Rainbow Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-09 - Research Publication - Tommoro Robotics introduces HABILIS Brain 0 vision-language-action model - The company reports 95.20% success for GC-VLA and 99.55% with GCRF on the LIBERO simulation benchmark. Tommoro reports 400 consecutive logistics-picking successes using Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1, alongside demonstrations on UR5e and ROBOTIS AI Worker. The model… - source: tommoro.ai
• 2026-10-06 - Partnership - Rainbow Robotics adds Heartland Automation for U.S. cobot integration - Heartland’s integration scope includes engineering, controls, tooling, installation and the conversion of cobots into complete automation solutions. The Kentucky company specializes in industrial logistics automation and autonomous mobile robots. - source: businesskorea.co.kr
• 2026-09-30 - Partnership - SFA and Rainbow Robotics sign AI manufacturing MoU - SFA contributes factory and logistics software; Rainbow Robotics contributes robot hardware and precision control. The scope includes joint research and development plus joint sales and marketing. SFA aims to accelerate its existing goal of fully unmanned… - source: biz.chosun.com
• 2026-09-21 - Partnership - Rainbow Robotics adds E Tech Group as U.S. servicing system integrator - Applications include machine tending, welding, palletizing, inspection and assembly. Laboratory projects can combine robotic workcells with instruments, schedulers and LIMS systems, plus controls integration and validation support. E Tech Group will provide… - source: etechgroup.com
• 2026-09-17 - Demonstration - Rainbow Robotics humanoid assistants support simulated surgery in Korean project - One robot recognised instruments by camera rather than fixed position and handed them to the surgeon on voice command, while the other held the endoscope using visual servoing to follow the surgeon's instrument movements and pulled tissue on request. The… - source: health.chosun.com
• 2026-09-13 - Regulatory - FCC rules halt Rainbow Robotics’ U.S. exports and pause RB-Y1 order - Rainbow Robotics’ U.S. exports have stopped under FCC restrictions that took effect July 28 for advanced foreign-made robots without new approval. A North American customer order covering tens of RB-Y1 mobile manipulators is paused rather than cancelled.… - source: etnews.com
• 2026-08-13 - Partnership - Daedong Robotics joins AGROID development with Rainbow Robotics - Daedong Robotics and Daedong AgTech were assigned the mobile platform, route generation and agricultural AI. Rainbow Robotics would develop harvesting arms, precision control and digital-twin integration. A first prototype was testing crop work, while… - source: daedongrobotics.ai
• 2026-07-21 - Partnership - Tommoro Robotics partners with Rainbow Robotics on physical-AI robot development - Tommoro will contribute HABILIS Brain, Agent and Console, covering task design, data collection, model deployment and operating-system integration. Rainbow will provide robot platforms, control interfaces and sensor, drive, mechanical and safety engineering.… - source: tommoro.ai
• 2026-06-26 - Partnership - Rainbow Robotics partners with Compose Coffee on automated cafe model - The partnership connects Rainbow Robotics’ automation capabilities with Compose Coffee’s cafe network. The collaboration focuses on developing an automated cafe operating model rather than announcing a deployed fleet. The programme provides a route to… - source: en.sedaily.com
• 2026-06-22 - Partnership - CMES Robotics and Rainbow Robotics sign dual-arm robot development MOU - The MOU covers joint development and commercialization of dual-arm robots for logistics and manufacturing. Rainbow Robotics is responsible for dual-arm robot hardware, control systems and field feedback. CMES Robotics is responsible for AI software… - source: inews24.com
• 2025-02-04 - Demonstration - Rainbow Robotics collaboration supports successful preclinical trials for Erop's laparoscopic surgery-assist robot - Erop announced successful cadaver-based preclinical trials for laparoscopic cholecystectomy using a second-generation cooperative surgical robot developed in collaboration with Rainbow Robotics. The release said the updated robot reduced arm interference… - source: rainbow-robotics.com
• 2024-12-31 - Market Signal - Samsung Electronics moves to become the largest shareholder in Rainbow Robotics - Samsung Electronics announced that it would exercise a call option to raise its stake in Rainbow Robotics to 35 percent and make the company a subsidiary in Samsung's consolidated financial statements. Samsung said the move was intended to accelerate future… - source: rainbow-robotics.com
• 2024-05-08 - Product Launch - Rainbow Robotics begins pre-orders for the RB-Y1 bimanual mobile manipulator - Rainbow Robotics said pre-orders for RB-Y1 would open on May 8, with the research platform priced at 80,000 USD and the commercial platform at 120,000 USD before VAT. The company said deliveries would begin sequentially in October and positioned RB-Y1 as a… - source: rainbow-robotics.com
• 2024-04-05 - Product Launch - Rainbow Robotics unveils RB-Y1, Korea's first bimanual mobile manipulator - Rainbow Robotics released detailed specifications and performance videos for RB-Y1, describing it as Korea's first bimanual mobile manipulator. The company said RB-Y1 combines a wheeled high-speed mobile base with a humanoid-style dual-arm body, 20-axis… - source: rainbow-robotics.com
• 2024-02-22 - Partnership - Rainbow Robotics signs trilateral agreement with Schaeffler and KETI for AI mobile dual-arm robot development - Rainbow Robotics signed an MOU with Schaeffler and the Korea Electronics Technology Institute to co-develop AI-based mobile dual-arm robots and related operating technologies. The agreement assigned Schaeffler to supply key components including gearboxes… - source: rainbow-robotics.com
• 2023-04-17 - Facility Opening - Rainbow Robotics opens a U.S. branch to accelerate global expansion - Rainbow Robotics announced the establishment of a U.S. branch in Schaumburg, Illinois to sell collaborative robots and build a customer-management team in the American market. The company said the move followed the setup of two German distributors and formed… - source: rainbow-robotics.com
• 2023-04-17 - Partnership - CJ Logistics & Rainbow Robotics co-develop AI humanoid robots for warehouses - The July 16 agreement targets humanoid tasks and workflows optimized for logistics sites rather than a general research demonstrator. CJ Logistics contributes warehouse-process requirements while Rainbow Robotics supplies humanoid development and… - source: rainbow-robotics.com