Schaeffler and Neura Robotics have announced a new partnership to jointly develop and supply key components for humanoid robots.
The collaboration covers the development and supply of components, such as actuators, for humanoid robots.
These actuators are used, for instance, in joints that carry out precise rotational movements such as shoulders, elbows, knees or wrists.
Despite their compact and lightweight construction, they need to be designed for maximum torque in continuous duty operation.
Schaeffler’s actuator range for humanoids offers torque ratings of up to Nm 250 which would allow humanoid 4NE1, for example, to carry even heavy loads.
Schaeffler will deploy humanoids from Neura in its global production network and integrate a mid-four-digit number of humanoids into its production by 2035.
Through the partnership, Neura Robotics is securing a portion of its requirement for compact, lightweight actuators for continuous duty operation.
Both companies generate real application data for training humanoid robots that will be incorporated into the Neuraverse.
This is a global cognitive ecosystem that connects physical AI and enables it to learn faster so as to continuously optimise the capabilities of robots.
These systems enable motion and interaction data in the production environment to be generated and used for training AI models.
This means that humanoid robots can be systematically trained to do specific tasks and continually refined and improved.
Through this collaboration, new skills based on real application data are being developed for Schaeffler while the Neuraverse database is being expanded.
Schaeffler AG chief operating officer of Andreas Schick, said: “Humanoid robotics is an important growth segment for Schaeffler, and Neura is one of the most innovative companies in Europe.
“The collaboration underscores our position as a preferred technology partner in this field. Schaeffler will bring decades of product and industrialisation expertise to the partnership.
“By combining our expertise strategically, we are not only strengthening our own competitiveness but as pioneers in technology we are also setting benchmarks for Germany as a business location.”
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