Samsung Electronics to form dedicated robotics division

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday said it will establish a dedicated robotics division, the Robotics eXperience, for the firm's mid-to-long-term robotics strategy. The firm has appointed Executive Vice President Lee Dongkun to head the Robotics Strategy Team, who earlier led robotics strategy at Hyundai. Samsung further said it plans to establish robotics research hubs in the US, China and Japan.