# Who makes the motors?

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

## On this layer

- org — [Unitree](https://roboterminal.app/companies/unitree) (8)
- org — [Tesla](https://roboterminal.app/companies/tesla) (7)
- org — [NVIDIA](https://roboterminal.app/companies/nvidia) (5)
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- org — XPENG (1)
- org — Xynova (1)
- org — Zinova Labs (1)
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## Who captures

- @smsehy (10)
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- https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai (1)
- @santoshsingh1 (1)
- @techniahqrobot (1)
- Eduardo Baptista,Ju-min Park (1)
- ELECTROMATE (1)
- Pollen Robotics (1)
- Nabtesco Precision Europe GmbH (1)
- Tata Motors (1)
- Skild AI (1)
- youtube.com (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)
- **tasks from the Humanoid Olympics:** 3 units
  - _"A startup called Physical Intelligence solved several of them three months later."_
  - Source: [Timothy B. Lee on X: "Last year roboticist Benjie Holson created the "Humanoid Olympics," a list of tasks that are trivial for humans but hard for robots. A startup called Physical Intelligence solved several of them three months later. But there were some big caveats!" / X](https://x.com/binarybits/status/2094806517471965456)
- **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)
- **precision reduction gears:** 60 units
  - _"Nabtesco states on its own site that it holds approximately 60% of the global market for the precision reduction gears in industrial robot joints."_
  - Source: [@LeoKharon on X](https://x.com/LeoKharon/status/2094515863000883546)
- **sub-10nm logic capacity:** 92 units
  - _"Roughly 92% of the world's sub-10nm logic capacity sits on one island."_
  - Source: [@LeoKharon on X](https://x.com/LeoKharon/status/2094515863000883546)
- **global cell capacity:** 80 units
  - _"Battery cells go back to China: over 80% of global cell capacity, about 99% of LFP."_
  - Source: [@LeoKharon on X](https://x.com/LeoKharon/status/2094515863000883546)
- **cable stretch:** 10,000 units
  - _"cable stretch over 10,000 continuous cycles destroys sub-millimeter precision."_
  - Source: [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2094345994028876167)
- **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)
- **electric vehicle makers building humanoids:** 0 units
  - _"They already build batteries, motors & AI."_
  - Source: [mete on X: "EV makers building humanoids

🇺🇸 Tesla | Optimus
🇨🇳 XPENG | IRON
🇨🇳 BYD | Xiao Di
🇨🇳 CHERY | Mornine

They already build batteries, motors & AI.

Humanoids reuse same industrial stack.

That’s how they’re able to move so fast." / X](https://x.com/VaderResearch/status/2093776317728620621)
- **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)
- **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)
- **dollars:** $1,500,000
  - _"se firm Unitree filed for IPO(SSE), valued at ¥6 trillion. Humanoid G1 is from ¥1.5 million, robot dog is from ¥0.2 million. But 80% sales is for R&D use, struggling to em"_
  - Source: [【中国製人型ロボットを分解】「Unitree G1」の構造を徹底分析｜人の動きをどう再現？｜高い運動能力の秘密 - YouTube](https://x.com/Izawa_Motoyasu/status/2093200534325100769)
- **dollars:** $200,000
  - _"E), valued at ¥6 trillion. Humanoid G1 is from ¥1.5 million, robot dog is from ¥0.2 million. But 80% sales is for R&D use, struggling to embody the robot brain through hum"_
  - Source: [【中国製人型ロボットを分解】「Unitree G1」の構造を徹底分析｜人の動きをどう再現？｜高い運動能力の秘密 - YouTube](https://x.com/Izawa_Motoyasu/status/2093200534325100769)
- **Microduck price:** $399
  - _"Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped."_
  - Source: [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093015638331769030)
- **Microduck specifications:** 15 units
  - _"15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak that picks things up."_
  - Source: [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093015638331769030)
- **price of Microduck:** $399
  - _"Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped."_
  - Source: [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets.

Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped.

25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak t… / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093033695766868100)
- **sales for Microduck:** 1,000,000 units
  - _"we've just passed $1,000,000 in sales for Microduck"_
  - Source: [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets.

Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped.

