Samsung Electronics with KIST
Samsung Electronics is South Korea's largest electronics maker. Its Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology built the Roboray research biped with KIST, which had co-developed humanoids with Samsung since 2004; the company later became the largest shareholder of Rainbow Robotics (2025) and set up a Robotics eXperience division (July 2026).
- Robot models in the atlas
- 11 humanoid
- First robot
- 2012One year so far
- Headquarters
- SuwonSouth Korea
- Is it still sold?No longer soldEvery robot is retired or discontinued
- What is new?2013-07Roboray learns to map rooms in 3D
Robots
1 robot model shown in public in 2012. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Humanoids 1 humanoid
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Samsung Electronics with KIST's robots by the maker or reputable press.
Parts suppliers
What is new
The latest stories about Samsung Electronics with KIST's robots, newest first.
- Roboray learns to map rooms in 3D University of Bristol · Roboray
- Samsung shows straight-legged Roboray at IROS New Atlas · Roboray
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 1969
- Headquarters
- Suwon, South Korea
- Focus
- research humanoids (Roboray) and, later, home and humanoid robotics
- Funding
- public company (KRX: 005930)
- Partners
- KIST (humanoid co-development), University of Bristol (Roboray 3D mapping, collaboration since 2009), Rainbow Robotics (largest shareholder since 2025)
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in South Korea.
- KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)South Korea · 6 models
- Korea Institute of Industrial TechnologySouth Korea · 4 models
- ROBOTISSouth Korea · 4 models
- Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea · 3 models
- NeuromekaSouth Korea · 2 models
- Rainbow RoboticsSouth Korea · 2 models
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