Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1
Samsung-backed bimanual mobile manipulator with a pre-order price of USD 80,000 for research.
Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1 bimanual mobile manipulator · Photo: Rainbow Robotics · Press image · Source
RB-Y1 is a wheeled dual-arm platform with a humanoid upper body, 7-DoF arms, a 6-DoF single leg-like torso and LiDAR, made by the company behind the HUBO biped. Pre-orders opened in May 2024 at USD 80,000 (research) and USD 120,000 (commercial). It is a manipulation research platform; a bipedal successor is demo-only.
Our verdict
A serious manipulation platform from a respected maker, but priced and positioned for labs; no customer is publicly named.
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레인보우로보틱스 (Rainbow Robotics)
레인보우로보틱스 (Rainbow Robotics)
레인보우로보틱스 (Rainbow Robotics)
Availability
$80,000
Research platform pre-order price from 2024; excl. VAT; commercial version USD 120,000. Order via rby@rainbow-robotics.com. Current price not confirmed.
Dealers: Rainbow Robotics (direct)
as of 2024-05 · Source
$80,000
Same as EU; 2024 pre-order price, research platform. Current price not confirmed.
Dealers: Rainbow Robotics (direct)
as of 2024-05 · Source
No public price
A Chinese outlet (ITHome, 2024) reported on the pre-order; no Chinese sales channel verified.
as of 2026-10
Timeline
Pre-orders open for RB-Y1 at USD 80,000 (research) / USD 120,000 (commercial); shipping to start in October 2024.
Samsung Electronics becomes the largest shareholder of Rainbow Robotics (about 35%), per Korean reports.
Company says it is preparing an industrial dual-arm successor, RB-Y2 (Korean guide; not verified from a primary source).
Specs
- Height
- 140 cm
Manufacturer claim - Weight
- 131 kg
Manufacturer claim - Payload
- 3 kg per arm (reported)
Manufacturer claim - Degrees of freedom
- 24 (7 per arm) DoF
Manufacturer claim - Speed
- 2.5 m/s (reported)
Manufacturer claim - battery
- 50 V, 25 Ah (1,270 Wh)
Manufacturer claim
Sources
- Rainbow Robotics begins pre-orders of RB-Y1 Rainbow Robotics · Oct 31, 2026
- RB-Y1 developer documentation Rainbow Robotics · Oct 31, 2026
- RB-Y1 pre-order report ITHome · Oct 31, 2026
- Rainbow Robotics beginner's guide (Korean) foxcg.com · Oct 31, 2026
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