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Precision reduction drives

The gearboxes that let a robot joint move precisely and hold a load. A few Japanese firms set what is possible.

The bottleneck itself →

  1. Research28 (Computed: Items per stage = papers, preprints and grants collected for the bottleneck whose relevance score is 2 or more, placed on a stage by the rule in lib/science.ts; judgements are counted separately.)+1 (Computed: Items first collected in the last 7 days whose publication or award date is within the last 30 days.) new
  2. Lab2 (Computed: Items per stage = papers, preprints and grants collected for the bottleneck whose relevance score is 2 or more, placed on a stage by the rule in lib/science.ts; judgements are counted separately.)
  3. Pilot0 (Computed: Items per stage = papers, preprints and grants collected for the bottleneck whose relevance score is 2 or more, placed on a stage by the rule in lib/science.ts; judgements are counted separately.)
  4. Early0 (Computed: Items per stage = papers, preprints and grants collected for the bottleneck whose relevance score is 2 or more, placed on a stage by the rule in lib/science.ts; judgements are counted separately.)
  5. Scale0 (Computed: Items per stage = papers, preprints and grants collected for the bottleneck whose relevance score is 2 or more, placed on a stage by the rule in lib/science.ts; judgements are counted separately.)

judged, with a citation claimed, no citationNumber: papers, preprints and grants the feeds collected — unreviewed

Searched for “harmonic drive”, “strain wave gear”, “cycloidal reducer”, “robot joint reducer” in titles and abstracts.

28 collected items, newest first ↓Who is active ↓

All stagesFundamental researchApplied / labPilot / demonstrationEarly commercialAt scaleNewestMost cited

Fundamental research — readiness 1 to 2 of the nine-point scale. Evidence it takes: A paper or preprint on the underlying physics or chemistry; a basic-research grant.

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