On March 1, 2026, Samsung announced its plans to turn all of its global production facilities into what it calls “AI-driven factories” by 2030. It’s a bold target, and it goes well beyond the traditional automation that already defines modern electronics manufacturing. This time, Samsung is talking about systems that can make decisions on their own.
A key part of that vision is agentic AI, which, unlike standard AI tools, can independently plan and execute tasks in order to meet specific goals. Samsung first introduced the term on the consumer side with the Galaxy S26 series. Now it wants to bring similar decision-making capabilities into its factories to increase efficiency and reduce operational costs over time.
Samsung says it will gradually expand its use of industrial robots, including humanoid models. The company describes three categories: operating robots for managing production lines and facilities, logistics robots for transporting materials, and assembly robots for precise manufacturing tasks.
Humanoid robots are expected to handle more complex or flexible operations, the kind that still benefit from human-like dexterity. Samsung has been building up its robotics capabilities in recent years, including increasing its stake in Rainbow Robotics, which is now part of the group. One of the systems likely to appear on production floors is the RB-Y1, a wheeled humanoid robot equipped with dual arms.
Samsung isn’t alone in exploring this direction. Other manufacturers are experimenting with humanoid robots and AI-powered automation as labor costs rise and supply chains grow more complex. Still, making these systems reliable and economically viable across dozens of global plants is no small task.
For now, Samsung is outlining a roadmap rather than showing a finished product. Whether its factories look radically different by 2030 will depend on how smoothly these technologies integrate into real-world production environments. The ambition is clear. The execution, as always, will be the harder part.
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(Source: Samsung)
