It's hard to keep count of all the humanoid robots in development, but there seems to be about 20 different models. However, Samsung has more manufacturing heft than most, so its entry may be more significant.
It's announced a majority stake in Korean firm Rainbow Robotics, which was first spun off from a Korean academic institution. Rainbow have been around for a while, and their flagship humanoid model is the RB-Y1. It's wheeled, which marks it out from others, but that might be an advantage, as it simplifies the engineering of movement and locomotion. In terms of tasks and work with its arms it looks as capable as any other in development, and ahead of many.
Robot training in 2025 just got easier – the two leading training models are now open-sourced. This will level the playing field, but also give advantages to people like Samsung. Their expertise is in selling commercial products – maybe that is the breakthrough humanoid robotics needs now?
WIll Samsung's entry into the crowded world of humanoid robotics manufacturers become a significant milestone?
byu/lughnasadh inFuturology
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No – people have been trying to make humanoid robots a thing for the last 100 years and they’ve not succeeded yet.
Is this really a humanoid robot tho?
It’s on wheels, it’s got one leg to raise and lower itself, it has a torsos for two arms and a sensor bar on top isn’t a very humanoid head.
This seems like a robot designed to navigate and interact with a human environment, not a humanoid robot.
Is there even a market? Labor is already at its lowest historical cost point in the west.