ROBOTIS vs Timken: Actuation compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

ROBOTIS ranks 38 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 66; Timken ranks 58 with 63. ROBOTIS is ahead on deployment, production, progress and leverage. Timken is ahead on commercials and firepower. Level on technology and positioning. ROBOTIS is based in Seoul, South Korea, Timken in North Canton, United States. ROBOTIS is named in 37 signals and Timken in 1.

ROBOTIS →

Seoul, Seoul, South Korea · Humanoids · Components / Actuation · robotis.com

ROBOTIS sells DYNAMIXEL actuator lines to humanoid and robotics builders for high-torque, precision, elastic, educational, research, and service applications.

Robotics · watchlist · score 66Humanoids 100 · rank 38 · score 66

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment6
Production8
Commercials6
Progress10
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower6
Leverage6

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

Positioning

ROBOTIS is a South Korean maker of Dynamixel smart actuators for humanoids and service robots (KOSDAQ:108490), with Q2-26 revenue of KRW 15.37B (+95.1% YoY) and H1-26 actuator revenue of KRW 26.67B (98% of sales, ~$40M annualized), its China sales roughly tripling QoQ. Q2 operating profit was KRW 1.98B (+722.9%). It is a components-scale actuator supplier riding humanoid demand.

Latest signals

  • Wonik Robotics is replacing Robotis actuators in the Allegro Hand V6 F with internally developed actuators.ZDNet Korea
  • ROBOTIS offers the AI Worker in fixed, mobile, and power variants.ZDNet Korea
  • ROBOTIS’s mobile AI Worker uses wheeled autonomous mobility with lidar and IMU sensing.ZDNet Korea

37 signals name ROBOTIS.

Facts, with sources

  • ROBOTIS partnered with Dongzheng Capital in a financing round.autonews.gasgoo.com — 2026-09-04
  • ROBOTIS secured a financing round led by Dongzheng Capital.autonews.gasgoo.com — 2026-09-04
  • ROBOTIS launched Open Humanoid GYM for sim-to-real training on its K1 humanoid.humanoid.guide — 2026-09-04

42 facts on file.

Timken →

North Canton, Ohio, United States · Humanoids · Components / Actuation · timken.com

Timken's Cone Drive business launched a humanoid-industry gear line, supplying gearing and motion components relevant to humanoid robot actuation.

Robotics · watchlist · score 77Humanoids 100 · rank 58 · score 63

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment4
Production6
Commercials9
Progress9
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower8
Leverage4

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

Positioning

Timken is a publicly listed U.S. manufacturer of engineered bearings, precision gearing, encoders and industrial-motion systems used by OEMs and end users across automation and robotics; its portfolio includes Cone Drive, SPINEA, CGI, Rollon and Timken precision-bearing products. In 2026 it acquired Bijur Delimon, reported second-quarter sales of $1.26 billion, and promoted its portfolio as enabling humanoid motion, but it has disclosed no operating humanoid fleet, named humanoid OEM customer, or comparable humanoid robot program. Gates Industrial is acquiring selected Timken belts assets, while no key robotics customer or supplier relationship was publicly named in the reviewed sources.

Latest signals

  • Cone Drive is providing global engineering support for its new cycloidal gearing range.The Robot Report

1 signals name Timken.

Facts, with sources

  • Steve Ribaudo appointed executive vice president and COOTimken
  • Industrial Motion salesTimken
  • Adjusted EBITDA included an $8.0 million net benefit from IEEPA tariff refunds; reported net income included a belts-divestiture impairment charge and the Springfield closure remained in progressnews.timken.com

38 facts on file.

Questions this page answers

ROBOTIS or Timken: which is ahead in humanoids?

ROBOTIS ranks 38 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 66; Timken ranks 58 with 63. ROBOTIS is ahead on deployment, production, progress and leverage. Timken is ahead on commercials and firepower. Level on technology and positioning. ROBOTIS is based in Seoul, South Korea, Timken in North Canton, United States. ROBOTIS is named in 37 signals and Timken in 1.

How do ROBOTIS and Timken compare?

ROBOTIS ranks 38 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 66; Timken ranks 58 with 63. ROBOTIS is ahead on deployment, production, progress and leverage. Timken is ahead on commercials and firepower. Level on technology and positioning. ROBOTIS is based in Seoul, South Korea, Timken in North Canton, United States. ROBOTIS is named in 37 signals and Timken in 1. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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