The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Rainbow Robotics: 1 model, $218.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
Overview
South Korean robotics company developing the RB series Collaborative robot arms for industrial automation. Pioneered the Korean cobot market.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by Samsung Electronics
Key facts
HQ
Founded
Product
Market position
Incidents
Robot product families
Collaborative robot applications
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Rainbow Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Samsung Electronics1× joint1 total
Most recent
- with Samsung Electronicsoperating
Rainbow Robotics on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Jungho Lee CEOreported, not verified
- Oh Jun-ho Co-founderreported, not verified
- Shin Dong-Mok CEO, Rainbow Roboticssecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Oh Jun-hocofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Rainbow Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Rainbow Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Dexterity2 models
- RightHand Robotics2 models
- Robotiq2 models
- Automata1 model
- Codian Robotics1 model
Financial state
- Total funding
- $218.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Revenue disclosed
- $24700000 (private_disclosed)
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Rainbow Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Samsung Electronicsoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Samsung Electronics1× joint1 total
Funding rounds (2)
- Strategic2023-03-01
$218M(reported) · $1.7B post
- IPO2023-01-20
Investors: Public Market (lead)
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Samsung Electronicsother2024-12-31
Timeline
Every recorded move in Rainbow Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Acquired byAcquired by Samsung Electronics
2024-12-31Acquired by Samsung Electronics (other)
Funding roundStrategic funding round
2023-03-01Strategic raising $218000000
PartnershipSamsung Electronics x Rainbow Robotics (Strategic Investment)
2023-03-01Samsung Electronics acquired a 14.7% stake in Rainbow Robotics for approximately $218M, becoming its largest shareholder and signaling Samsung's entry into the humanoid robotics market.
Funding roundIPO funding round
2023-01-20IPO
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Rainbow Robotics.Peer companies
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Dexterity2 models
- RightHand Robotics2 models
- Robotiq2 models
- Automata1 model
- Codian Robotics1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Rainbow Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/rainbow-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/rainbow-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/8386d8c8-7291-4c83-9198-2b0991cd2df8
- Revision history: /companies/rainbow-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Dexterity2 models
- RightHand Robotics2 models
- Robotiq2 models
- Automata1 model
- Codian Robotics1 model
Video
Robotics news for July 2, 2026: BMW puts physical AI humanoid robots on real car production for a 30,000-vehicle annual run rate, South Korea leans on Rainbow R
Rainbow Robotics' newly released Dual-Arm Mobile Manipulator RB-Y1 is equipped with both arms with 7 degrees of freedom per arm and a single leg with 6 degrees
Rusty, Coco, and Leo are on a spooky-fun adventure inside the museum — but the Rainbow Ghost and his mischievous ghost gang (Red, Yellow, and Blue) are causing
Rainbow Robots but Everyone is TRAPPED UNDERGROUND!! Today in Minecraft Blue and the Rainbow Friends have all become ROBOTS but everyone is TRAPPED UNDERGROUND
RAINBOW ROBOTS but Everyone is TRAPPED UNDERGROUND!! Today in Minecraft the Rainbow Robots all must survive in an Underground Factory!! Blue Robo Friend must h
Leading the Future of Robotics: Rainbow Robotics Rainbow Robotics was founded by Professor Jun-Ho Oh of KAIST, the pioneer behind HUBO, South Korea’s first hum
Streaming now at https://abc7chicago.com/watch/live/11064984/. A cowboy hat-wearing robot draped in pride flags was spotted running through West Hollywood, Cal
Zippy's playing with his toy robot, and soon he and the others start to wonder what life would be like if they had a real one. Geoffrey comes up with an idea to
RBQ 시리즈는 동역학 기반 보행 제어와 AI 보행 기술을 적용해 험지·경사·계단 등 비정형 환경에서도 안정적인 이동이 가능하도록 설계된 사족보행 로봇 플랫폼입니다. 연구와 실증을 통해 검증된 보행 안전성과 시스템 구조를 바탕으로, 순찰·점검·안전 관리 등 현장 중심의 임무 수행에 활용
What Makes Rainbow Robotics’ RB-Y1 the Hottest Name in AI-Powered Robots Right Now? Which robot collab are you most hyped for? Share them in the comments. Ra
협동로봇, 모바일 매니퓰레이터, 사족보행로봇, 휴머노이드까지! 레인보우로보틱스는 15년간 축적해온 휴머노이드 로봇 기술을 바탕으로 다양한 로봇 솔루션을 개발해왔습니다. 이번 Automate 2026 부스 #1078에서 그중 두 가지 대표 제품을 선보입니다. RB 시리즈 — 협동로봇
🎃 Experience the RBQ quadruped robot performance from Everland’s Fall Festival! We’re excited to share highlights from Rainbow Robotics’ RBQ performance at Ev
The RB5-850, Rainbow Robotics’ standard collaborative robot model, has been applied to automate key plastic component manufacturing processes—such as pressing,
Partnership with Automotive Parts Manufacturer, Gyeongdeok Industry Rainbow Robotics Collaborative Robot_RB5-850 Automotive parts manufacturer Gyeongdeok Indust
📌 RBQ Series by Rainbow Robotics AI-Powered High-Mobility Quadruped Robot Platform The RBQ Series by Rainbow Robotics is an AI-driven quadruped robot platfor
Heat Index
Category contender77/100
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Reality vs attention
Rainbow Robotics draws attention at the 43rd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among manipulator robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 1, 2026