Samsung launches its own division dedicated to humanoid robots, production will start in 2026.

Samsung creates a new RX division for Robotics eXperience and invests $13B on a humanoid robot factory in Korea that will start producing in 2026. Samsung’s RX division (for Robotics eXperience) has been formed and the company will also invest $13B on a humanoid robot factory in Korea. Production is scheduled to start in 2026. This division will be run by an executive with experience in robotics from Hyundai and Boston Dynamics, and it will report to the CEO of Samsung, Tae Moon Roh.

Among the biggest names in consumer electronics we have a new player in the physical AI game — humanoid robots. Samsung joins the club of companies like Alphabet, OpenAI, and Hyundai that are making robots with bodies. When a giant like Samsung invests $13B in hardware instead of software, you know that the next stage of the AI revolution will happen in the real world.