CategoryHumanoids
Overview
ROBOTIS is a South Korean robotics company founded in 1999 in Seoul, developing Dynamixel smart servo actuators, open-source humanoid platforms, and educational robotic kits. Dynamixel actuators are the most widely used smart servos in robotics research and education worldwide, and ROBOTIS manufactures the Turtlebot 4 platform.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Product
Award
DYNAMIXEL smart actuators
AI Worker
Data & sources
Web sources
4
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Partnerships
Every company Robotis has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint132 total
Most recent
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Byoung Soo Kim CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Robotis.
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
Robotis in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Robotis.
Companies (1)
People (1)
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Robotis has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint132 total
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Robotis.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Robotis from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
ROBOTIS launches Open Humanoid GYM for sim to real training
ROBOTIS has launched Open Humanoid GYM, giving students a route to train full body behaviors in simulation and deploy them on its K1 humanoid. The post ROBOTIS launches Open…
South Korean robotics giant ROBOTIS launches humanoid robot factory project in Tashkent
Humanoid robot manufacturing plant to be built in Tashkent
Robotis, LG Electronics deepen actuator ties, target humanoid push in Korea - CHOSUNBIZ
LG Electronics Considers Equity Investment in Robotis' Uzbekistan Plant
LG Electronics Invests in Robotis Uzbekistan Factory, Accelerating Humanoid Component Partnership
South Korea's Robotis begins construction of $70mn humanoid robot plant in Uzbekistan
South Korea’s ROBOTIS breaks ground on robot factory in Uzbekistan
ROBOTIS to Launch Humanoid Robot Production in Tashkent
Nvidia powers open-source humanoid robot to learn movement in 7 days
Watch: Korean humanoid robot performs viral K-POP dance, learns by watching videos
Korean robot firms race to monetize physical AI with field action data - CHOSUNBIZ
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/robotis.md
- RSS feed: /companies/robotis/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/91467342-b014-4523-8c33-c2f9f9b65b0b
- Revision history: /companies/robotis/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
This video showcases AI WORKER equipped with five-finger hands performing dexterous object manipulation across diverse environments. Through teleoperation, the
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Robotis draws attention at the 55th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 4, 2026