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Samsung Plans to Deploy Humanoid Robots Across All Global Factories by 2030

Samsung Electronics announced a strategy to convert all of its global manufacturing operations into 'AI-Driven Factories' by 2030, with humanoid and task-specialized robots playing a central role. The plan covers the entire manufacturing value chain — from inbound logistics and production to quality inspection and shipment — using what Samsung calls Agentic AI: systems that autonomously plan, execute, and optimize decisions without human intervention. Samsung will deploy three categories of robots: operating robots for line management, logistics robots for material transport, and assembly robots for precision tasks. Humanoid robots, likely including Rainbow Robotics' RB-Y1 wheeled dual-arm humanoid, will handle flexible operations requiring human-like dexterity. Samsung increased its stake in Rainbow Robotics in recent years to build up this capability. The company will also use digital twin simulations across all processes and deploy environmental safety robots in hazardous areas. Samsung showcased the strategy at MWC 2026 in Barcelona. The announcement puts Samsung alongside Hyundai, BMW, and Toyota in the growing list of major manufacturers committing to humanoid robot deployment at scale.

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Hyundai Invests $6.3 Billion to Build Robot Factory, AI Data Center, and Hydrogen Hub in South Korea

Hyundai Motor Group signed an MOU with the South Korean government and Jeonbuk State to invest 9 trillion won ($6.3 billion) in the Saemangeum coastal development zone. The centerpiece is a 5.8 trillion won hyperscale AI data center housing up to 50,000 GPUs, scheduled for completion by 2029, which will process data for autonomous driving and humanoid robotics — including Boston Dynamics' Atlas. A separate 400 billion won robotics manufacturing cluster on a 1.12 million-square-meter site will have annual capacity of 30,000 robot units, with construction starting in 2028. The complex also includes a PEM electrolyzer plant for clean hydrogen production and solar power infrastructure. Hyundai framed the project as building the computing backbone for 'physical AI' — embedding intelligence into moving machines rather than limiting AI to software. The investment is part of Hyundai's broader 125.2 trillion won domestic spending plan through 2030. Officials estimate it will generate 16 trillion won in economic impact and roughly 71,000 jobs.

·Reuters / Hyundai Motor Group