Wipco
Wipco is a South Korean 3D scanning and digital twin company that digitizes cultural heritage, industrial facilities, and natural assets using LiDAR, drone mapping, photogrammetry, and AI-based 3D reconstruction.
- CEO / Founder
- Kim Si-ro (김시로)
- Stage
- Active
Technology & Products
Key Products
3D scanning services and equipment sales (terrestrial LiDAR, backpack/handheld precision scanners, drone LiDAR, mobile mapping); AI 3D Gaussian Splatting and generative AI reconstruction; digital twin platform software; precision measurement/monitoring (portable CMM, remote monitoring); HDR360 camera and photogrammetry solutions; forensic (과학수사용) software.
Technological Advantage
Proprietary Korean Traditional Culture LoRA model (Flux1.Dev + LoRA fine-tuning) for AI reconstruction of Korean traditional heritage, combined with in-house multi-modal capture (LiDAR, drone, photogrammetry) and direct data modeling capability rather than only raw scan delivery.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Wipco combines precision 3D scanning hardware (terrestrial LiDAR, handheld scanners, drone LiDAR, mobile mapping) with AI-driven 3D reconstruction and digital twin platforms to create accurate digital and physical (3D-printed tactile) replicas of cultural heritage, natural heritage, and industrial assets.
How They Differentiate
Focuses specifically on cultural/natural heritage digitization niche (temples, royal palaces, natural monuments) rather than generic industrial 3D scanning, pairing this with in-house AI model development (traditional culture LoRA) and physical output via 3D printing for accessibility use cases.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Government cultural heritage agencies (Korea Heritage Service, Korea Culture Information Service), museums and public institutions, industrial facility operators (energy/plant), and accessibility-focused cultural programs.
Industry Verticals
Cultural heritage preservation, industrial/plant/energy facilities, construction, government/public sector, accessibility/museum applications, forensic science.
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
First company in Korea to commercially introduce 3D scanners; completed multi-year (2023-2024) Gyeongbokgung Palace 3D digitization project for national heritage authorities; participated in WIC2025 Digital Cultural Heritage Forum among ~200 global projects; co-hosted barrier-free tactile exhibition 'K-Culture, Connecting Boundaries Through Technology' at the National Assembly (Sept 2026) producing 3D-printed tactile replicas of the Pensive Bodhisattva and Rodin's The Thinker.
Notable Customers
Korea Heritage Service (국가유산청); Korea Culture Information Service (한국문화정보원); Gyeongbokgung Palace digitization project; National Assembly (barrier-free exhibition, 2026).