Rainbow Robotics
Logo: Rainbow Robotics, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsKorean company spun out of KAIST's HUBO humanoid lab under Professor Jun-Ho Oh. It makes cobots, quadrupeds and the RB-Y1 wheeled humanoid and is now a Samsung Electronics subsidiary.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 42 humanoids · 2 machines
- First robot
- 2024Latest 2026
- Headquarters
- SejongSouth Korea
- Can I buy one?2 on sale nowBuy from the maker's own page
- Who uses it?2 robot models in usePrototype delivered to the ROK Army through DAPA in August 2024 for a six-month…
- What is new?2025-05-19Rainbow shows RB-Y1 at ICRA 2025 Atlanta
Robots
4 robot models shown in public, from 2024 to 2026. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Humanoids 2 humanoids
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Rainbow Robotics's robots by the maker or reputable press.
Parts suppliers
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Rainbow Robotics's robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
RB-Y12024 · CommercialUsed by AI research labs; Rainbow joined Samsung's AI humanoid work from February 2025.
RB-01K counter-terrorism multi-legged robot2024 · PrototypePrototype delivered to the ROK Army through DAPA in August 2024 for a six-month evaluation (Rainbow Robotics / KED Global, Aug 2024); in July 2026 the Korea Economic Daily reported first Army supply planned for the second half of 2026, pending a tender.
Market position
Company figures and analyst estimates, as reported. Each carries who said it and when.
- Listed
- 277810 (KOSDAQ)
- Customers
- Samsung Electronics (parent)
Notes and caveats 3
- Shipped in 2025. No humanoid unit figure.
- Funding raised. Samsung raised its stake to 35% via a call option for Won267.46bn ($182.33M), announced 31 Dec 2024; now a Samsung subsidiary.
- Valuation. Listed; market cap not captured.
What is new
The latest stories about Rainbow Robotics's robots, newest first.
- Rainbow shows RB-Y1 at ICRA 2025 Atlanta Inspenet · RB-Y1
- Rainbow Robotics becomes a Samsung Electronics subsidiary Rainbow Robotics · RB-Y1
- Rainbow Robotics launches RB-Y1 Rainbow Robotics · RB-Y1
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 2011
- Headquarters
- Sejong, South Korea
- Focus
- collaborative robots and research humanoids
- Funding
- Public company (KOSDAQ 277810, listed Feb 2021); Samsung Electronics invested Jan 2023 and made it a subsidiary in Dec 2024.
- Partners
- RB-Y1 users include MIT, UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech.
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in South Korea.
Sources
4 sources behind this page.
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