Motion, Drive & Actuation
Torque, speed, inertia, duty cycle, encoder, brake, reducer, thermal path and humanoid joint packaging inputs.
Guides
Resources
Engineering guides, file access policies and documentation workflows for robot hardware sourcing.
Engineering Guides support RFQ preparation; Engineering Files support document requests; Controlled Access applies to CAD, full drawings, supplier-sensitive records, internal BOM, traceability and compliance records. Documentation does not certify the final robot system.
Guide categories
Start with the subsystem that owns the file or RFQ question.
Each category links guide reading to Products, Applications, Capabilities and the controlled documentation path, so the next request is grounded in a robot hardware decision.
Sensing, Vision & Data Capture
LiDAR, camera, radar, ToF, trigger, timestamping, bandwidth and multimodal stream requirements for robot perception and data collection.
Capabilities
Host Compute & Control Networks
Jetson or x86 host context, ROS 2, software baseline, fieldbus topology, port maps, power rails and controlled interface documentation.
Guides
Capabilities
Power, Charging & Electrical
Battery, BMS, charger, docking contact, power rail, protection, grounding, isolation and interface documentation inputs.
Capabilities
Cable Harness & Interconnect
Connector, pinout, shielding, bend radius, bend life, routing, labeling and controlled drawing requirements.
Capabilities
Safety, Ruggedization & Field Deployment
Safety circuit documentation, customer-supplied risk targets, ingress exposure, connector sealing and field protection context.
Capabilities
EOAT, Tactile & Human Interface
Robot flange, gripper, force sensor, tactile, payload, wrist routing, display, audio and user-facing interface inputs.
Capabilities
Structure, Materials & Carbon Fiber
Weight, stiffness, temperature, chemical exposure, machining, carbon fiber layup, inserts, bonding and assembly interfaces.
Engineering Files & Controlled Access
Public previews, request-required documents, controlled files, restricted supplier records and RFQ documentation workflows.
Engineering Guides
Guides are RFQ preparation tools, not generic articles.
Each guide card states who should use it, the hardware question it answers, what to prepare, and the related product, capability and application paths.
Motion, Drive & Actuation
Servo Motor Selection Guide
Prepare torque, speed, voltage, encoder, brake, reducer and documentation inputs before requesting servo motor quotes or files.
- Use this when
- Robotic arm, cobot, humanoid joint, lab prototype and automation teams comparing servo motor options for a known axis.
- Hardware problem
- The guide helps separate axis load, motion profile and documentation needs before a SKU quote, drive review or controlled CAD request.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring motor type, continuous and peak torque targets, speed, load inertia, duty cycle, acceleration and deceleration, motion profile, voltage rail, encoder, brake, reducer, cable routing and drive communication constraints.
Motion, Drive & Actuation
Frameless Torque Motor Selection Guide
Prepare rotor, stator, thermal path, hollow shaft, encoder and joint packaging inputs for frameless robot joint sourcing.
- Use this when
- Humanoid, robotic arm and compact actuator teams packaging motors inside custom joints.
- Hardware problem
- The guide frames the mechanical and thermal information needed before a frameless motor quote, CAD request or drive system review.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring stator and rotor dimensions, shaft or hollow-bore requirement, torque constant, thermal path, encoder and brake strategy, reducer interface, air-gap or clearance context, assembly tolerance and cable routing constraints.
Motion, Drive & Actuation
Harmonic Gearbox Selection Guide
Prepare ratio, backlash, torque, speed, flange, mounting, lubrication and lifetime inputs for robot joint reducer sourcing.
- Use this when
- Robotic arm, cobot, humanoid and EOAT teams selecting strain wave or harmonic gearbox options for compact joints.
- Hardware problem
- The guide helps align torque rating, ratio, backlash and mounting interface before requesting gearbox quotes, drawings or STEP/STP files.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring reduction ratio, backlash, torsional stiffness, rated and peak torque, input speed, output flange, mounting interface, lifetime, lubrication, sealing, motor, encoder, brake and inertia-matching context.
Cable Harness & Interconnect
Robot Cable Harness Design Guide
Prepare connector, pinout, shielding, bend radius, bend life, routing, labeling and environment inputs for robot harness sourcing.
- Use this when
- Robot teams defining sensor, vision, servo, joint, power or battery harnesses for prototypes and pilot builds.
- Hardware problem
- The guide turns incomplete wiring ideas into reviewable connector, routing and documentation inputs for custom harness RFQs.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring connector type, mating part, pinout or wire map, cable length, cable OD, shielding, strain relief, bend radius, cycle life, moving-joint or drag-chain exposure and operating environment.
