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RB-Y1
Rainbow Robotics
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RB-Y1
Rainbow RoboticsThe RB-Y1 is a semi-humanoid dual-arm mobile manipulator developed by Rainbow Robotics (a KAIST spin-out, majority-owned by Samsung Electronics) and commercially launched in May 2024. It features 24 DOF (dual 7-DOF arms, 6-DOF leg/torso), omnidirectional Mecanum wheels, LiDAR-based autonomous navigation, and is positioned as an AI research and advanced manufacturing platform priced at $80,000 USD (research) and $120,000 USD (commercial). The system is designed as a developer/research platform with teleoperation support and an open SDK, meaning its autonomy level depends heavily on the application built on top of it; out-of-the-box autonomous task execution beyond navigation has not been independently verified.
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Specification
- degrees of freedom
- 24 DOF total: dual 7-DOF arms + 6-DOF leg/torso
- dimensions and weight
- 131 kg, 140 cm tall
- payload
- 3 kg per arm, 6 kg total (dual-arm)
- maximum speed
- 1.5 m/s (5.4 km/h)
Price
No public price — contact the supplier for a quote.
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Evidence-graded claims from the Rainbow Robotics deep report
Samsung Electronics has become Rainbow Robotics' largest shareholder with ~35% stake, with a stated goal of accelerating intelligent humanoid development for manufacturing and logistics.
Samsung's own official newsroom press release [8] confirms the ~35% stake (via call option exercise on top of an initial 14.7% stake acquired for KRW 86.8 billion in 2023) and explicitly states the manufacturing/logistics humanoid development goal — this is a first-party Samsung source, not Rainbow Robotics PR.
from Rainbow Robotics deep report →RB Series cobots are deployed in real-world manufacturing applications (machine loading, assembly, food & beverage) and are CE-certified and commercially available through European distributors.
European distributor site [6] independently confirms CE certification, commercial availability, and specific use cases (machine loading, assembly, recurring manufacturing operations), providing third-party corroboration beyond vendor PR.
from Rainbow Robotics deep report →
RB-Y1 is commercially available at $80,000 USD (research) / $120,000 USD (commercial), with sequential deliveries starting October 2024.
Pricing and delivery timeline are confirmed by trade press [4] citing the official pre-order announcement, but no independent source has verified that deliveries actually commenced on schedule or at what volume.
from Rainbow Robotics deep report →Rainbow Robotics has a trilateral strategic partnership with Schaeffler and KETI for AI-mobile dual-arm robotics, and a separate collaboration for laparoscopic cholecystectomy preclinical trials.
PR Newswire [7] and the official site [1] confirm both partnerships were announced, but these are press-release-level disclosures with no independent reporting on partnership outcomes, milestones achieved, or clinical trial results.
from Rainbow Robotics deep report →
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