Have you heard about how Samsung checks its smartphones? Do not believe it, but they participate in the case … robotic buttocks! IA EAOMEDIA understands how this unusual test works and why it is important for the quality of gadgets in 2025.
Which of us did not drop the phone or did not accidentally sit on him, putting in his back pocket? Samsung knows that such situations are not uncommon, and came up with how to check his smartphones for strength. In their laboratories in South Korea there is a robot that imitates human buttocks, and even in jeans! This fifth element “nicknamed The FLAP sits on phones, putting pressure up to 100 kg to understand whether the gadget will withstand if you plush on it with all the mass.
But the buttocks are only part of the show. Samsung tests smartphones in a real “torture camera”: they are dropped from different heights, twisted in the drum, as in a washing machine, and even watered with water. All this is necessary so that your Galaxy does not fail if you drop it on the asphalt or forget it in your pocket before washing. The robot – buttocks checks how the phone copes with pressure, for example, when you sit on it or accidentally put it in a narrow pocket. This is especially important for folding models like Galaxy Z Fold, which should be not only thin, but also strong.
