# Ballie at Gumi Complex, North Gyeongsang, South Korea: deployment

Canonical ID: `c9f2e5ef-b1d2-48b9-abc1-da3a21091b9a`

[Samsung](/companies/samsung.md) announced Robot Data Factory and pilot humanoid production line at Gumi facility. ₩19T investment with Samsung SDS. RX division created July 21 2026.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** samsung-ballie-robot-gumi-north-gyeongsang-south-korea
- **Status:** announced
- **Model:** [Ballie](/models/samsung-ballie-robot.md) (id: `48822166-d652-4b93-92c9-1d62acd20b54`)
- **Company:** [Samsung Electronics](/companies/samsung.md) (id: `98473e95-cf04-4165-ba07-fb53f1e9969b`)
- **Location:** [Gumi Complex, North Gyeongsang, South Korea](/locations/south-korea/gumi-north-gyeongsang-south-korea.md) (id: `8209d3e7-3e07-49ec-89bd-d38ac2cb3fe6`)
- **First seen:** 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10814959 · 2026-07-21

## Common questions

### What is the Ballie deployment at Gumi Complex, North Gyeongsang, South Korea?

Ballie, built by Samsung Electronics, is recorded as a deployment at Gumi Complex, North Gyeongsang, South Korea on the DEPLOY registry. Samsung Electronics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Ballie at Gumi Complex, North Gyeongsang, South Korea?

Samsung Electronics, the manufacturer of Ballie, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Ballie deployment at Gumi Complex, North Gyeongsang, South Korea go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting July 21, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Ballie deployment at Gumi Complex, North Gyeongsang, South Korea still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.

### Have there been incidents at the Ballie deployment at Gumi Complex, North Gyeongsang, South Korea?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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