ROBOTIS vs Tuopu Group: Actuation compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Tuopu Group ranks 27 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 74; ROBOTIS ranks 38 with 66. ROBOTIS is ahead on deployment and progress. Tuopu Group is ahead on commercials, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production and technology. ROBOTIS is based in Seoul, South Korea, Tuopu Group in Ningbo, China. Tuopu Group: public. ROBOTIS is named in 37 signals and Tuopu Group 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.

Tuopu Group →

Ningbo, Zhejiang, China · Humanoids · Components / Actuation · public · tuopu.com

Tuopu sells robot actuators to humanoid robot manufacturers, with dedicated production capacity for robot-equivalent units.

Humanoids 100 · rank 27 · score 74Robotics · prospect · score 34

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment4
Production8
Commercials10
Progress8
Technology6
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage8

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

Positioning

Tuopu Group is a Chinese top-3 global auto lightweight-chassis maker (SSE:601689) whose robotic-actuator unit (spun off with independent management in 2023) makes integrated rotary and linear actuators, described by supply-chain trackers as the exclusive Optimus rotary-actuator supplier (company confirmation absent, scored with the same skepticism as Sanhua). It is a Daiwa top-3 humanoid supply-chain pick (June 2026, with Minth and Sanhua) and part of the pattern of Chinese auto tier-1s systematically repositioning into robotics via subsidiaries. Revenue is >500m.

Latest signals

  • Goldman Sachs found nine Chinese humanoid-robot supply-chain companies planning 100,000 to 1 million annual robot-equivalent units.Humanoids Daily

1 signals name Tuopu Group.

Facts, with sources

  • 26123money.finance.sina.com.cn
  • Robot actuator revenuestatic.cninfo.com.cn
  • CNY 29581458675.27static.cninfo.com.cn

17 facts on file.

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ROBOTIS or Tuopu Group: which is ahead in humanoids?

Tuopu Group ranks 27 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 74; ROBOTIS ranks 38 with 66. ROBOTIS is ahead on deployment and progress. Tuopu Group is ahead on commercials, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production and technology. ROBOTIS is based in Seoul, South Korea, Tuopu Group in Ningbo, China. Tuopu Group: public. ROBOTIS is named in 37 signals and Tuopu Group in 1.

How do ROBOTIS and Tuopu Group compare?

Tuopu Group ranks 27 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 74; ROBOTIS ranks 38 with 66. ROBOTIS is ahead on deployment and progress. Tuopu Group is ahead on commercials, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production and technology. ROBOTIS is based in Seoul, South Korea, Tuopu Group in Ningbo, China. Tuopu Group: public. ROBOTIS is named in 37 signals and Tuopu Group in 1. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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