ROBOTIS

ROBOTIS is a Korean company from Seoul, founded in 1999 and listed on the KOSDAQ exchange under the symbol 108490. Over two decades of operation set it apart from most manufacturers in our catalog, since many Chinese and American humanoid startups are only a few years old. The company is best known for Dynamixel servo actuators, which have long been a standard part of research and educational robots worldwide, and we cover this class of components in the ROBOTIS profile. A second pillar is the TurtleBot3, a small mobile robot compatible with the ROS standard and widely used in robotics courses. The third is the open humanoid platform ROBOTIS OP3, on sale since January 2018. Unlike firms targeting industry or services, ROBOTIS works mainly in the education and research segment, and its business model rests on selling components and open platforms. As a listed company it reports results publicly, but available sources hold no confirmed figures on headcount or revenue, so we give none. If you are wondering how to start learning robotics, read “How to Start Learning Robotics in Poland”.

The most important ROBOTIS robot in our roundup is the ROBOTIS OP3, an open research and educational humanoid 51 cm tall and weighing 3.5 kg, with 20 degrees of freedom (DOF). It has been on sale since 2018 and is used mainly for RoboCup competitions and as a ROS2-based research platform. The platform is open, which lets researchers and students modify both hardware and software. No payload, runtime or official price is given, so we cannot set it against the more expensive machines of the humanoid robots category. The OP3 belongs rather to the educational robots segment, where access to code and the ability to learn count most. Beyond it, the company offers Dynamixel servos and the mobile TurtleBot3, but we do not describe these products numerically because we have no verified data on them. Teaching use is covered in “Educational Robots for Schools and Universities”, and degrees of freedom in “Degrees of Freedom (DOF) in Humanoid Robots”. In practice this means ROBOTIS is a good starting point for a team that wants to build or extend a robot itself rather than buy a ready device for work. In terms of degrees of freedom and size the OP3 is a demonstration design, not a machine for carrying loads.

ROBOTIS works in the niche of research and educational robots, where it competes with Aldebaran Robotics, maker of the NAO, and with Pollen Robotics and its Reachy 2. In this group it stands out for openness: the OP3 is an open platform, and Dynamixel servos are widely used in laboratories. Competition with Chinese brands such as Unitree Robotics concerns mainly universities seeking larger research humanoids rather than schools or courses. ROBOTIS's strengths are its long history and its status as a listed company, which provides financial transparency. Its weakness is the modest scale of the OP3: a small robot from 2018, with no new generation in available sources. The education segment is presented in “Educational Robots for Schools and Universities”. We have no market-share data, so we make no claims about the company's size relative to rivals. For a school or university the ecosystem also counts: documentation, community and ROS compatibility, areas in which ROBOTIS has an established reputation. We do not measure this in numbers, however, because we have no verified user statistics.

In Poland ROBOTIS is available through the European distributor generationrobots.com, which according to available data ships to the country. That is practical information for universities and schools wanting to buy the OP3 or Dynamixel components without importing from Korea. The TurtleBot3 is probably used in Polish robotics courses, but we have no confirmed examples, so we say so cautiously. Practical guidance for educational institutions is in the school overview and the university section. Prices should be checked with the distributor, as the manufacturer does not state them. Buying through an EU distributor simplifies warranty and customs formalities, which matters for public institutions that must account for their purchases.

ROBOTIS is a solid, long-established supplier for education and research: the open OP3, Dynamixel servos and availability in Poland through a distributor. Do not look here for a robot to work in a factory or shop. If you teach robotics or build your own machine, it is one of the more dependable brands in our catalog. For Polish schools and universities it is a sensible choice, provided the goals are educational rather than productive.