Rainbow Robotics Inc.

E Tech Group announced an Authorized System Integrator Agreement with Rainbow Robotics that expands its collaborative robotics offering across the United States. Under the agreement, E Tech Group serves as a Servicing System Integrator for Rainbow Robotics' collaborative robot lineup, deploying and integrating the robots in laboratory and industrial automation applications including machine tending, welding, palletizing, inspection, and assembly. Rainbow Robotics offers collaborative robot models for laboratory, life sciences, and food and beverage environments, including NSF/ANSI 169-certified models with IP66 protection and full-aluminum construction for hygienic and washdown applications, plus a dedicated welding interface with built-in weaving patterns. E Tech Group will provide installation at customer sites and first-level service, including authorized warranty-related support, and for laboratory automation projects it supplies robotic workcell integration, connectivity among laboratory instruments, schedulers and LIMS platforms, controls and data integration, and validation and documentation support. Luke Jung, Director of Rainbow Robotics USA, said E Tech Group's systems integration expertise, particularly in laboratory automation, made it a natural fit, while Sura Hadi, Director of Lab Automation and Industrial Robotics at E Tech Group, said the addition gives customers greater flexibility to select the right technology for their application.

Samsung Electronics announced the creation of a dedicated robotics division called RX, short for Robotics eXperience, to be overseen directly by CEO TM Roh. Executive Vice President Lee Dongkun, formerly of Hyundai Motor Group, will lead the Robotics Strategy Team. The division will steer medium- and long-term robotics strategy from foundational technology to product commercialization, with plans to open research outposts in the U.S., China, and Japan. Samsung said humanoid robots are central to its plans, aiming to improve output and user experience starting on factory floors and eventually expanding to homes and retail, citing rapid progress in physical AI as a key enabler. The move follows a broader robotics push that includes a planned 19 trillion won investment in Gumi for physical AI infrastructure and humanoid robot manufacturing, and raising its stake in Rainbow Robotics to become the largest shareholder.