Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1 — price, specs & alternatives (2026 index)
Rainbow Robotics, South Korea · humanoid robot
Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1 by Rainbow Robotics (South Korea) is a humanoid robot; the index lists it at $80,000–$120,000 as of 2026-09, status: for sale.
Rainbow Robotics announced pre-order pricing itself: $80,000 for the research platform and $120,000 for the commercial platform, VAT excluded, with deliveries from October 2024. The price excludes the optional high-performance 3D recognition sensor and the Master ARM teaching kit; ordering runs through the manufacturer's sales team. This is a wheeled bimanual mobile manipulator rather than a biped.
Verified as of 2026-09 · how we verify prices
Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1 vs its class
Computed from this index: medians across the humanoid robot models that publish each figure. No estimates — the medians move as the data does. 52 models
| Metric | This model | Class median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price, mid of range | $100,000 | $39,990 | ×2.5 |
| Payload | 3 kg | 10 kg | ×0.3 |
| Weight | 131 kg | 58.5 kg | ×2.24 |
| Height | 140 cm | 168 cm | ×0.83 |
| Degrees of freedom | 24 | 31 | ×0.77 |
| Speed | 1.5 m/s | 1.7 m/s | ×0.88 |
| Price per kg of payload | $33,333 | $9,625 | ×3.46 |
Alternatives & how they compare
Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1 against its closest rivals in this class — Western and Chinese alternatives side by side, by price and key specs.
| Model | Maker | Price (USD) | Payload | DoF | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1 | Rainbow Robotics (South Korea) | $80,000–$120,000 | 3 kg | 24 | For sale |
| Galbot G1 | Galbot (China) | $87,000–$96,000 | 5 kg | 47 | For sale |
| PNDbotics Adam | PNDbotics (China) | $100,000–$120,000 | 5 kg | 41 | For sale |
| 4NE-1 (Gen 3.5) | Neura Robotics (Germany) | $65,000–$105,000 | — | 45 | Pre-order |
Total cost of ownership — indicative
A model estimate built from our verified price data and industry rules of thumb. Not a vendor offer: exact numbers come with a factory quote.
| Cost item | Estimate (USD) |
|---|---|
| Hardware (index price) | $80,000–$120,000 |
| Delivery & import | +5–12% · $4,000–$14,400 |
| Commissioning & integration | +5–15% · $4,000–$18,000 |
| Maintenance & support, per year | 5–10% · $4,000–$12,000 |
| Indicative 3-year TCO | $100,000–$188,400 |
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