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RB-Y1

Rainbow Robotics (South Korea), a publicly listed Samsung Electronics affiliate, manufactures the RB-Y1, South Korea's first bimanual mobile manipulator…

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Manufacturer
Rainbow Robotics
Form factor
manipulator
Lifecycle
active

Verified profile

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    Sources on record

  • 0

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Overview

Rainbow Robotics (South Korea), a publicly listed Samsung Electronics affiliate, manufactures the RB-Y1, South Korea's first bimanual mobile manipulator featuring two 7-DOF arms on an omnidirectional wheeled base controlled by a 20-axis full-body system. Each arm lifts up to 3 kg with sub-millimeter repeatability and integrated force/torque sensors for compliant manipulation; the base drives at up to 2.5 m/s and the unit weighs 131 kg with dimensions of 600x690x1,400 mm. Rainbow Robotics also produces the RB5 cobot series and the HUBO bipedal humanoid robot.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
2 sources, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for RB-Y1.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

  1. Rainbow Robotics unveils RB-Y1, Korea's first bimanual mobile manipulator · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rainbow-robotics-unveils-rb-y1-koreas-first-bimanual-mobile-manipulator-302108342.html
  2. Rainbow Robotics unveils RB-Y1 wheeled, two-armed robot - The Robot Report · https://www.therobotreport.com/rainbow-robotics-unveils-rb-y1-wheeled-two-armed-robot/

Common questions

What is RB-Y1?
Rainbow Robotics (South Korea), a publicly listed Samsung Electronics affiliate, manufactures the RB-Y1, South Korea's first bimanual mobile manipulator featuring two 7-DOF arms on an omnidirectional wheeled base controlled by a 20-axis full-body system. Each arm lifts up to 3 kg with sub-millimeter repeatability and integrated force/torque sensors for compliant manipulation; the base drives at up to 2.5 m/s and the unit weighs 131 kg with dimensions of 600x690x1,400 mm. Rainbow Robotics also produces the RB5 cobot series and the HUBO bipedal humanoid robot.
Who makes RB-Y1?
RB-Y1 is made by Rainbow Robotics, based in South Korea.
Where is RB-Y1 deployed?
No verified deployments of RB-Y1 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is RB-Y1 safe?
RB-Y1 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: manipulator

Sources by quality tier

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Trade publication

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Recent coverage

RB-Y1 in third-party press

Rainbow Robotics Trials RB-Y1 in Coupang Warehouse - Let's Data Science

Jun 15, 2026

Samsung's Rainbow Robotics pilots warehouse robot at Coupang - The Korea Herald

Jun 15, 2026

Samsung-Backed Rainbow Robotics Puts Its Dual-Arm Robot to Work in a Coupang Warehouse - Tech Times

Jun 15, 2026