# What is true on Bearings?

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## On this layer

- org — Actuator BOM contribution (1)
- org — Gearbox cost contribution (1)
- org — LimX Dynamics (1)
- org — robot manufacturing (1)
- org — TRON 2 (1)
- org — ZiNovaLabs (1)

## Who captures

- @smsehy (1)
- https://x.com/derek__Watson (1)
- ZiNovaLabs (1)
- @santoshsingh1 (1)
- youtube.com (1)

## Sourced numbers

- **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)
- **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)

## Pulse

- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095438732262608989)
  Low-cost open-source hardware democratizes reinforcement learning experimentation, but transitioning from hobbyist platforms to industrial automation requires hardened bearings, precision reducers, an…
- [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…
- [@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. …
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