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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.

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

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At scale — readiness 9 to 9 of the nine-point scale. Evidence it takes: A filing or company report of volume production.

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