One of the perennial challenges of building robots is minimizing the size and weight of drive systems while preserving power. One established way to do this, at least on robots with joints, is to fit ...

Japan, the US, and China control critical robotics components—emerging economies can't buy decades of specialized engineering expertise.

Robotics development hinges on critical physical components like actuators, sensors, and AI compute, which are concentrated in specific countries, creating chokepoints that influence global dominance.

At CES 2026, leading South Korean corporations such as LG Electronics, Hyundai Motor Group, and Samsung Electronics drew attention by focusing on robot actuators—critical components that function as ...

Researchers have developed new hair-thin actuator fiber that can pave way to build safer ...