Schaeffler, in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University, has established a robot laboratory to deeply cultivate the localization of core components
This laboratory focuses on the core bottleneck of humanoid robot commercialization - high-performance executive components, and has defined three major research directions: The first is dexterous hand technology, developing bionic mechanical hands that can achieve precise multi-finger grasping; The second is the planetary reducer actuator, which enhances the stability and durability of joint drive. The third is the collaborative robot system, which optimizes the safety and efficiency of human-machine interaction. Relying on Schaeffler's technological accumulation in the field of precision bearings, the laboratory has developed a new generation of robot joint drive systems, with a positioning accuracy of up to 0.001mm, which can meet the requirements of industrial-grade high-intensity operations.
At present, the laboratory has signed supply agreements for key components with several leading global humanoid robot manufacturers such as UBTECH and Tesla. The first batch of products will go into mass production in the first quarter of 2026. The head of R&D for Schaeffler in the Asia-Pacific region stated that this collaboration has achieved a deep integration of German precision manufacturing and the Asian innovation ecosystem, and will provide solutions for the "bottleneck" components in the humanoid robot industry chain.