Four Years Ago, Samsung Unveiled Its First Assistive Wearable Robot: The GEMS Hip. The company seems to launch it earlier but it got delayed.
According to a report from the THE CHOSUN, it has been confirmed that Samsung will launch the Bot Fit assistive robot in Q3 2024.
Bot Fit assistive robot is designed to help individuals with limited mobility and enhance physical activity. Samsung has been providing Bot Fit prototypes to elderly communities since the end of last year and plans to enter the B2C market within the year .
In order to strengthen its robotics business, Samsung has reportedly reorganized its organization by disbanding the Robotics Business Team in the Device Experience Division and reallocating R&D staff under the leadership of the Chief Technology Officer. A Samsung representative explained, “The R&D team has completed the development of Bot Fit and is preparing for the next step. This reorganization is aimed at strengthening the robotics business. ”
Samsung also appointed Cho Hye-kyung, a robotics expert and professor of applied artificial intelligence at Hansung University, as a new external director. Last year, Samsung Research Institute hired former Nvidia engineer Kwon Jung-hyun as an executive, further strengthening its robotics expertise.
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The report also revealed that Samsung is also developing the next generation of humanoid robots , a project that has attracted the keen interest of Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong.