# Who makes the actuators?

> Markdown twin of https://roboterminal.app/topics/actuators · https://roboterminal.app/topics/actuators.md

## On this layer

- org — [1x](https://roboterminal.app/companies/1x) (9)
- org — [Tesla](https://roboterminal.app/companies/tesla) (7)
- org — [Unitree](https://roboterminal.app/companies/unitree) (6)
- org — [NVIDIA](https://roboterminal.app/companies/nvidia) (5)
- org — [Figure AI](https://roboterminal.app/companies/figure) (4)
- org — Anthropic (2)
- org — [Boston Dynamics](https://roboterminal.app/companies/boston-dynamics) (2)
- org — Carnegie Mellon (2)
- org — Harmonic Drive LLC (2)
- org — HHMI Janelia (2)
- org — OpenAI (2)
- org — QuEra (2)
- org — [SoftBank](https://roboterminal.app/companies/softbank) (2)
- org — Universal Robots (2)
- org — Actuator BOM contribution (1)
- org — adaptation time for new robot embodiments (1)
- org — Agibot (1)
- org — [Agility](https://roboterminal.app/companies/agility) (1)
- org — Ambarella (1)
- org — Amphenol (1)
- org — [Apptronik](https://roboterminal.app/companies/apptronik) (1)
- org — AUKI (1)
- org — BMWGroup (1)
- org — Bosch (1)
- plant — california-mega-factory (1)
- org — Carnegie Mellon integration time (1)
- org — CATL (1)
- org — civilian robot (1)
- org — Clone Robotics (1)
- org — ELECTROMATE (1)
- regulator — europe (1)
- org — Fictiv (1)
- org — Figure_robot (1)
- org — Forerunner K2 humanoid (1)
- org — Gearbox cost contribution (1)
- org — Generalist AI (1)
- org — [Google DeepMind](https://roboterminal.app/companies/google) (1)
- org — Halodi Robotics (1)
- org — hand durability past a few thousand grasp cycles. (1)
- org — Harmonic Drive (1)
- org — Harmonic Drive AG (1)
- org — Harmonic Drive Systems (1)
- org — Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. (1)
- plant — herzogenaurach (1)
- org — Humanoid robots procurement (1)
- org — Hyundai (1)
- org — Integration of robotic components. (1)
- org — [Intel](https://roboterminal.app/companies/intel) (1)
- regulator — iso (1)
- org — Kepler (1)
- org — LG (1)
- org — LimX Dynamics (1)
- org — market opportunity (1)
- plant — massachusetts (1)
- org — McKinsey (1)
- org — mechanical integration of motors in robotic hands (1)
- regulator — meti (1)
- org — Microduck (1)
- org — Microduck's cost associated with RAM (1)
- regulator — ministry-of-science-and-ict (1)
- org — MISUMI (1)
- org — Nabtesco (1)
- regulator — nedo (1)
- org — Nidec (1)
- org — NIST (1)
- org — Noble Machines (1)
- org — NVIDIARobotics (1)
- org — Panasonic (1)
- org — PEAQ (1)
- org — performance requirements for humanoid robotic hands (1)
- org — pollen robotics (1)
- org — QuEra controller success rate (1)
- org — Reflex Robotics (1)
- org — Regal Rexnord (1)
- org — RoboSense (1)
- org — robot design (1)
- org — robot manufacturing (1)
- org — Robotis (1)
- org — Samsung (1)
- org — Schaeffler (1)
- org — Schaeffler’s agreement with Humanoid (1)
- org — seed studio (1)
- org — Sharpa (1)
- org — Sony (1)
- regulator — south-korea-ministry-of-planning-and-budget (1)
- org — success rate for few-shot learning (1)
- org — Success rate of AI-controlled trials. (1)
- org — TE Connectivity (1)
- org — Texas Instruments (1)
- org — the number of humanoid robots within the next decade (1)
- org — Total robotic systems procurement (1)
- org — training duration (1)
- org — TRON 2 (1)
- org — Wonik Robotics (1)
- org — ZiNovaLabs (1)

## Who captures

- @smsehy (7)
- Unitree Robotics (5)
- Tesla (3)
- NVIDIA (2)
- Figure (2)
- @ricci_nov (2)
- Anthropic (2)
- SoftBank (2)
- 1X (2)
- OpenAI (1)
- https://x.com/derek__Watson (1)
- ZiNovaLabs (1)
- @GoingBallistic5 (1)
- @OperationsPLS (1)
- Schaeffler (1)
- @Thom_Wolf (1)
- @santoshsingh1 (1)
- Hyundai (1)
- @techniahqrobot (1)
- ELECTROMATE (1)
- pollen robotics (1)
- McKinsey (1)
- Generalist AI (1)
- Google DeepMind (1)
- Clone Robotics (1)

## Sourced numbers

- **market opportunity:** $0
  - _"the companies that benefit is not only be the robot manufacturers but the real picks and shovels will be the suppliers that provide the robot’s brain, eyes, muscles, joints, sensors and nervous system."_
  - Source: [@MilkRoadAI on X](https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2095171515839029289)
- **robot manufacturing:** 1,000,000 units
  - _"what happens if we really try to build millions of robots a year."_
  - Source: [DeReK WaTSoN on X: "Everyone is watching Optimus, Figure and Unitree.

I went looking at what actually goes inside the bloody things.

Motors. Bearings. Roller screws. Precision gears. Encoders. Force sensors. Magnets. Actuators.

Then I looked at who makes them, how difficult they are to manufactu… / X](https://x.com/Scobleizer/status/2095049793664168086)
- **TRON 2:** 1 units
  - _"TRON 2 serves as a modular and extensible embodied robotic platform for multi-tool, multi-step tasks across large workspaces."_
  - Source: [LimX Dynamics on X: "Together with ZINOVA's Tool Intelligence, TRON 2 takes on increasingly complex construction workflows.

