COMPANIES · ROBOTICS & PHYSICAL AI
Rainbow Robotics
A South Korean robotics company that grew out of the KAIST research team behind Hubo, Korea's first walking humanoid. It sells collaborative robot arms, autonomous mobile robots and dual-arm manipulators, and continues to develop humanoids. Samsung Electronics announced at the end of 2024 that it would raise its stake to become the largest shareholder.
A South Korean robotics company that grew out of the KAIST research team behind Hubo, Korea's first walking humanoid. It sells collaborative robot arms, autonomous mobile robots and dual-arm manipulators, and continues to develop humanoids. Samsung Electronics announced at the end of 2024 that it would raise its stake to become the largest shareholder.
It is the main route by which a major consumer electronics manufacturer is entering humanoid robotics, pairing Samsung's AI and software with an existing robot hardware business. Most of what Rainbow ships today is conventional collaborative and mobile robots rather than humanoids.
Manufacturing, logistics and food-service customers buy its collaborative arms and mobile robots.
South Korea
Robotics, autonomous systems and physical AI. Companies bringing AI into the physical world: self-driving cars, humanoid robots, drones and factory automation. This is often called "physical AI." Open the robotics lens.
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Source: 2024-12-31 · reviewed 2026-09-24
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating
Limits: This is an announcement of intent to exercise a call option. It does not establish that the transaction completed, the current shareholding, the price paid, or that any Samsung AI technology has been integrated into Rainbow Robotics products.
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