South Korean KAIST spin-off with Samsung as majority shareholder
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Rainbow Robotics was founded in 2011 as a spin-off from the HUBO Lab at the KAIST research institute in Daejeon. The company is listed on the KOSDAQ technology exchange. In early 2025, Samsung Electronics increased its stake to around 35 percent and has since consolidated Rainbow Robotics as a subsidiary.
Following the humanoid HUBO came collaborative robotic arms from the RB series and the dual-arm mobile manipulator RB-Y1, Korea's first of its kind. The RB-Y1 combines two seven-joint arms with a six-axis torso on a fast wheeled base and is designed as an open platform for AI research, including development kit and open documentation.
As a Samsung subsidiary with a stock listing, Rainbow Robotics is among South Korea's most visible robotics companies. Since its market launch in 2024, the RB-Y1 has established itself as a widespread research platform for dual-arm mobile manipulation.
RB-Y1
Mobile dual-arm manipulator · Research
RB-Serie
Cobots · Industry
HUBO
Humanoid · Research
RBQ-Serie
Quadruped
Founded as a spin-off from the KAIST HUBO Lab in Daejeon.
IPO on the Korean KOSDAQ exchange.
Launch and market introduction of the RB-Y1, Korea's first dual-arm mobile manipulator.
Samsung Electronics increases stake to around 35 percent and makes the company a consolidated subsidiary.
No official Swiss distributor known; available through the manufacturer or its international distribution partners.