@ZiNovaLabs builds on TRON 2 to explore an innovative robotic configuration for construction, demonstrating key tasks in a scaled-down tilt-up construction workflow, includi… / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2095114381818253768)
- **Nvidia Isaac Groot 1.7 training data collection.:** 32000 hrs
  - _"it was pre-trained on about 32,000 hours of uh real demonstration in human egocentric data."_
  - Source: [From Robot Development to Deployment with Isaac GR00T & Jetson Thor - YouTube](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2094923301395001790)
- **the number of humanoid robots within the next decade:** 1,000,000,000 units
  - _"Musk also believes robots could eventually help manufacture more robots, creating a self reinforcing production cycle that accelerates after starting slowly."_
  - Source: [@MilkRoadAI on X](https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2094805518791631029)
- **Schaeffler’s agreement with Humanoid:** 1,000,000 units
  - _"covering a seven-digit number of units."_
  - Source: [The hardest problem in physical AI may be the magnet, not the model](https://thenextweb.com/news/physical-ai-hardest-problem-magnet-not-model-crma-schaeffler)
- **Integration of robotic components.:** 8 hrs
  - _"Carnegie Mellon researchers reported integrating a robotic arm, liquid handler, plate reader and cameras across incompatible interfaces in about eight hours, including an autonomous rerun of an experiment."_
  - Source: [Standardizing Physical AI: Why Common Hardware Interfaces Could Accelerate Generalization - Humanoid Analytics](https://humanoidanalytics.com/2026/08/31/standardizing-physical-ai-why-common-hardware-interfaces-could-accelerate-generalization)
- **Success rate of AI-controlled trials.:** 695 units
  - _"QuEra reported that the resulting controller later succeeded in 695 of 700 blind trials without the AI agent controlling the finished script."_
  - Source: [Standardizing Physical AI: Why Common Hardware Interfaces Could Accelerate Generalization - Humanoid Analytics](https://humanoidanalytics.com/2026/08/31/standardizing-physical-ai-why-common-hardware-interfaces-could-accelerate-generalization)
- **Carnegie Mellon integration time:** 8 hrs
  - _"Carnegie Mellon researchers reported integrating a robotic arm, liquid handler, plate reader and cameras across incompatible interfaces in about eight hours, including an autonomous rerun of an experiment."_
  - Source: [Standardizing Physical AI: Why Common Hardware Interfaces Could Accelerate Generalization - Humanoid Analytics](https://x.com/HumanoidAn/status/2094628877712990401)
- **QuEra controller success rate:** 695 units
  - _"QuEra reported that the resulting controller later succeeded in 695 of 700 blind trials without the AI agent controlling the finished script."_
  - Source: [Standardizing Physical AI: Why Common Hardware Interfaces Could Accelerate Generalization - Humanoid Analytics](https://x.com/HumanoidAn/status/2094628877712990401)
- **Optimus cost curves:** $0
  - _"Building actuators and batteries at automotive volume means Optimus cost curves could drop faster than any pure-play robotics startup can match."_
  - Source: [@OperationsPLS on X](https://x.com/OperationsPLS/status/2094442352513614027)
- **Microduck's cost associated with RAM:** $15
  - _"even with only 1 GB of RAM, the memory alone is already 10–15% of Microduck's total price."_
  - Source: [@Thom_Wolf on X](https://x.com/Thom_Wolf/status/2094427670528311750)
- **valuation of 1X Technologies:** $6billion
  - _"SoftBank is in talks to acquire a majority stake in humanoid robotics company 1X Technologies at a $6 billion valuation."_
  - Source: [SoftBank in talks for majority stake in humanoid maker 1X at $6bn… | Newnex](https://www.newnex.io/feed/softbank-in-talks-for-majority-stake-in-humanoid-maker-1x-at-6bn-valuation)
- **1X Technologies:** $6billion
  - _"SoftBank is in talks to acquire a majority stake in humanoid robotics company 1X Technologies at a $6 billion valuation."_
  - Source: [SoftBank in talks for majority stake in humanoid maker 1X at $6bn… | Newnex](https://x.com/NewnexHQ/status/2094441375047512559)
- **robot design:** 1 units
  - _"This product is a civilian robot."_
  - Source: [Brushless Digital Servo Compact and Designed for Embodied Intelligence Applications - Unitree Robotics](https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/2094270984845185473)
- **Actuator BOM contribution:** 40 units
  - _"Actuators can potentially represent ~40–60% of a humanoid's BOM."_
  - Source: [@santoshsingh1 on X](https://x.com/santoshsingh1/status/2093714437551337508)
- **Gearbox cost contribution:** 30 units
  - _"the gearbox itself can represent roughly 30–50% of actuator cost."_
  - Source: [@santoshsingh1 on X](https://x.com/santoshsingh1/status/2093714437551337508)
- **Humanoid robots procurement:** 1,080 units
  - _"The government plans to buy 250 domestically produced humanoid units in 2027, expanding to 1,080 units through 2030."_
  - Source: [South Korea Commits KRW 2.3 Trillion to Build Full-Stack Humanoid Robotics Ecosystem by 2030 | Humanoids Daily](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2093648555726590278)
- **Total robotic systems procurement:** 5,000 units
  - _"total state purchases will reach 1,700 units in 2027 and approximately 5,000 units by 2030."_
  - Source: [South Korea Commits KRW 2.3 Trillion to Build Full-Stack Humanoid Robotics Ecosystem by 2030 | Humanoids Daily](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2093648555726590278)
- **mechanical integration of motors in robotic hands:** 0 units
  - _"Compact frameless motors can be integrated directly into dexterous robotic hands to drive finger and joint movement while keeping the mechanism extremely compact."_
  - Source: [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2093518320653750308)
- **performance requirements for humanoid robotic hands:** 0 units
  - _"For humanoid robots, hand performance will depend heavily on this kind of engineering high torque, precise control and more actuators packed into very limited space."_
  - Source: [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2093518320653750308)
- **Harmonic Drive LLC:** 50 units
  - _"With over 50 years of experience, our expert engineering and production teams continually develop enabling technologies for the evolving motion control market."_
  - Source: [@Electromate on X](https://x.com/Electromate/status/2092971394367963313)
- **Microduck:** $400.
  - _"And all for less than $400."_
  - Source: [Thomas Wolf on X: "We have a huge news to share today!

Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck

A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 actuators and packed with sensors (camera, speaker, LiDAR, NFC, bluetooth, wifi, etc) that you train yourself with reinforce… / X](https://x.com/altantutar/status/2093402533226074501)
- **hand durability past a few thousand grasp cycles.:** 3,000 units
  - _"the wrist is what wears out first."_
  - Source: [@ricci_nov on X](https://x.com/ricci_nov/status/2092422257175925195)
- **training duration:** 8 units
  - _"GEN-1.5 has been training continuously for over 8 months."_
  - Source: [Generalist on X: "GEN-1.5, our latest embodied foundation model, can learn new tasks prompted with 3 - 12 seconds of a single demonstration, no gradient updates or fine-tuning. It generalizes prompts to new situations, recovers from mistakes, and improvises new strategies to reach the same goal." / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2090270734816092334)
- **success rate for few-shot learning:** 83 units
  - _"with few-shot learning, performance rises to 83% via 10 gradient steps on 5 minutes of data per task."_
  - Source: [Generalist on X: "GEN-1.5, our latest embodied foundation model, can learn new tasks prompted with 3 - 12 seconds of a single demonstration, no gradient updates or fine-tuning. It generalizes prompts to new situations, recovers from mistakes, and improvises new strategies to reach the same goal." / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2090270734816092334)
- **adaptation time for new robot embodiments:** 200 hrs
  - _"We can now adapt to new bi-arm robot embodiments with just a few hours of adaptation time, typically with less than 200 examples."_
  - Source: [Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots — Google DeepMind](https://x.com/TheTechFuse/status/2094178345982607455)
- **civilian robot:** 1 units
  - _"This product is a civilian robot."_
  - Source: [Brushless Digital Servo Compact and Designed for Embodied Intelligence Applications - Unitree Robotics](https://www.unitree.com/DigitalServo)
- **Forerunner K2 humanoid:** 1,000 units
  - _"Kepler says is now entering mass production."_
  - Source: [Hi, I'm Lexie Hart, your Robo Brief host. Today, humanoid robots are getting more lifelike, more affordable, and more u…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbVN31GUONc)

## Pulse

- [@BitsWattsDesk on X](https://x.com/BitsWattsDesk/status/2095852633496195313)
  The humanoid hand debate is focused on the wrong bottleneck. The usual argument is about where to put the motor. Tendon-driven hands keep the actuators upstream and pull the fingers with cables. Tesla…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095756909173506399)
  Eliminating mechanical brake linkages requires independent low-voltage battery isolated rails and dual-channel electromechanical actuators certified to fail-operational ASIL D standards. https://t.co/…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095754100168331434)
  Designing high-density forearms requires co-locating miniature planetary reducers, brushless motor stators, and motor control PCBs within a rigid thermal sleeve capable of shedding heat during continu…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095753406564733255)
  High-speed open-loop dexterity is impressive in laboratory demos. Deploying those actuators into industrial assembly requires verifying that high-speed tendon linkages maintain positioning repeatabili…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095753347852911040)
  Packing twenty actuators into a human-scale palm pushes the boundary of motor winding thermal limits. Without localized thermal dissipation and high-resolution tactile feedback, continuous dexterous m…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095752876694122669)
  Replacing hydraulic lines with dry electromechanical brake-by-wire actuators at each corner eliminates fluid maintenance, but requires redundant 48V power feeds and independent microcontrollers certif…
- [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2095478817485689302)
  Sam Altman just confirmed something OpenAI had never said this clearly before. OpenAI will definitely build humanoid robots. In a new interview with Alex Heath, Altman said the humanoid form makes sen…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095438879801409782)
  Eliminating mechanical driver interfaces requires complete hardware redundancy across steering actuators, braking modulators, and power distribution rails certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D standards. http…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095435894174146719)
  Removing mechanical steering controls cuts vehicle interior mass and complexity, but shifts the entire safety burden to fault-tolerant drive-by-wire actuators and redundant power buses certified to AS…
- [@MilkRoadAI on X](https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2095171515839029289)
  Sam Altman is saying that OpenAI plans to build a humanoid robot, along with other designs because the world around us was built for humans (Save this). Doors, stairs, computers, tools, kitchens, vehi…
- [DeReK WaTSoN on X: "Everyone is watching Optimus, Figure and Unitree.

I went looking at what actually goes inside the bloody things.

Motors. Bearings. Roller screws. Precision gears. Encoders. Force sensors. Magnets. Actuators.

Then I looked at who makes them, how difficult they are to manufactu… / X](https://x.com/Scobleizer/status/2095049793664168086)
  Post Log in Sign up Post DeReK WaTSoN on X: "Everyone is watching Optimus, Figure and Unitree. I went looking at what actually goes inside the bloody things. Motors. Bearings. Roller screws. Precision…
- [LimX Dynamics on X: "Together with ZINOVA's Tool Intelligence, TRON 2 takes on increasingly complex construction workflows.

