Company
Samsung Electronics
Consumer-electronics company (Suwon, South Korea; KRX: 005930) whose Galaxy Watch is a biometric-primary smartwatch with FDA-cleared ECG/AFib/sleep-apnea AI;…
- Founded
- 1969
- HQ
- Suwon, South Korea
- Status
- public (KRX: 005930)
Models
4
Deployments
1
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Key facts
Product
Galaxy Watch 7/Ultra (ECG/AFib/sleep-apnea FDA-cleared) + Galaxy Ring (wellness, no FDA features).
Cap-flag
US blood-pressure feature is a wellness carve-out, NOT FDA-cleared.
Stock listing
KRX: 005930
Company type
Consumer-electronics company
Galaxy Watch positioning
Biometric-primary smartwatch
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
4
5 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (4)
View all models →Current platform
Samsung Galaxy Ring
The Samsung Galaxy Ring is a smart ring that collects biometric data including heart rate, skin temperature, sleep tracking, and activity metrics. Samsung's Data Terms require biometric information to be encrypted in transit and at rest; its Galaxy Wearable privacy notice acknowledges data may be sold under the CCPA definition and shared with service providers and analytics partners for marketing. Sold at $399.
Current platform
Samsung Jet Bot AI+
The Samsung Jet Bot AI+ is an autonomous robot vacuum manufactured by Samsung Electronics and released in 2021. It pairs a LiDAR sensor with an Intel AI chip for real-time recognition and avoidance of over 50 household object types. The vacuum delivers 30 watts of suction power and integrates with Samsung's SmartThings platform for voice control via Bixby and coordination with other Samsung home appliances. Home maps including floor plans, room layouts, and device placements are generated through SmartThings Map View. A Clean Station docking base provides automatic dust emptying with a sealed HEPA bag. Camera footage from cleaning sessions may be processed via SmartThings servers.
Current platform
Ballie
Rolling home companion robot with AI, camera, and projector. Follows users, controls smart home devices, displays content on walls. CES 2024 announcement, release pending.
Current platform
Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring)
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring are biometric-primary devices with FDA-cleared cardiac and sleep AI on the Watch, recorded in the new biometric form factor. The Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra, both from July 2024, carry a BioActive sensor combining optical heart-rate, electrical ECG, and bioimpedance sensing, while the Galaxy Ring announced in July 2024 carries an accelerometer, optical heart-rate, and skin-temperature sensor for sleep, heart rate, and an Energy Score but has no ECG and no FDA-cleared medical features. The Watch's clearances, held through the Samsung Health Monitor app, are an on-demand ECG cleared in 2021, an Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification for atrial fibrillation announced in May 2023, and a sleep-apnea feature authorized via FDA De Novo on February 9, 2024 as the first such feature authorized by the FDA, for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults 22 and older. A significant cap-flag applies to blood pressure: the Galaxy Watch's cuff-calibrated blood-pressure feature was available internationally for years but not FDA-cleared in the US, and when Samsung launched it to US users around March 31, 2026 it did so explicitly without FDA clearance under the agency's general-wellness low-risk-device policy, so it is a wellness carve-out rather than a medical clearance and marketing it as medical-grade blood pressure exceeds its regulatory status, while the Galaxy Ring carries no FDA-cleared medical features and should not be conflated with the Watch's clearances. The devices are sold by hardware purchase with no subscription, Samsung's clinical-validation posture is growing with a strong regulatory record but thinner independent peer-review than Apple, and the exact clearance number for the atrial-fibrillation feature and whether the US blood-pressure wellness launch will later pursue FDA clearance are not verified.
Samsung Electronics on the deployment map
Where Samsung Electronics's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Samsung Electronics, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
- What is Samsung Galaxy Watch?
Samsung Galaxy Watch is Samsung's biometric wearable product line including Galaxy Watch 7 + Galaxy Watch Ultra + adjacent Galaxy Ring. ECG cleared 2021 + AFib detection 2023 + sleep apnea De Novo Feb 2024 (sleep apnea clearance structurally earlier than Apple Watch's later 2024 sleep apnea); cuff-calibrated BP feature cleared in Korea + EU markets but US carve-out wellness-grade. Per DEPLOY's biometric cluster framework, Samsung Galaxy Watch anchors the Korean-headquartered cohort entrant position with Korea + EU vs US clearance gradient; BP feature is the within-entity verified-vs-claimed exemplar at market-clearance scope.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Samsung Electronics.
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 →
Operated deployments (1)
Operator customers (1)
- Samsung Electronics1 deployment
Recent coverage
Samsung Electronics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (2)
- 1X Technologies Series B (2024) with 1X Technologies, EQT Ventures, Nistad Groupinvestment
- Samsung x Google AI Smart Glasses with Googletechnologyannouncedreported, not operationally verified
Regulatory filings (2)
- DEN230041fda de novo · us_fdagranted2023-05-31
Linked models: Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring)
- K230292fda 510k · us_fdacleared2023-02-02
Linked models: Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring)
Sources (5)
- https://aasm.org/samsung-galaxy-watch-sleep-apnea-feature-receives-fda-authorization/
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/08/samsungs-irregular-heart-rhythm-notification-galaxy-watch-fda-clearance/
- https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-watch-blood-pressure-monitoring-us-rollout-3653403/
- https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/samsung-announces-new-galaxy-ring-and-galaxy-watch-ultra
- https://www.samsung.com/us/rings/galaxy-ring/
Common questions
- What is Samsung Electronics?
- Consumer-electronics company (Suwon, South Korea; KRX: 005930) whose Galaxy Watch is a biometric-primary smartwatch with FDA-cleared ECG/AFib/sleep-apnea AI; Galaxy Ring is a wellness tracker.
- What does Samsung Electronics make?
- Samsung Electronics has 4 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Samsung Galaxy Ring, Samsung Jet Bot AI+, Ballie and 1 other (Samsung Electronics builds physical robots).
- Is Samsung Electronics publicly traded?
- Yes. Samsung Electronics is publicly traded on public markets, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Samsung Electronics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Samsung Electronics building in the same form factors include Ecovacs Robotics, Roborock, SharkNinja, iRobot.
- Where is Samsung Electronics headquartered?
- Samsung Electronics is headquartered in Suwon, South Korea.
- Where does Samsung Electronics operate robots?
- Samsung Electronics operates 1 verified deployment, including at Global.
- Is Samsung Electronics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Samsung Electronics ranks in roughly the top 19% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Samsung Electronics founded?
- Samsung Electronics was founded in 1969.
- Is Samsung Electronics safe?
- Samsung Electronics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Samsung Electronics.Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Samsung Electronics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/samsung.md
- RSS feed: /companies/samsung/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/98473e95-cf04-4165-ba07-fb53f1e9969b
- Revision history: /companies/samsung/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Video
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Reality vs attention
Samsung Electronics draws attention at the 99th percentile but verifies reality at the 69th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap +29.8, 6th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Broad public reach with 3.8M video views. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
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: Jul 14, 2026