# NC AI to develop AI-powered autonomous welding system for Hanwha Ocean shipyards > Source: > Published: 2026-06-04 04:27:02+00:00 Artificial intelligence (AI) company NC AI said Thursday it has won a contract from Hanwha Ocean to develop an AI-powered autonomous welding system aimed at automating one of the most labor-intensive and technically demanding processes in shipbuilding. The project, titled “Development of a Vision Recognition-Based Welding Model and Collaborative Robot-Based Autonomous Welding Model,” seeks to combine advanced computer vision and robotic control technologies to enable welding robots to identify weld seams, make real-time decisions and perform welding operations with minimal human intervention. The initiative targets a longstanding challenge for the shipbuilding industry, where welding quality and productivity have traditionally relied heavily on the skills and experience of veteran workers. According to NC AI, the companies aim to move beyond conventional industrial automation systems that repeatedly follow preprogrammed paths. Instead, the new system is designed to allow robots to recognize welding targets autonomously, assess changing conditions and adjust welding operations in rea