@ZiNovaLabs builds on TRON 2 to explore an innovative robotic configuration for construction, demonstrating key tasks in a scaled-down tilt-up construction workflow, includi… / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2095114381818253768)
  Post Log in Sign up Post LimX Dynamics on X: "Together with ZINOVA's Tool Intelligence, TRON 2 takes on increasingly complex construction workflows. @ZiNovaLabs builds on TRON 2 to explore an innovati…
- [From Robot Development to Deployment with Isaac GR00T & Jetson Thor - YouTube](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2094923301395001790)
  From Robot Development to Deployment with Isaac GR00T & Jetson Thor Visibility: Public Uploaded by: NVIDIA Omniverse Uploaded at: 2026-08-27 Published at: 2026-08-26 Length: 1:17:39 Views: 12267 Likes…
- [@SAldwais on X](https://x.com/SAldwais/status/2094922840420364715)
  الصناعة في مجال الروبوتات الشبيهة بالإنسان (Humanoid Robots) منقسمة حاليًا بين طريقتين لتصميم اليد: 1. اليد المدفوعة بالأوتار (Tendon-driven) الموتورات تكون في الساعد، والكابلات (مثل الأوتار في جسم ال…
- [@GoingBallistic5 on X](https://x.com/GoingBallistic5/status/2094828154397302954)
  Humanoid-esque, but not humanoid What I see missing: No hand. A passive claw attachment is used to avoid grip strength test. Limited wrist DoFs Second no test of pull-up strength as it leaps into posi…
- [@MilkRoadAI on X](https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2094805518791631029)
  Elon Musk thinks humanoid robots could become a bigger industry than almost anyone expects (Save this). @elonmusk said the usefulness of a humanoid robot depends on three factors, the quality of its a…
- [@OperationsPLS on X](https://x.com/OperationsPLS/status/2094804971263009063)
  The get-up is the right metric. Recovery from falls under contact stress reveals actuator limits and balance policy robustness in ways clean demos never expose. China building a sport format around th…
- [@sreexts on X](https://x.com/sreexts/status/2094607807399989491)
  Brett Adcock bragging that Figure is "crazy vertically integrated" is the tell. Humanoid winners will not be the ones with the best demo video. They will be the ones who own their actuators, training …
- [@ricci_nov on X](https://x.com/ricci_nov/status/2094541430148431935)
  A TAM revised 5x without a shipping product means the assumptions moved, not the market — and every dollar in that curve sits past 2030, which is beyond the horizon of any semi order book being writte…
- [The hardest problem in physical AI may be the magnet, not the model](https://thenextweb.com/news/physical-ai-hardest-problem-magnet-not-model-crma-schaeffler)
  Skip to content AI Learning and Artificial Intelligence Credit: Canva Actuators account for 40% to 60% of a humanoid robot’s bill of materials and China refines roughly 90% of the rare earth magnets i…
- [Standardizing Physical AI: Why Common Hardware Interfaces Could Accelerate Generalization - Humanoid Analytics](https://humanoidanalytics.com/2026/08/31/standardizing-physical-ai-why-common-hardware-interfaces-could-accelerate-generalization)
  Close Menu - Companies - Company Tracker - Deployment Tracker - Funding Tracker - Deployments - Technology - Funding - Markets - Our Services X (Twitter) Mastodon LinkedIn Switch to Dark Design - easi…
- [Standardizing Physical AI: Why Common Hardware Interfaces Could Accelerate Generalization - Humanoid Analytics](https://x.com/HumanoidAn/status/2094628877712990401)
  Close Menu - Companies - Company Tracker - Deployment Tracker - Funding Tracker - Deployments - Technology - Funding - Markets - Our Services X (Twitter) Mastodon LinkedIn Switch to Dark Design - easi…
- [@UnitreeRobotics on X](https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/2094447435825521077)
  @matth_lapeyre @MarwaEldiwiny We apologize, we did not express ourselves clearly, which led to a misunderstanding. Microduck is not using Unitree's Servo. We simply recommend giving our servo actuator…
- [@UnitreeRobotics on X](https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/2094446865723150749)
  We apologize, we did not express ourselves clearly, which led to a misunderstanding. Microduck is not using Unitree's Servo. We simply recommend giving our servo actuators a try.
- [@OperationsPLS on X](https://x.com/OperationsPLS/status/2094442352513614027)
  The car-company framing undersells the real moat: Tesla's manufacturing scale. Building actuators and batteries at automotive volume means Optimus cost curves could drop faster than any pure-play robo…
