Humanoid robots in South Korea
HumanoidBeat coverage of humanoid robots in South Korea: Samsung's robotics push, safety-rule exemptions for factory pilots, and Chinese makers seeking Korean trials. Newest first; each story links to its sources.
- Samsung's chairman visited the RX robotics office on his fourth anniversary in the role
Lee Jae-yong visited Samsung's RX robotics office in Seoul on 27 October, his fourth anniversary as chairman, Korean papers report. - Samsung is developing five-finger, tendon-style robot hands for its humanoid, Korean paper reports
The Hankyoreh reports that Samsung Electronics' new robotics division is building a humanoid with cable-driven, five-fingered hands, as Korean groups prepare humanoid showings ahead of CES 2027. - Chinese humanoid makers seek factory and cafe trials in South Korea
UBTech, Anyverse Dynamics and other Chinese firms are pursuing trials in South Korea as Seoul proposes 3.1 trillion won for physical AI, Korea Times reports. - South Korea grants safety-rule exemption for 20 Robros humanoids in factory pilot
A Korean regulatory-sandbox committee granted Robros an exemption so 20 of its humanoid robots can work near people at four companies' sites, Seoul Economic Daily reports.
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