Bosch vs Schaeffler: Actuation compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Schaeffler ranks 10 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 85; Bosch ranks 96 with 52. Bosch is ahead on production and commercials. Schaeffler is ahead on deployment, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on progress. Bosch is based in Gerlingen, Germany, Schaeffler in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Bosch: private. Schaeffler: Public, founded 1946. Bosch is named in 78 signals and Schaeffler in 161.

Bosch →

Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Humanoids · Components / Actuation · private · www.bosch.com

Bosch has a strategic partnership with NEURA Robotics covering humanoid robotics, physical AI, real-world data collection, and AI-based core and functional software.

Humanoids 100 · rank 96 · score 52Robotics · watchlist · score 51

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment1
Production10
Commercials10
Progress10
Technology3
Positioning7
Firepower1
Leverage7

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Latest signals

  • Aito will equip overseas M6, M7, M8, and M9 models with Bosch technology.CnEVPost
  • Chery and Bosch signed a European ADAS project covering six Chery models.Yicai
  • Chery and Bosch plan to begin mass production of the ADAS program in 2028, targeting more than 800,000 units over five years.36Kr newsflashes

78 signals name Bosch.

Facts, with sources

  • Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG holds approximately 93% of voting rights; Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH holds approximately 94% of the share capital.bosch-presse.de
  • Bosch and NEURA Robotics entered a strategic technology and development partnership covering humanoid robotics, physical AI, real-world data collection, AI-based core and functional software, user interfaces, and industrialization.neura-robotics.com
  • 412800bosch.com

23 facts on file.

Schaeffler →

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany · Humanoids · Components / Actuation · Public · founded 1946 · www.schaeffler.com

Schaeffler supplies actuator systems and motion-technology components for humanoid robots, including formed strain-wave gearboxes intended for humanoid joints.

Humanoids 100 · rank 10 · score 85Robotics · watchlist · score 65Space · watchlist · score 61

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment9
Production8
Commercials5
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Schaeffler is a German motion-technology group (>EUR 22B) taking the most hedged position in the humanoid vertical, playing four roles at once: supplier to ~45 humanoid OEM programs (with first meaningful contracts secured, including a five-year Tier-1 actuator deal with Humanoid UK), buyer committed to two four-digit fleets (>=1,000 Hexagon AEON by 2032 and a four-digit Humanoid Alpha rollout, first units in German plants by end-2026), investor (a Neura Series C participant), and an Agility Digit customer. Mass production of humanoid components launches before end-2026, its component set spanning bearings, roller screws, reducers, motors, sensors, and actuators. Robotics is <1% of 2025 sales, yet the Schaeffler Effect has re-rated its stock as a humanoid proxy, with the CEO targeting an order book in the hundreds of millions of euros by 2030.

Latest signals

  • ROKAE delivered its 10,000th humanoid force-controlled arm.RoboticsTomorrow
  • ROKAE robots have been deployed at Schaeffler’s flagship factory in China.PR Newswire, all releases
  • Five ROKAE Helios wheeled humanoids operate on Schaeffler’s Taicang component line.Humanoids Daily

161 signals name Schaeffler.

Facts, with sources

  • Binding phased agreement to integrate robots into live manufacturing operations, with first systems going live in Germany by end-2026The Robot Report
  • Schaeffler and Hexagon Robotics expect AEON factory deployments to begin within six months of traininghumanoid.guide
  • Hexagon Robotics' AEON humanoid entered Schaeffler's Humanoid Gym for factory-task traininghumanoid.guide

125 facts on file.

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Bosch or Schaeffler: which is ahead in humanoids?

Schaeffler ranks 10 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 85; Bosch ranks 96 with 52. Bosch is ahead on production and commercials. Schaeffler is ahead on deployment, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on progress. Bosch is based in Gerlingen, Germany, Schaeffler in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Bosch: private. Schaeffler: Public, founded 1946. Bosch is named in 78 signals and Schaeffler in 161.

How do Bosch and Schaeffler compare?

Schaeffler ranks 10 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 85; Bosch ranks 96 with 52. Bosch is ahead on production and commercials. Schaeffler is ahead on deployment, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on progress. Bosch is based in Gerlingen, Germany, Schaeffler in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Bosch: private. Schaeffler: Public, founded 1946. Bosch is named in 78 signals and Schaeffler in 161. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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