Humanoid robot arm, as one of the most critical execution parts of the humanoid robot, is becoming an important direction of enterprise technology layout. At present, there are many companies around the humanoid robot arm product layout, some provide independent robot arm products, some in the collaborative robot basis, and gradually cut into the humanoid robot machine research and development. In this highly intertwined track of technology and commercialization, each family has different ways of playing, different ideas.
In this article, we will take a brief inventory of some of the representative companies, ranked in no particular order, and if there are any omissions, please feel free to add them in the comment section.
Frontier Robotics
Founded in 2015, Boshiwa Robotics has launched more than 20 collaborative robots, including CRA, CRAS, MG400, M1Pro, Nova, Magician, etc., and released Atom, the world’s first “dexterously operated + straight-knee walking” body-shaped intelligent humanoid robot, which is the company with the richest portfolio of collaborative robots in the global collaborative robotics industry. The company’s leading product capability continues to improve its commercialization ability. JIJI robots have been widely used in more than 200 scenarios in more than 15 industries, including automotive, 3C electronics, lithium-ion battery, food and beverage, healthcare, education, new retail and agriculture, etc., and has been ranked the No. 1 in China’s exports for 7 consecutive years, with more than 80,000 robots deployed globally, and has been recognized by more than 80+ of the world’s Fortune 500 companies. Currently, our robot service network covers more than 80 countries and regions, ensuring that we can provide a full range of services and technical support to our global customers.
Ruilman Intelligence
Ruilman is a national high-tech enterprise focusing on the research, development, production and sales of ultra-lightweight humanoid robotic arm, as a leader in ultra-lightweight humanoid robotic arm, Ruilman has always placed product development, technological innovation in the first place, the core members of the team came from China’s early robotics R & D team of the underlying technology, plowing the field for more than 10 years, with a deep technical heritage and experience in research and development, and the product has been widely used in new retail, new catering, commercial services, intelligent inspection, medical and health, inspection and quarantine, education and scientific research, industrial production, aerospace and other fields. Currently, our products have been widely used in new retail, new catering, commercial services, intelligent inspection, medical and health care, inspection and quarantine, education and scientific research, industrial production, aerospace and other fields.
Elephant Robotics
Founded in 2016, Elephant Robotics is a Chinese high-tech enterprise specializing in robot R&D and production, platform software development and intelligent manufacturing services. The core team consists of professionals who have returned from overseas studies, and has established joint laboratories with several universities. Our products include consumer-grade collaborative robots, bionic companion robots, professional-grade collaborative robots and humanoid robots, which are used in a variety of fields. Elephant Robotics has released a number of humanoid robots, namely Mercury Mercury A1 7-axis collaborative robotic arm, Mercury Mercury B1 semi-humanoid bipedal robot and Mercury Mercury X1 universal wheeled humanoid robot.
Titanium Tiger Robotics
Founded in 2020, Titanium Tiger Robotics is a high-tech enterprise specializing in high-end robot hardware and total solutions. It owns the humanoid robot products “Yaoguang” and “Mozhai”. The company focuses on the research and development of core robot hardware, including high-performance integrated joints, dexterous hands, motion control algorithms, etc. Its products are widely used in the fields of humanoid robots and industrial automation. Through modular design and standardized production, we provide customers with complete solutions from hardware to software, covering robot joint modules, robotic arm ODM services, and the design and manufacture of humanoid robot bodies.
Skychain Robotics
Founded in 2012, Skychain Robotics is a high-tech enterprise integrating R&D, production, sales and service. It will focus on building a product layout with humanoid robots as its leading role, harmonic reducer as its support, and collaborative robots, composite robots and wear-resistant and reinforced coating technology as its new growth points. The company has obtained more than 50 invention patents in the field of robotics, including more than 20 patents related to humanoid robots, totaling more than 150 patents. The company independently researched and developed the world’s first collaborative robotic arm with an ultimate gripping ratio of more than 2:1, innovatively integrating servo motors and special harmonic reducers, and possessing patented technology related to integrated joints, which may provide technical support for the development of humanoid robotic arms.
Giant Crab Intelligence
Founded in 2019 and located in Wuxi Jingkai District, it is a key intelligent manufacturing enterprise in Jiangsu Province and a domestic humanoid robot core parts manufacturer. It specializes in the R&D and production of harmonic gearboxes and joint modules, based on which it develops humanoid robots. Its development of the first domestic dual-arm load of up to 50 kg of heavy-duty handling pure electric drive humanoid robotic arm, is the “small crab” upper limb iteration of the new product after 3 rounds of iteration, can be applied to hazardous rescue, industrial chemical and other large-loaded operations and hazardous scenarios, and also in the field of lightweight and small-scale 2 – 3 kg, as well as the high-risk industry, there is also a commercialization of the application.
Zhongke Xinsong
DUCO, originated from Sinoson Corporation, is a sub-brand of Sinoson that specializes in intelligent robots. As a sub-brand of Xinsong focusing on intelligent robots, DUCO robotics products include six-axis, seven-axis, dual-arm and other industrial collaborative robots, composite robots, etc. On September 25, 2024, Zhang Jin, president of Xinsong Robotics Automation Co. revealed at the 10th China Robotics Summit that Xinsong Robotics has a layout in the field of humanoid robots.
