Robotics Industry Chain

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Panorama of the robotics industry chain: upstream core components (actuation, sensing, computing, materials), midstream robot platforms and embodied AI, downstream industrial, logistics, home and medical applications.

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Robotics Industry Chain: Upstream, Midstream & Downstream Structure

Panorama of the robotics industry chain: upstream core components (actuation, sensing, computing, materials), midstream robot platforms and embodied AI, downstream industrial, logistics, home and medical applications.

39 segments across 25 upstream, 7 midstream and 7 downstream nodes, broken down to 3 levels of depth, with 97 key company placements.

Upstream

  • Core Components(核心零部件(上游))Sector — Key components deciding robot performance, about 70% of humanoid BOM.

    • Actuation System(执行系统)Sector — Joint power and transmission; dozens of actuators per humanoid.

      • Harmonic Reducers(谐波减速器)Component — Compact precision reducers, standard in rotary joints.🔒3

      • RV Reducers(RV减速器)Component — High-rigidity reducers for heavy-load industrial joints.🔒3

      • Planetary Roller Screws(行星滚柱丝杠)Component — Core of linear actuators and the key cost bottleneck for humanoids.🔒4

      • Coreless Motors(空心杯电机)Component — High power-density micro motors driving dexterous-hand fingers.🔒3

      • Frameless Torque Motors(无框力矩电机)Component — Flat motors integrated directly into joint modules.🔒3

      • Servo Drives(伺服驱动器)Component — Power drive and closed-loop control for joint motors.🔒3

      • Robot Bearings(机器人轴承)Component — Crossed-roller and precision bearings for joint accuracy.🔒3

    • Sensing System(感知系统)Sector — Sensors for body state and environment perception.

      • Force-Torque Sensors(六维力/力矩传感器)Component — Six-axis force/torque sensing for compliant control and balance.🔒4

      • Tactile Sensors(触觉传感器)Component — E-skin and fingertip touch enabling fine grasping.🔒3

      • Inertial Measurement Units(IMU惯性测量单元)Component — Attitude and balance sensing, essential for bipedal walking.🔒3

      • Encoders(编码器)Component — Joint position feedback, one or two per joint.🔒3

      • Vision Sensors(视觉传感器)Component — Depth and stereo cameras for perception.🔒3

    • Dexterous Hands(灵巧手)Component — Multi-DOF end effectors integrating micro motors, tendons and touch.🔒3

    • Control & Computing(控制与计算)Sector — Motion control and onboard computing hardware.

      • Robot SoC(机器人计算芯片)Chip — Edge platforms for on-device model inference and sensor fusion.🔒3

      • Motion Controllers(运动控制器)Component — Real-time multi-axis motion planning units.🔒3

    • Power System(能源系统)Sector — Batteries and power management.

      • Battery Systems(电池系统)Component — High-density packs determining runtime.🔒3

    • Key Materials(关键材料)Sector — Lightweight high-performance materials for weight and cost.

      • PEEK Plastics(PEEK工程塑料)Material — Metal-replacing engineering plastic for structures and gears.🔒3

      • Rare-Earth Magnets(稀土永磁)Material — NdFeB magnets underpinning motor power density.🔒3

      • Lightweight Alloys(轻量化合金)Material — Magnesium and aluminum alloys for frame weight reduction.🔒2

Midstream

  • Robots & Intelligence(本体与智能(中游))Sector — Robot platforms and embodied intelligence.

    • Humanoid Robots(人形机器人本体)System — Bipedal general-purpose robots, the industry's hottest frontier.🔒5

    • Industrial Robots(工业机器人)System — Multi-joint arms, the mainstay of factory automation.🔒5

    • Collaborative Robots(协作机器人)System — Lightweight arms working safely alongside people.🔒3

    • Quadruped & Special Robots(四足与特种机器人)System — Robot dogs and special-purpose mobile platforms.🔒3

    • Embodied AI Models(具身智能模型)Software — End-to-end VLA models — the robot brain.🔒4

    • Simulation Platforms(仿真训练平台)Software — Physics simulation and synthetic data for skill training.🔒2

Downstream

  • Applications(应用场景(下游))Sector — Deployment across industry, logistics, commerce, home and healthcare.

    • Industrial Manufacturing(工业制造)Service — Handling, assembly and inspection in auto and 3C factories; first commercial landing.🔒3

    • Warehouse Logistics(仓储物流)Service — Sorting, moving and lights-out warehouses.🔒3

    • Commercial Services(商用服务)Service — Delivery, hotel and cleaning service robots.🔒2

    • Household Robots(家庭消费)Service — Robot vacuums today, the gateway to home humanoids.🔒3

    • Medical Robots(医疗健康)Service — Surgical and rehabilitation robots.🔒3

    • Special Operations(特种作业与巡检)Service — Power-grid inspection and hazardous-environment operations.🔒3

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