Schaeffler has entered a strategic partnership with VinDynamics, a Vietnamese humanoid robot manufacturer under the Vingroup conglomerate. The collaboration focuses on developing and supplying planetary gearboxes, which are essential for actuators that function as muscles and joints in humanoid robots, enabling precise movement.
Key takeaways
- Co-development of high-precision planetary gearboxes with high torque density, efficiency, and compact design for robot joints.
- Joint collection of robot- and application-related data to improve actuator performance and enable future predictive maintenance services.
- First Schaeffler partnership with a humanoid robot maker in Asia/Pacific, complementing existing collaborations in Europe, China, and the US.
Schaeffler leverages decades of experience and vertical integration to transfer proven solutions from its product families to humanoid robotics. VinDynamics president La Manh Hung emphasized the partnership's role in accelerating humanoid robots from research to real-world industrial and everyday applications.
Source: Robotics & Automation News (roboticsandautomationnews.com) · Published 2026-04-29 · “Schaeffler partners with Vietnamese humanoid robot manufacturer VinDynamics”