Huayi Robotics (former Daqi Robotics)
National High-tech Enterprise and National Specialized Small Giant Enterprise, originated from Daqo Laser, with production and R&D bases in Foshan and Shenzhen, and subsidiaries and offices in Tianjin, Wuxi, Chengdu, Germany, and the United States, with operations in 100+ countries and regions around the world. New products such as articulated modules for humanoid robots will be introduced, and the platform will be expanded to include advanced tasks such as full-body control and multi-machine collaboration in the future. With 20 + years of practical experience in high-performance motors, servers and motion control, the company has the technological foundation to develop humanoid robotic arms, and its collaborative robot series in the product matrix, such as the Elfin series, Elfin – Pro series, Elfin – Ex series, and S series, may support the development of humanoid robots and humanoid robotic arms in terms of performance and technology.
FeiXi Technology
Founded in 2016, with a core founding team from Stanford University’s Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Lab. It is a general-purpose intelligent robotics company that specializes in the development and production of adaptive robotics products integrating industrial-grade force control, computer vision and artificial intelligence technologies. Its adaptive robots can accomplish complex work tasks through human-like hand-eye coordination, with high tolerance for positional errors, strong anti-interference ability, and intelligent relocatability. The main Rizon series adaptive robotic arm integrates high-precision force control, machine vision and AI technology, which can adapt to uncertain working environments and accomplish complex tasks.
Tianji Robotics
M6 has a single arm load of 6kg and a maximum load of 25kg for both arms, with a repetition accuracy of ±0.03mm; M3 has a single arm weight of 7.5kg and a maximum load of 10kg for both arms, with a repetition accuracy of ±0.05mm. The robot adopts MEMS technology, which provides it with the advantages of high sensitivity, high stability, ease of mass production, and strong shock resistance.
Oceanic Intelligence
Focusing on the research and development of high-precision collaborative robots, Oceanpower Intelligence has conducted in-depth research and application of human-robot collaboration technology, and launched collaborative robots applicable to a variety of fields as well as a series of products of craft kits. Its intelligent dual-arm coffee-pulling robot has a certain degree of humanoid operation ability. Through trajectory planning and tracking technology, the coffee-pulling technique is transformed into movements that can be learned by the robotic arm, demonstrating the ability of the robotic arm to mimic the fine movements of human beings. In addition, Oceanpower’s collaborative robots can be used in a variety of industrial and service industry scenarios, such as assembly, handling, painting, etc., providing support for human-robot collaboration in related fields.
Setska Robotics
Setska Robotics Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise focusing on the innovative research and development of new-generation collaborative robot bodies and smart factories. JAKA is the first domestic collaborative robot manufacturer to try to do humanoid dual-armed robots, its development of humanoid dual-armed robot JAKA K-1, 1.8 meters high, the body has 29 movable joints (excluding dexterous hand), a total of 14 degrees of freedom of the arms, with 7-axis anthropomorphic configuration to further improve the flexibility and agility.
Rigong Industry
As a leading company in collaborative robots, composite robots, industrial software and AI algorithms in China, Rigong is committed to promoting the integration of robotics and AI innovation, and providing users with efficient, flexible and reliable intelligent solutions. Ligong Industrial has released two humanoid robots, and in August last year, it launched “Ligong D1”, China’s first full-size humanoid robot with 40kg double arms, bionic design, multiple degrees of freedom, strong torque, and repetitive positioning accuracy of ±0.03mm. On February 25th this year, it released “Ridong F1”, with 30 degrees of freedom, operating accuracy of ±0.05mm, triple-folding waist, hand operating space of 0.2m – 2m, dual-arm load of 12kg, endurance of more than 6 hours, and can operate intelligently in complex environments.
Luo Shi Robotics
Founded in 2015, Luo Shi Robotics focuses on the research, development, production and sales of serialized products such as multi-joint industrial robots and collaborative robots. Relying on the deep accumulation of underlying core technology, Luo Shi Robotics is continuously promoting technological innovation and product implementation in these two key areas of humanoid robots, namely generalization and intelligence. Taking the intelligent assembly scene of double-arm robot as an example, with the help of advanced underlying algorithm and intelligent vision technology, the double-arm humanoid robot can autonomously complete a series of operations such as memory insertion and extraction of server chassis, CPU assembly, wiring harness interface detection and insertion and extraction, etc., so as to realize a complete intelligent assembly application.
Exton Kudrow
Founded in July 2022, the founding team of Exton Kudrow has a senior background in both artificial intelligence and robotics. By giving robots an intelligent brain, the company is committed to transforming the human-robot interaction and programming operation mode of traditional robots. Focusing on the advancement of embodied intelligence technology, we provide a variety of general intelligent human-robot collaborative robot products and application solutions to meet the needs of a wide range of industrial and service markets. Codroid 01, the first-generation humanoid robot, was officially launched in September 2024 at the Shanghai Industrial Technology Expo, and is currently undergoing the next round of design and validation in small batch industrial scenarios.
Spirit Robotics
Founded in 2018, with dual headquarters in Beijing and Munich, Germany. Based on the technology of the German Aerospace Center, the company has a leading edge in the fields of robot perception, force control system, vision system, operating system and deep learning of artificial intelligence. The company’s team is tackling the challenge of lightweight robotic arms, and its dual-armed semi-humanoid robots can be fixed in assembly lines or mobile workbenches to perform humanoid fine and complex tasks.