25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak t… / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093033695766868100)
- **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)
- **@Thom_Wolf 2092923071829049592:** $400.
  - _"$400."_
  - Source: [Microduck - A tiny biped robot you can teach new tricks | Pollen Robotics](https://x.com/Thom_Wolf/status/2092923071829049592)
- **Unitree IPO valuation:** $66billion
  - _"the company valued at $66 billion after its arrival on China’s equivalent of the Nasdaq."_
  - Source: [Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era | TechCrunch](https://x.com/HarryMellsop/status/2092651092026728509)
- **Passenger vehicles (4W):** 198,000 units
  - _"EV sales surged 84% in FY2026 to 1.98 lakh units (4.3% of the PV market). "_
  - Source: [TruthCapital on X: "The India EV Value Chain: A Crisp Investor's Map

India's EV story has moved from experiment to industrial buildout — the government is targeting 30% EV penetration by 2030, and global capital is watching where India fits into the post-China supply chain. Here's the essence: who… / X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095049862396162208)
- **the Skild Brain's training process:** 1,000 units
  - _"The Skild Brain spent 1,000 years walking 100,000 different bodies across simulated worlds."_
  - Source: [Skild AI on X: "We built a robot brain that nothing can stop.

Shattered limbs? Jammed motors? If the bot can move, the Brain will move it— even if it’s an entirely new robot body.

Meet the omni-bodied Skild Brain:" / X](https://x.com/SkildAI/status/2092300861766856988)
- **the Skild Brain's memory capacity:** 100 units
  - _"Our context window is over 100x longer."_
  - Source: [Skild AI on X: "We built a robot brain that nothing can stop.

Shattered limbs? Jammed motors? If the bot can move, the Brain will move it— even if it’s an entirely new robot body.

Meet the omni-bodied Skild Brain:" / X](https://x.com/SkildAI/status/2092300861766856988)
- **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

- [@frontrunvc on X](https://x.com/frontrunvc/status/2095859926619074682)
  EARLY: 5 companies under 60 followers across Robotics, Healthcare, and AI.👇 @gwaihirrobotics - 5 followers - (Robotics): the american brushless motor stack. stators, rotors and winding machines. @spe…
- [@cubemars_motor on X](https://x.com/cubemars_motor/status/2095829231250907407)
  💧 So Smooth, Even the Water Stays Still. Put a bottle of water on the CubeMars GL60II Gimbal Motor and let it rotate. The result? Stable, smooth motion with minimal shaking. A simple test, but a clea…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095755978360902124)
  Humanoid scaling is tightly coupled to heavy rare earth refining corridors for dysprosium and terbium. Without domestic permanent magnet sintering capacity, software models cannot be deployed into phy…
- [@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/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/2095753012539195875)
  Humanoid power envelopes cannot tolerate heavy liquid cooling loops. Deploying wide-bandgap silicon carbide and gallium nitride motor drivers directly inside joint housings cuts thermal dissipation an…
- [@elonmusk on X](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2095720611695759704)
  The Cybercab motor uses no rare earth metals, but maintains the same range! This was extremely hard to achieve. https://t.co/2SrdikvrUM
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095711446143586539)
  Securing massive GPU clusters proves that physical AI is adopting frontier model training economics. The ultimate pacing item remains converting those model outputs into deterministic, safety-certifie…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095710954361409749)
  The hand and forearm expose the real physical limits of miniature motor winding, high-ratio planetary gearing, and thermal dissipation inside a 25mm joint envelope. Volume manufacturing only works whe…
- [@SawyerMerritt on X](https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2095686122194055221)
  The Cybercab drive unit features a simplified bar-wound stator and lubrication system, plus an overall architecture that enables fully automated, sub-10-second cycle times. It is 18% smaller, 25% ligh…
- [@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/2095439443507511661)
  Commercial availability by 2027 requires locking in Tier 1 automotive supplier agreements for frameless torque motors, precision planetary reducers, and safety-certified power distribution architectur…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095436258772496396)
  Capital deployment into physical AI foundation models is surging, but deploying robots into production environments requires tooling up domestic supply chains for high-precision strain wave gears, hig…
- [@HumanoidsHQ on X](https://x.com/HumanoidsHQ/status/2095239778044088589)
  Xynova just unveiled Prima 1, an advanced robotic hand featuring 22 degrees of freedom. It uses vision and tactile sensing to interact with objects more intelligently, while its direct-drive motors al…
- [@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…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095050737344725288)
  Digital models scale exponentially by distributing weights across networks, but physical AI scaling remains gated by physical component manufacturing lead times. Sourcing specialized precision cycloid…
- [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…
- [Global Robotics Industry Converges on Japan for Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026](https://x.com/OperationsPLS/status/2095045520729505909)
  - Global Robotics Industry Converges on Japan for Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026 Share Leaders across robotics, physical AI, and automation gather in Tokyo this May Download media TOKYO--( BUSINESS WIRE)…
- [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…
- [@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…
- [Timothy B. Lee on X: "Last year roboticist Benjie Holson created the "Humanoid Olympics," a list of tasks that are trivial for humans but hard for robots. A startup called Physical Intelligence solved several of them three months later. But there were some big caveats!" / X](https://x.com/binarybits/status/2094806517471965456)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Timothy B. Lee on X: "Last year roboticist Benjie Holson created the "Humanoid Olympics," a list of tasks that are trivial for humans but hard for robots. A startup called Phy…
- [@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…
- [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…
- [@LeoKharon on X](https://x.com/LeoKharon/status/2094515863000883546)
  Robotics deep dive: HUMANOID CHOKEPOINTS Almost every supply-chain post about humanoids has one country in it. Trace five critical inputs one at a time and they land in four different places. Magnets …
- [@UnitreeRobotics on X](https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/2094448601506500870)
  @v1ckxy_overdose @ROBOTIS The structure, motor, circuit board, and drive protocols are all different; only the physical dimensions are very similar.
- [@PANONYGroup on X](https://x.com/PANONYGroup/status/2094402070724112752)
  #Robotics #HumanoidRobots #PhysicalAI The humanoid robotics business of @XPengMotors has signed equity financing agreements to raise more than $900 million at a post-money valuation exceeding $6.3 bil…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2094345994028876167)
  Tendon-driven actuation solves thermal mass and packing density in dexterous hands, but cable stretch over 10,000 continuous cycles destroys sub-millimeter precision. Modeling hysteresis in simulation…
- [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'…
- [Rohan Paul on X: "Reinforcement learning apparently kept this running posture over human form

