Samsung to Roll Out Consumer Robots Over the Coming Year

One of the world’s largest manufacturers of consumer electronics is leaning into a powerful new trend for the sector: robots. Samsung announced plans last month to release a commercial line of AI-enabled robots later in 2019. The Samsung Bot, as it will be officially known, will initially hit the market in three variations, each designed to fill a distinct role.
Samsung, until now, has kept any plans for consumer robots quiet. According to Kim Hyun-Suk, the head of its consumer electronics segment, that’s been due to slower-than-expected development of the AI platform that will support the bots. Following a years-long effort, that platform is finally nearing completion.