Power, Charging & Electrical
Robot Power System Integration Guide
Prepare battery, BMS, charger, docking, power rail, protection, grounding and wiring documentation inputs for robot power reviews.
- Use this when
- AMR, AGV, service robot, inspection robot and mobile platform teams defining power distribution or charging interfaces.
- Hardware problem
- The guide helps gather power architecture and document inputs before an integration package RFQ or controlled file request.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring battery pack, BMS, charger, docking contact, power rails, voltage range, peak and continuous current, load profile, protection, grounding, isolation, precharge, communication and controlled documentation notes.
Sensing, Vision & Data Capture
Robot Sensing & Vision Integration Guide
Prepare sensor, mounting, field-of-view, interface, bandwidth, host compute and controlled documentation inputs for robot sensing reviews.
- Use this when
- AMR, warehouse, inspection, security, humanoid, service robot and embodied AI teams defining LiDAR, camera, radar, ToF or depth-sensor stacks.
- Hardware problem
- The guide captures the physical, electrical and data-interface decisions needed before sensor sourcing, harness review or host integration RFQ.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring sensor types and count, mounting positions, field of view, camera frame rate and resolution, interfaces, bandwidth, host platform, sync requirements and SDK or driver records.
Host Compute & Control Networks
Robot Host Compute, Edge AI & ROS 2 Communication Guide
Prepare host platform, ROS 2, software baseline, sensor lanes, fieldbus, power, thermal and logging inputs for robot compute reviews.
- Use this when
- Embodied AI, humanoid, AMR, teleoperation and sensing-heavy robot teams reviewing NVIDIA Jetson Orin or x86 industrial PC host context.
- Hardware problem
- The guide organizes host, interface, power and software-environment inputs without treating platform selection as a real-time or compatibility guarantee.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring host platform, carrier or expansion context, ROS 2 distribution, JetPack or BSP baseline, customer-supplied DDS / QoS or Linux timing requirements, camera lanes, fieldbus ports, power and thermal limits.
Sensing, Vision & Data Capture
Multimodal Data Capture & Hardware Time Sync Guide
Prepare camera, LiDAR, joint-state, telemetry, trigger, timestamping, host bandwidth and storage inputs for multimodal robot data capture reviews.
- Use this when
- Robot learning, VLA, imitation learning, teleoperation and embodied AI laboratories building multimodal data capture rigs.
- Hardware problem
- The guide defines capture interfaces and hardware timing requirements while keeping dataset, model and latency validation outside the sourcing scope.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring GMSL2 or USB3 camera channels, LiDAR or depth streams, joint-state and telemetry streams, frame rates, point-cloud rates, trigger requirements, host input bandwidth, NVMe logging and export format.
Safety, Ruggedization & Field Deployment
Robot Safety Circuit Review Guide
Prepare E-stop, safety relay, safety I/O, safe-stop, scanner, bumper, interlock and validation-boundary inputs for robot safety circuit reviews.
- Use this when
- AMR, robotic arm, cobot, manufacturing, warehouse and hospital logistics teams organizing safety circuit documentation before integration review.
- Hardware problem
- The guide captures device interfaces and responsibility boundaries without assigning risk-assessment ownership or certifying PL / SIL results.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring E-stop architecture, safety relay or PLC, safety I/O, STO / SS1 or safe-stop interfaces, scanner fields, bumper edges, interlocks, reset logic and customer-supplied PLr / SIL target records.
Power, Charging & Electrical
Robot Docking & Charging Interface Guide
Prepare docking contact, charging, battery, BMS, alignment, interlock, grounding and installation inputs for mobile robot charging reviews.
- Use this when
- AMR, cleaning, hospital logistics and service robot teams defining robot-side and station-side docking boundaries.
- Hardware problem
- The guide aligns electrical, communication and mechanical docking inputs before charging interface sourcing or documentation review.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring station-side and robot-side responsibilities, contact type and rating, charger voltage and current, battery chemistry, BMS communication, handshake, precharge, alignment, interlock and installation envelope.
Safety, Ruggedization & Field Deployment
Robot Ruggedization, Sealing & Harness Protection Guide
Prepare environmental exposure, sealing, gland, routing, abrasion and serviceability inputs for robot enclosure and harness protection reviews.
- Use this when
- Agriculture, cleaning, construction, mining, inspection, security and outdoor robot teams reviewing field exposure and maintenance constraints.
