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Samsung Electronics x Rainbow Robotics (Strategic Investment)
Samsung Electronics announced that it would exercise a call option to raise its stake in Rainbow Robotics to 35 percent and incorporate Rainbow Robotics as a subsidiary, with the stated goal of accelerating future robot development (Samsung Rainbow Robotics announcement).
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- investment
- Status
- Activeoperating
- Announced
- 2023-03-013.6 years ago
- Active for
- 3.6 years
Who’s involved
South Korean robotics company developing the RB series Collaborative robot arms for industrial automation. Pioneered the Korean cobot market.
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South Korean multinational electronics and semiconductor manufacturer. In July 2026, Samsung created a dedicated Robotics eXperience division reporting directly to the CEO, overseeing robotics strategy, core-technology development and commercialization. The company became the largest shareholder of Rainbow Robotics in January 2025 (35% stake) and has invested in Figure.AI and 1X Technologies via Samsung Next. Consumer robotics products include the Jet Bot robot vacuum and Ballie, an AI-powered home companion robot demonstrated at CES 2024.
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Sources (3)
- https://humanoidindex.org/deals/samsung-rainbow-investment-2023
- https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-to-become-largest-shareholder-in-rainbow-robotics-accelerating-future-robot-development
- https://news.samsung.com/sg/samsung-electronics-to-become-largest-shareholder-in-rainbow-robotics-accelerating-future-robot-development
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