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KAIST is a robotics company founded 1971, based in South Korea, developing 1 robot primarily in the Humanoid category.
Rainbow Robotics is a South Korean robotics company that manufactures the HUBO humanoid robot series, including HUBO-2, as a KAIST spin-off. It develops biped and humanoid robots for research and advanced robotics applications, and was later identified by Samsung as a Korean robotics firm in its investment announcement.
Active products
1
Robo Score
64
A
View factor breakdown
Price range
$400K
1 of 1 priced
Top-rated product
AA
Robo Index
Hubo 2
Company facts
- HQ
- South Korea
- Founded
- 1971 · 55 yrs
- Website
- www.rainbow-robotics.com
Robo Score
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Milestones
Rainbow Robotics was founded by researchers from KAIST.
Press coverage
- Samsung Electronics to Become Largest Shareholder in Rainbow Robotics, Accelerating Future Robot Development
Samsung Newsroom · Jan 2023
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