Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Leadshine projects 800,000–900,000 motor deliveries and targets 3M annual capacity
- Current frameless-motor capacity is150,000 units per month; automated-line expansion targets 3 million units annually.
- Full-year frameless-motor orders on hand exceed 1 million units, while expected 2026 deliveries are 800,000–900,000.
- Joint-module orders exceed 60,000 units across harmonic, planetary and integrated-wheel categories.
Schaeffler adds two Greater China humanoid customers
- Two new customers in Greater China were added during the third quarter.
- The figure describes the humanoid-robotics order book, rather than recognised revenue or delivered products.
- The company plans to publish final validated financial results on November3.
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Kuling Robotics completes tens-of-millions-yuan angel round
- The financing will support research and development and expansion of production capacity.
- Kuling develops joint modules and thermal-management systems for humanoids and quadruped robots from its Nanjing base.
Futaba reports FMC-02Q flight testing in simulated torrential rain and wind
- Pilots moved the drone manually in altitude-hold mode because the indoor facility lacked GPS reception.
- Futaba found no significant abnormal aircraft behaviour or sensor readings, but rain on the camera reduced image visibility.
- The aircraft carried a camera and speaker for disaster-assessment and public-address applications.
SPG's flexspline-steel supplier SeAH Besteel enters mass production
- The alloy is designed for flexsplines, which transmit motor power inside precision reducers.
- Alloy design and vacuum-degassing processes target heat-treatment deformation and non-metallic inclusions that can initiate fatigue cracks.
- SeAH Besteel plans to expand the range with additional special-steel grades tailored for humanoid robots.
Advanced Industrial Devices majority stake acquired by Kohlberg
- CEO Russell Claybrook and the management team retained a significant ownership interest.
- The business controls motors and power distribution for water, data-centre cooling and other industrial infrastructure.
- Kohlberg bought the stake from Black Bay Partners, which had backed AID for four years.
Synapticon and Reynolds & Moore formalise humanoid functional-safety partnership
- Reynolds & Moore provides risk assessment, safety architecture, validation and certification-readiness support in North America and Europe.
- Synapticon contributes SOMANET drive families, ACTILINK actuators and the POSITRON Safety AI platform.
- The combined support spans system concept, implementation and integration through the path to certification.
Founder Motor approves RMB20M Fangde Robot capital injection
- Founder Motor would contribute RMB12 million and retain its 60% ownership stake.
- Employee shareholding platform Deqing Yuanfang would contribute RMB8 million for its unchanged 40% stake.
- Fangde Robot's registered capital would increase from RMB10 million to RMB30 million.
Direct Drive Technology begins trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- The global offering comprised 50 million shares at HK$21.60 each, raising approximately HK$1.08 billion in gross proceeds.
- The Hong Kong public offering was approximately 208.56 times subscribed.
- Proceeds are allocated approximately 50% to R&D, 20% to partner and sales networks, 20% to production and 10% to working capital.
Hangyu Servo completes nearly RMB100M Series A++
- Investors included Yichen Capital, Leaguer Venture, TEDA Private Equity and Yonghua Investment.
- The company develops hydraulic, electromechanical and electro-hydrostatic servo architectures.
- Its target platforms include aircraft, UAVs, rockets, vessels and special-purpose robots.
Yansyn discloses financing for expressive robot-head technology
- Proceeds are earmarked for facial-expression technology, hybrid-drive product upgrades and humanoid-OEM integration.
- The company has developed the Xirui Yansyn-X2 expressive robot head with soft-muscle actuation and a microfluidic tear system.
- Yansyn says it is adapting head modules and emotional-interaction software for unnamed humanoid manufacturers.
Samhyun secures initial North American AXLON production order
- AXLON integrates a motor, reducer and controller in one joint module, with a 12-model actuator line.
- Samhyun plans to begin North American supply from its Changwon No. 2 plant in December 2026.
- The company has additional development and validation projects under way with several global customers.
DEUTZ and Hypercraft sign non-binding Razorback UGV MoU
- The companies are evaluating DEUTZ hybrid drivetrains, batteries, power electronics and scaled OEM solutions for Hypercraft unmanned ground platforms.
- Potential European assembly and final acceptance at a DEUTZ production site remain contemplated elements of the planned cooperation.
- Hypercraft will contribute its CARBON software-defined vehicle architecture and military customer network to help define UGV requirements.
Direct Drive Technology launches Hong Kong global offering
- The offering materials estimate approximately HK$982.5 million of net proceeds.
- About 50% of net proceeds is allocated to robotics research and development and 20% to production capacity and efficiency.
- Direct Drive technology had been incorporated into more than 7.5 million robots through June 2026.
Samhyun targets July 2027 launch for second-generation robot actuator
- The first-generation actuator is targeted for mass production as early as the end of 2026, with second-generation production expected in the second half of 2027.
- Samhyun is targeting mean time between failures of about 20,000 hours for the second generation, matching the stated first-generation level.
- The higher torque-density target is intended to reduce actuator weight and energy burden in humanoid joints.
Tuopu Group partners with Ensuring Technology on tactile sensing for dexterous hands
- The collaboration targets multidimensional tactile sensing for dexterous hands and connects Tuopu's actuator programme with Ensuring Technology's tactile hardware and software stack.
- Ensuring Technology says its sensors have reached automotive-grade reliability and designated batch-delivery stage with domestic and international dexterous-hand, robotics and data-collection customers.
- Tuopu Group took a strategic stake in Ensuring Technology in August, preceding the operating partnership.
Kendrion introduces FIO Drive Control with integrated Safe Torque Off
- The 25 mm-wide DIN-rail module controls stepper and brushless DC motors while EtherCAT communication remains powered during a safety stop.
- Design samples are expected in January 2027, following a planned November 2026 SPS presentation.