Robot Components

Robot Components

Japanese maker of cycloidal precision reduction gears that are standard in the joints of industrial robot arms, plus motion-control components for other machines.

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Beijing maker of dexterous robotic hands, tactile sensing fingertips and actuators supplied to humanoid robot developers.

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Maker of soft, food-safe robotic grippers and AI picking systems for handling variable items such as food and produce.

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Japanese originator of the linear motion guide, supplying rails, ball screws, actuators and robot joint modules.

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German supplier of grippers, rotary and linear modules, damping and tool-changing systems used in robot cells.

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Publicly traded lidar manufacturer whose digital sensors are used in robotics, industrial automation, smart infrastructure and autonomous vehicles.

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Waltham company making high-resolution tactile sensors that turn surface contact into a 3D image, used for robot touch and industrial inspection.

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Fremont maker of silicon-anode lithium cells with very high energy density, sold for drones, wearables and other weight-critical mobile systems.

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Shanghai maker of 2D lidar, navigation modules and mobile robot chassis used by service-robot builders.

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Designer and manufacturer of custom lithium-ion battery packs and battery management systems for industrial, medical and robotic equipment.

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Depth-camera and stereo-vision business, spun out of Intel, supplying the cameras many mobile robots and manipulators use for perception.

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Bosch division making MEMS inertial and environmental sensors, including the IMUs used for balance and motion sensing in small robots.

Humanoid & General-Purpose Robot Makers

Los Angeles company selling humanoid and bipedal robot platforms such as THEMIS along with proprioceptive actuators for legged robots.

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Maker of Xsens inertial motion-capture suits and sensor modules used to record human motion for robot learning, plus industrial IMUs.

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Australian company making tactile sensors that measure force, torque and incipient slip so robot grippers can control grasp force.

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Tucson company developing lithium-metal battery cells with high energy density for electric aviation, defense and mobile robotics.

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Fremont battery manufacturer building silicon-anode lithium-ion cells aimed at devices that need more runtime in the same volume.

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Cell manufacturer known for ultra-high-power cylindrical lithium-ion cells used in power tools, eVTOL, racing and robotics packs.

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Shenzhen maker of lidar and perception solutions for vehicles and robots, including compact sensors aimed at robotics platforms.

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Manufacturer of brushless motors and propulsion components used in drones and increasingly in legged and humanoid robot joints.

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German machine-vision company making industrial cameras, lenses and vision software used in robot guidance and inspection.

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Italian company producing soft, compliant robotic hands and variable-stiffness actuators for service and research robots.

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Korean company making multi-joint robotic grippers and the DG-5F dexterous hand for research and industrial manipulation.

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Israeli maker of capacitive absolute rotary encoders that are hollow, thin and light, aimed at robot joints and gimbals.

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New York manufacturer of integrated servo motors and motion-control hardware sold direct to machine and robot builders.

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Tokyo company producing flexible multi-axis tactile sensor skins that can be wrapped around fingers and robot surfaces.

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Shanghai lidar maker supplying 3D sensors for autonomous vehicles, robotics and industrial automation at large volume.

Humanoid & General-Purpose Robot Makers

Bristol company making the Hero Arm, a 3D-printed multi-grip bionic hand for children and adults with limb difference.

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German vacuum-technology company supplying suction cups, vacuum generators and complete robot vacuum gripping systems.

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Israeli chip company making edge AI processors that run neural networks on-device for robots, cameras and vehicles.

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Slovenian maker of magnetic rotary and linear encoders, including compact absolute encoders used in robot joints.

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Swiss company making compact six-axis force-torque sensors for robot arms, legged robots and research platforms.

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German maker of smart electric grippers and gripper controllers designed for quick integration with robot arms.

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Munich company making stereo 3D cameras with on-board perception software for robot grasping and localization.

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Shenzhen company making multi-modal tactile sensors and dexterous hands for humanoid and industrial robots.

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Slovak company making 3D scanners and structured-light cameras plus bin-picking software for robot cells.