A person swings the arms mainly to stop the upper body from twisting with every stride, the twist that each leg puts into the torso. A robot arm is motors, gears, and wires. fast swinging will generate hi… / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2094060524870762618)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Rohan Paul on X: "Reinforcement learning apparently kept this running posture over human form A person swings the arms mainly to stop the upper body from twisting with every s…
- [mete on X: "EV makers building humanoids

🇺🇸 Tesla | Optimus
🇨🇳 XPENG | IRON
🇨🇳 BYD | Xiao Di
🇨🇳 CHERY | Mornine

They already build batteries, motors & AI.

Humanoids reuse same industrial stack.

That’s how they’re able to move so fast." / X](https://x.com/VaderResearch/status/2093776317728620621)
  Post Log in Sign up Post mete on X: "EV makers building humanoids 🇺🇸 Tesla \| Optimus 🇨🇳 XPENG \| IRON 🇨🇳 BYD \| Xiao Di 🇨🇳 CHERY \| Mornine They already build batteries, motors & AI. Huma…
- [@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. …
- [@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…
- [Conference & Program | embeddedworld North America 2026](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2093428405366669346)
  Skip to main content Skip to footer Conference & Program The premier demonstration and information sharing platform for the embedded community. Innovation, networking and knowledge are all on display.…
- [IHR006 | Monthly Insight | August 2026 – Industry Humanoid Robotics](https://x.com/NewsHumanoid/status/2093221759612764529)
  Skip to content IHR006 \| Monthly Insight \| August 2026 Unitree Robotics Soars 460% in Shanghai STAR Market Debut Unitree Robotics made a striking debut on Shanghai’s STAR Market, underscoring strong…
- [China’s record robotic strides show the limits of human speed | Reuters](https://x.com/pstAsiatech/status/2093730835132268862)
  Skip to main content Exclusive news, data and analytics for financial market professionalsLearn more aboutRefinitiv More Videos 0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0% Press shift question mark to access a li…
- [【中国製人型ロボットを分解】「Unitree G1」の構造を徹底分析｜人の動きをどう再現？｜高い運動能力の秘密 - YouTube](https://x.com/Izawa_Motoyasu/status/2093200534325100769)
  Error 401 (Bad Request)!!1 401. That’s an error. The server cannot process the request because it is malformed. It should not be retried. That’s all we know. Back Skip navigation Search Search with yo…
- [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093015638331769030)
  Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets. Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped. 25cm, under 800g…
- [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets.

Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped.

25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak t… / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093033695766868100)
  Post Log in Sign up Post The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets. Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-ord…
- [@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…
- [Microduck - A tiny biped robot you can teach new tricks | Pollen Robotics](https://x.com/Thom_Wolf/status/2092923071829049592)
  AV-1 MicroduckMade to move · Ready to learn A 25 cm open-source biped you train yourself with reinforcement learning. Playable out of the box. Pre-order for $399 Pre-orders open August 27, 2026★$399 b…
- [Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era | TechCrunch](https://x.com/HarryMellsop/status/2092651092026728509)
  Checking your Browser… Verifying... Stuck? Troubleshoot Success! Verification failed Troubleshoot Verification expired Refresh Verification expired Refresh Troubleshoot Cloudflare, opens in a new tab …
- [Humanoid Robotics Technology on X: "Nabtesco Precision Europe GmbH's strain wave gears redefine humanoid robotics and automation.

Designed to meet specific application requirements, Nabtesco's strain wave gears can be individually tailored for performance, geometry, materials, interfaces, and gear… / X](https://x.com/FrankNatureM/status/2092537106774008266)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Humanoid Robotics Technology on X: "Nabtesco Precision Europe GmbH's strain wave gears redefine humanoid robotics and automation. Designed to meet specific application require…
- [XPeng Motors humanoid robot unit Dogotix raises $900M - The Robot Report](https://x.com/ologicinc/status/2094455408803086387)
  The Robot Report Continue to Site Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Pinterest Share XPeng’s Dogotix unit is developing the IRON humanoid robot. Source: XPeng Like other global automakers, XPeng Motors is bra…
- [TruthCapital on X: "The India EV Value Chain: A Crisp Investor's Map

India's EV story has moved from experiment to industrial buildout — the government is targeting 30% EV penetration by 2030, and global capital is watching where India fits into the post-China supply chain. Here's the essence: who… / X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095049862396162208)
  Post Log in Sign up Post TruthCapital on X: "The India EV Value Chain: A Crisp Investor's Map India's EV story has moved from experiment to industrial buildout — the government is targeting 30% EV pen…
- [Skild AI on X: "We built a robot brain that nothing can stop.

Shattered limbs? Jammed motors? If the bot can move, the Brain will move it— even if it’s an entirely new robot body.

Meet the omni-bodied Skild Brain:" / X](https://x.com/SkildAI/status/2092300861766856988)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Skild AI on X: "We built a robot brain that nothing can stop. Shattered limbs? Jammed motors? If the bot can move, the Brain will move it— even if it’s an entirely new robot b…
- [[音楽] 中国の代表的なヒューマノイドロボット UNIT3G1 おな んだ これもすごよくできてますね。 信じられない。 その構造を探るべく日経クロステックは分解を試みました。 [音楽] 複数のベアリングを使用し、ロッドの動き に合わせて…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiHeUckng90)
  [音楽] 中国の代表的なヒューマノイドロボット UNIT3G1 おな んだ これもすごよくできてますね。 信じられない。 その構造を探るべく日経クロステックは分解を試みました。 [音楽] 複数のベアリングを使用し、ロッドの動き に合わせて足首の角度を変える仕組みと なっています。すでに中国のロボット開発 は、え、見せるだけという段階を、え、 超えてき[音楽]ているようです。部品の 1つ1つを見てい…
- [Conference & Program | embeddedworld North America 2026](https://embedded-world-na.com/conference-program)
  Skip to main content Skip to footer Conference & Program The premier demonstration and information sharing platform for the embedded community. Innovation, networking and knowledge are all on display.…
- [Brushless Digital Servo Compact and Designed for Embodied Intelligence Applications - Unitree Robotics](https://www.unitree.com/DigitalServo)
  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…
- [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)
  Hi, I'm Lexie Hart, your Robo Brief host. Today, humanoid robots are getting more lifelike, more affordable, and more useful all at once. First, Clone Robotics shows off Proto Clone, a startling Andro…

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