Samsung Electronics appointed Juan Carlos Niebles to lead its North America AI Center. Niebles is a Stanford University adjunct professor. This move centers Samsung's AI research on physical AI in North America. The research focuses on humanoid robots and manufacturing AI. Samsung aims to collaborate with other global tech firms.
Niebles will serve as an executive vice president. He is an expert in computer vision, multimodal systems, and robot control. Niebles previously directed research at Salesforce AI Research. He also served as associate director of the Stanford-Toyota AI research center. The appointment strengthens Samsung's capabilities in developing technologies. These technologies include humanoid robots, wearable devices, and other physical AI applications.