robot companies apply platform-based business strategies to achieve long-term growth with gaining leadership in the personal service robotics market.

최근 4차산업 혁명의 도래와 함께 플랫폼 비즈니스의 중요성이 더욱 커지고 있다. 높은 시장 가치를 지닌 글로벌 기업들은 대부분 플랫폼 기업으로 알려져 있다. 이러한 변화는 다양한 산업에 있는 기업들의 비즈니스 모델에 변화를 주고 있다. 하지만, 기존의 연구들은 주로 정보 집약적 산업과 대기업을 중심으로 이루어져 왔다. 이에 본 연구는 신생산업이라고 볼 수 있는 서비스용 로봇 산업에서 성공적으로 성장하고 있는 에브리봇 사례를 분석하였다. 에브리봇은 로봇청소기를 판매하는 기업으로 알려져 있으나, 자율주행기술에 초점을 두고 제품 중심이 아닌 플랫폼 중심의 비즈니스를 영위함으로써 장기적 성장을 도모하고 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 이러한 연구결과는 국내 중소로봇기업이 개인서비스용 로봇시장에서 리더십을 가지고 장기적으로 성장하기 위해 어떻게 제품 중심이 아닌 플랫폼 중심 비즈니스 전략을 적용하는지 보여줌으로써 이론적 실무적 시사점을 가진다.

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