Samsung Electronics announced plans to turn all its manufacturing operations into AI-driven factories by 2030. The company will fully integrate AI throughout the manufacturing process, from material, logistics, and production to quality checks and final shipment, creating a new autonomous production environment.
To support this change, Samsung will use digital twin simulations in its manufacturing and introduce specialized AI agents for quality control, production, and logistics. These agents will help improve data analysis and pre-validation, raising quality, efficiency, and productivity throughout Samsung’s global factories.
Samsung will also bring more AI into its environmental, health, and safety operations through proactive detection and automated hazard prevention. The company intends to raise safety standards at its production sites worldwide.
The core of this change is agentic AI, first seen in the Galaxy S26 series. This AI can plan, execute, and optimize decisions on its own to meet set goals. Samsung is now using its mobile AI expertise to build a strong base for self-governance in manufacturing.
With custom AI agents, Samsung will improve production workflows, predictive maintenance, repairs, and logistics. This will help ensure high standards and consistent quality at all its sites worldwide.
To accelerate the transition from automation to advanced autonomy, Samsung is adding humanoid and specialized robots to its production lines. These include operating robots for managing lines and facilities, logistic robots for moving materials, and assembly robots for precise manufacturing. In places where it is hard or unsafe for people to work, Samsung will use environmental safety robots with digital twin technology to monitor conditions, spot risks, and stop hazards.
The next phase of manufacturing innovation is about creating autonomous situations where AI understands operations in real time and makes the best decisions on its own, said Young-Soo Lee, executive vice president and head of global technology research at Samsung Electronics. We are committed to leading the way in AI-powered global manufacturing innovation.
Global Industry Engagement
Samsung will present its industrial AI strategy and digital twin manufacturing vision at MWC 2026 in Barcelona. The company will show how industrial AI can improve safety and efficiency in actual environments.
At the Samsung Mobile Business Summit, which marks its 10th anniversary this year, the company will share its governance strategy for expanding AI autonomy. This approach includes adding safety features from the start, making sure industrial AI grows responsibly and can be trusted by customers and partners worldwide.
SFBS is a private invitation-only event for key B2B customers and partners. Samsung uses this event to share its B2B strategy, latest technology plans, and to explore new ways to work together across industries.
