Samsung ramps hiring for in-house humanoid and AI teams

Samsung Electronics began internal recruiting last month for its Future Robotics Task Force and posted openings across its AI unit. Applications for the robotics roles were set to close Friday.

The Future Robotics Task Force, created in 2024 to oversee robotic development including humanoids, is recruiting staff for the second time. The job postings aim to bring engineering and manufacturing of key robot parts inside the company rather than relying on external suppliers.

Park Soon-chul, Samsung’s chief financial officer, told investors on the company’s first-quarter earnings call that by internalizing key robot components the firm can “directly develop custom parts optimized for the company’s robots.”

Samsung plans a staged rollout of humanoids and task-specialized robots in production lines. The company intends to start deploying robotics at a U.S. plant in 2026 and to convert all manufacturing operations into Agentic AI-driven factories by 2030. Full commercial sales of humanoids are expected several years later.

Internal job postings highlight skills in robotics hardware, control systems and integration with AI platforms. Recruitment for the AI unit runs in parallel to combine software agents and robotic hardware for automated production.

Patent data from Korea’s KIPRIS shows more than 10,347 robot-related filings linked to Samsung as of March, including up to 46 applications tied to humanoid technologies. In 2024 Samsung increased its stake in Rainbow Robotics from 14.7% to 35%, paying KRW 267 billion (about $181 million) to become the largest shareholder. Rainbow Robotics shares rose about 12% after the hiring news.

The Future Robotics Task Force will centralize development across Samsung’s robot projects and coordinate with partners such as Rainbow Robotics. Company filings describe a multi-year plan to move from pilot deployments in manufacturing to later consumer and retail applications.

The company says the internalization strategy will let it design components to match its assembly and logistics needs, according to Park’s remarks.