RB-Y1
Wheeled two-armed humanoid manipulator sold as a development platform, notable for a six-axis body that raises and leans the torso while driving.
| Maker | Rainbow Robotics |
|---|---|
| Country | South Korea |
| First shown | 2024 |
| Status | In production |
| Height | 1.4 m |
| Mass | 131 kg |
| Payload | 3 kg |
| Top speed | 2.5 m/s (9 km/h) |
| Actuation | Two seven-axis electric arms on a six-axis torso and two-wheel balancing base |
| Sensors | Head and wrist cameras with joint encoders and IMU |
| Autonomy | Supplied development kit for building manipulation and learning applications |
RB-Y1 is 1.4 metres tall in its neutral pose, weighs 131 kilograms and combines two seven-axis arms with a six-axis torso on a two-wheel balancing base. The torso lets it change working height by more than 50 centimetres and lean into turns, so it can pick from the floor and from a high shelf without a lift column. Each arm carries three kilograms and the base moves at up to 2.5 metres per second. Rainbow Robotics, in which Samsung Electronics took a controlling stake, sells it with a development kit to companies building manipulation and embodied learning applications.
Of note
- Presented in April 2024 as Korea's first bimanual mobile manipulator of its type
- Torso axes change working height by more than 50 centimetres
- Samsung Electronics became the controlling shareholder of Rainbow Robotics
Maker: www.rainbowrobotics.com