- [@Thom_Wolf on X](https://x.com/Thom_Wolf/status/2094427670528311750)
  People don't realize it, but even with only 1 GB of RAM, the memory alone is already 10–15% of Microduck's total price. Crazy when you consider there are 15 actuators in the robot.
- [SoftBank in talks for majority stake in humanoid maker 1X at $6bn… | Newnex](https://www.newnex.io/feed/softbank-in-talks-for-majority-stake-in-humanoid-maker-1x-at-6bn-valuation)
  Back to feed Public Preview SoftBank in talks for majority stake in humanoid maker 1X at $6bn valuation Team S ·2 days ago SoftBank is in talks to acquire a majority stake in humanoid robotics company…
- [SoftBank in talks for majority stake in humanoid maker 1X at $6bn… | Newnex](https://x.com/NewnexHQ/status/2094441375047512559)
  Back to feed Public Preview SoftBank in talks for majority stake in humanoid maker 1X at $6bn valuation Team S ·2 days ago SoftBank is in talks to acquire a majority stake in humanoid robotics company…
- [Brushless Digital Servo Compact and Designed for Embodied Intelligence Applications - Unitree Robotics](https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/2094270984845185473)
  Brushless Digital Servo Compact and Designed for Embodied Intelligence Applications - Brushless Motor Long Life, Low Inertia, High Speed, Force Control - Temperature and Position Sensors - Precision G…
- [@QuasarShift on X](https://x.com/QuasarShift/status/2094235270107611180)
  🚨 WHEN ENGINEERS ARE ALLOWED TO COOK - THIS ROBOT HAND HAS 22 DEGREES OF FREEDOM 1X's NEO humanoid hand, tendons moving like human muscles, picking up everything from eggs to tools 🤖✋ What most don'…
- [@santoshsingh1 on X](https://x.com/santoshsingh1/status/2093714437551337508)
  4/11 – What is the key question: ❌ Which humanoid robot will win? Tesla? Unitree? Figure? Someone else? ➡️What does EVERY humanoid robot need? Because the winner may change. The supply chain doesn't. …
- [South Korea Commits KRW 2.3 Trillion to Build Full-Stack Humanoid Robotics Ecosystem by 2030 | Humanoids Daily](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2093648555726590278)
  Search articles Key Takeaways Show all - Dedicated Humanoid Capital: South Korea is investing KRW 2.3 trillion ($1.66 billion) through 2030 to build an indigenous, full-stack humanoid robotics industr…
- [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2093518320653750308)
  This is what’s hiding inside the next generation of robotic hands. Compact frameless motors can be integrated directly into dexterous robotic hands to drive finger and joint movement while keeping the…
- [The Humanoid Race Is Moving From Lab to Factory](https://x.com/resourcestock_/status/2093336315190554897)
  Categories: Premium Subscription Updates / General Market Commentary Topics: Digital Dispatch / General Market Commentary- BW The Humanoid Race Is Moving From Lab to Factory Shares Share Post Share Em…
- [@marketmaker_hq on X](https://x.com/marketmaker_hq/status/2093221444360736934)
  10,000 humanoid robots sold out in 5 days generating $200,000,000+ in pre-orders overnight OpenAI backed 1X Technologies just proved consumer demand for home bots is officially reaching mass hysteria …
- [@Electromate on X](https://x.com/Electromate/status/2092971394367963313)
  High-Performance Gearheads for Servo and Stepper Motors HarmonicPlanetary® HPGP / HPG / HPN / HPF / HPG Helical HarmonicDrive® CSG-GH / CSF-GH Sold & Serviced by: ELECTROMATE Toll Free Phone: (877) SE…
- [Thomas Wolf on X: "We have a huge news to share today!

Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck

A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 actuators and packed with sensors (camera, speaker, LiDAR, NFC, bluetooth, wifi, etc) that you train yourself with reinforce… / X](https://x.com/altantutar/status/2093402533226074501)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Thomas Wolf on X: "We have a huge news to share today! Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 ac…
- [@ricci_nov on X](https://x.com/ricci_nov/status/2092422257175925195)
  @cb_doge Every humanoid demo is bottlenecked on the same three things, and none of them is the AI: actuator torque density, battery energy density, and hand durability past a few thousand grasp cycles…
- [@HumanoidAn on X](https://x.com/HumanoidAn/status/2092255099905270127)
  The biggest opportunity in humanoid robotics may not be building the robot itself. It may be solving the bottlenecks every robot company faces: cheaper actuators, dexterous hands, better training data…
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