- Hardware problem
- The guide records customer-supplied environmental targets and protection interfaces without promising IP, chemical or durability certification.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring the customer-supplied IP target, dust, mud, water, UV, washdown chemical, vibration and shock exposure, connector sealing, cable glands, sleeves, conduit, pass-through and maintenance requirements.
EOAT, Tactile & Human Interface
Robot EOAT, Gripper & Tactile Integration Guide
Prepare flange, tool, gripper, force, tactile, payload, pass-through, routing and duty-cycle inputs for end-of-arm reviews.
- Use this when
- Robotic arm, warehouse picking, humanoid hand, manufacturing and service robot teams defining end-of-arm hardware.
- Hardware problem
- The guide separates adapter, sensing, gripper and full EOAT integration inputs before sourcing or controlled drawing requests.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring robot flange, ISO 9409-1 pattern when applicable, tool changer, gripper or dexterous hand, force / torque sensor, tactile context, payload, center of gravity, moment, utilities, wrist routing and cycle requirements.
Motion, Drive & Actuation
Humanoid Joint Hardware Stack Guide
Prepare actuator, motor, reducer, brake, encoder, routing, thermal, bus and structure inputs for humanoid joint sourcing reviews.
- Use this when
- Humanoid robot teams reviewing joint hardware stacks for limbs, torso, neck, wrist or hand axes.
- Hardware problem
- The guide organizes joint sourcing and interface context without claiming complete joint design, locomotion or balance-control validation.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring joint count and DoF, actuator type, frameless motor, harmonic reducer, brake, encoder, hollow-shaft routing, cable density, feedback interface, fieldbus, thermal path, inertia, regenerative energy and structure context.
Host Compute & Control Networks
Robot Control & Communication Network Guide
Prepare topology, fieldbus, I/O, switch, addressing, clock, grounding and documentation inputs for robot communication network reviews.
- Use this when
- Industrial automation, AMR, humanoid, robotic arm and service robot teams mapping controller and field-device communication.
- Hardware problem
- The guide captures network and electrical interface decisions without promising PLC programming, commissioning or deterministic performance.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring EtherCAT, CANopen, Ethernet and RS485 topology, master and slave roles, remote I/O, PoE switch, addressing, port map, customer-supplied clock or jitter requirements, safety I/O dependency and grounding context.
EOAT, Tactile & Human Interface
Robot HMI, Display & Audio Hardware Guide
Prepare display, touch, audio, host, power, mounting, ingress and user-facing boundary inputs for service robot HMI reviews.
- Use this when
- Retail, hospitality, healthcare, humanoid, security and service robot teams sourcing displays, touch interfaces, speakers, microphones and camera-HMI modules.
- Hardware problem
- The guide organizes user-facing hardware interfaces without claiming UX, voice-model, accessibility or medical usability validation.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring display size and brightness, touch interface, HDMI / eDP / LVDS / USB, speaker power and impedance, microphone array, host, low-voltage power rail, enclosure, mounting angle, ingress and cleaning requirements.
Structure, Materials & Carbon Fiber
Lightweight Materials & Carbon Fiber Robot Structure Guide
Prepare weight, stiffness, environment, tolerance, process, layup, insert, bonding and assembly inputs for robot structure reviews.
- Use this when
- Humanoid, robotic arm, mobile robot and heavy-equipment robotics teams reviewing lightweight machined parts or carbon fiber structures.
- Hardware problem
- The guide captures material and assembly requirements before custom build RFQ without promising certified structural validation.
- Prepare before RFQ
- Bring current material, PEEK / CF-PEEK / GF-PEEK option context when applicable, target weight, stiffness, wear, insulation, temperature, chemical exposure, tolerance, finish, machining process, carbon fiber layup context, inserts, bonding surfaces, CTE and load path.
Engineering Files
Understand public preview, request-required and controlled file access before asking for files.
2D drawings, STEP/STP, native CAD, wiring diagrams, interface maps, compliance records, traceability files, supplier-sensitive records and internal BOM are handled by access level, not by a direct download assumption.
Closed loop
Resources should move into a sourcing or engineering action.
Start with guide
Use a guide to name the subsystem, interface, file type and boundary before contacting sales engineering.
Attach context
Move to a product, application or capability page so the file request is tied to a sourcing or integration decision.
Submit RFQ
Send one request with document types, application context, validation boundary and any drawings or interface notes.
Review access
Sales engineering reviews public preview, request-required and controlled access items before any file release.