Samsung becomes Rainbow Robotics' largest shareholder

2024-12-31 · Publisher : Samsung Electronics · Domain : Robotics

Samsung Electronics raises its stake in Rainbow Robotics to about 35% and becomes its largest shareholder, while creating a dedicated future robotics office. Korean authorities cleared the deal in March 2025.

### What changes In late December 2024, Samsung Electronics raised its stake in Rainbow Robotics and became its largest shareholder, with about 35% of the capital. The Robot Report relayed the announcement on December 31, 2024; other outlets date it December 30. Samsung also created a Future Robotics Office. ### Specifications - **Target**: Rainbow Robotics, founded in 2011 by Professor Oh Jun-ho, spun out of KAIST's humanoid robot research center and listed on the Korea Exchange. - **Stake**: about 35%, making Samsung the largest shareholder. - **Assets**: the know-how behind HUBO, winner of the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge, and the RB-Y1 mobile manipulator. - **Timeline**: the deal was completed in March 2025, after clearance by Korean authorities. The exact amount of the deal was not verified in the sources consulted. ### Why it matters Samsung acquires an experienced humanoid robotics team and an existing lineup at once, instead of starting from scratch. For Korea, it signals that a major electronics group is committing to humanoids against Chinese and American players. ### Key takeaways The deal gives Samsung a robotics base that it then develops, up to creating a dedicated robotics division in 2026.

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