Hello my dears,

Today I received a question from the dear one @BamBamInvest . It was about which companies I have already looked at in the field of robotics and especially humanoid robots.

Because the answer has become a little longer. I would like to share it with the community here once again.

My dears and my dear @BamBamInvest ,

I have already @EpsEra already made some great posts on this topic. Which I also commented on. And I actually see Japan as an innovative player here. Japan is an ageing society in which, among other things, humanoids are supposed to solve the problem. Like in nursing homes, for example.

Unfortunately, one big player has totally run away from me $7012 (-4.94%) Kawasaki , and I'm still trying to find a way in somehow.

I also see very strong $6954 (-3.73%) .

FANUC CORP. is a Japanese company active in the field of electrical equipment. The group works in particular on automation and basic technologies for servos and robots.

One supplier in the field of industrial robots that I like is $6481 (-0.85%) . I have also made a post about this .

https://getqu.in/fZudqX/

Just as in the AI sector, Softbank is of course also involved in humanoids,

You should also keep an eye on South Korea. Unfortunately Hyundai)Kia has been delisted from the stock exchange, here I see Boston Dynamik as very strong.

Nvidia $NVDA (-3.22%) is one of the key players in this area. AI and humanoid robots are interlinked.

I could imagine that we will see something in this sector from $SIE (+0.05%) Siemens or Bosch in this sector.

But there are a number of start-ups in Germany in particular, some of which were even founded at universities.

I wouldn't want to underestimate them under any circumstances.

$GFT (-0.17%) has now also entered into a partnership with Neura Robotic and is supplying the AI software. In my opinion, Neura's humanoids are already very advanced.

For me, AI and humanoids are also connected. And so many AI players are also becoming players here.

As already mentioned, networking via the cloud will play a role, making the major cloud providers interesting.

Optimus would also be the only reason for me to invest in $TSLA (-3.51%) to invest.

The Chinese company UBTECH Robotics, with its humanoid Walker S, which is already in use at Nio and BYD, should also be mentioned.

Figure AI cooperates with BMW, for example. Figure AI is also working with OpenAI to develop generative AI for humanoid robots, and its investors include NVIDIA, Microsoft and Amazon.

Sanctuary AI with the humanoid Phoenix has a partnership with $MSFT (-0.64%) Microsoft.

$AMZN (-1.14%) Amazon has a partnership with Agility Robotics. And uses Digit in the warehouses.

You should also have heard of AgiBot (a startup from Shanghai).

I think there will be a few IPOs in the humanoid sector in the near future.

Teradyne is the TÜV for robots.

$TER (+0.12%) is a player in industrial robots. Teradyne currently takes a critical view of the industrial use of humanoid robots and deliberately focuses on practical, ready-to-use automation solutions - in particular collaborative robotic arms (Universal Robots) and autonomous transport robots (MiR).

$APH (-2.97%) amphenol supplies the nerve pathways for the humanoid, in the form of cables and connectors. And, of course, the spare parts.

$ROK (-1.84%) supplies the muscles.

Rockwell Automation, Inc. is an American manufacturer of automation and information solutions for industrial production

$MELE (-1.53%) is a Belgian company with a market capitalization of 3 billion, is very strong in the sensors that are needed. And is on my watch.

$JBL (-3.31%) Jabil is a contract manufacturer for humanoids. Which has also already considered whether it could build its own humanoids.

(But you should wait for a reset here).

Also on the Watch $HEXA B (-3.01%) Hexagon.

A Swedish company in the field of sensors. And is now bringing out a humanoid robot itself.

Medical and industrial robots

Accuray $ARAY (-2.26%) develops medical robotic solutions for the radiotherapy of cancer patients. The robot-controlled radiosurgery system can track tumor movement during therapy in real time and correct it if necessary.

$CGNX (-0.82%) Cognex Corp.

The company manufactures machine vision devices used in manufacturing and production for automated processes. These include surface inspection systems and modular image processing systems used in intelligent technologies.

Cognex Corp. is one of the prime stocks in the Industry 4.0 investment trend

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

$6506 (-3.23%) The Japanese machine manufacturer has its expertise in the production of industrial robots and frequency converters "AC Drivers" for controlling the power supply to machines.

Manz AG

$M5Z (-4.66%) Industry 4.0

Manz manufactures and develops machines and systems for production and is one of the world's leading suppliers.

Manz AG is one of the prime stocks in the Industry 4.0 investment trend

Family-owned company

High-tech provider of production systems. The company is divided into 3 divisions: Electronics, Solar and Energy Storage. Dieter Manz, as Chairman and CEO, currently holds 37.3% of the voting rights.

$COH (+0.49%)

Anyone investing in these areas should be aware of this. We will have drawdowns.

It has always been the same with new technologies in the past.

But patience will be rewarded in the long term.

And we should be prepared now so as not to miss the boat.

So 1.5 weeks have now passed. The first gimmicks are over and my Watchlist Pie has returned a total of 4.5% in one week. This has now been sold and I have built up a pie to save for the next 8-10 years. I'm starting with 50€ a week until I've completed the broker's test phase. After that I'll ramp it up to about 1k per month.

There are still a few stocks missing, but the big ones will be scaled down a bit. Among others $IREN (+6.73%) ....

What do you think of the selection?

$NVDA (-3.22%)
$GOOGL (+0.48%)
$MSFT (-0.64%)
$AVGO (-3.47%)
$005930
$AMD (-3.44%)
$TSLA (-3.51%)
$IBM (-0.86%)
$RKLB (+1.47%)
$NU (-0.47%)
$SMCI (-5%)
$HIMS (-3.83%)
$ENR (-1.68%)
$HOOD (+0.2%)
$PLTR (-0.78%)
$CSCO (-0.45%)
$MTX (+0.13%)
$TTD (-1.04%)
$QBTS (-2.08%)
$9866 (-1.78%)
$CRWV (-0.11%)

And what of course should not be missing is $SIKA (-1.01%) These are still weighted at 2% 😉 As a craftsman, I really enjoy using the products myself. The technological progress compared to other products such as StoCretec or others is already enormous, but it would go beyond the scope of this article.

Hello dear getquin community, today we have a new expert opinion on the hype surrounding humanoid robots. The topic is developing rapidly from a futuristic vision to a tangible growth market. Comparable to the steam engine in the 19th century, humanoid robots could trigger the next industrial revolution. You can find all relevant shovel manufacturers and the value chain in my profile as a pinned post.

Tech heavyweights like $NVDA (-3.22%) Nvidia, $TSLA (-3.51%) Tesla and $AMZN (-1.14%) Amazon are driving the base forward with chips, simulation platforms and scalable infrastructures. At the same time, start-ups and investors are positioning themselves to occupy the emerging billion-euro market. $MSFT (-0.64%) Microsoft is using its cloud power via Azure and is a major investor in Figure AI. Figure (private) works with humanoid robots such as Figure 01 and 02 and is already working on pilot projects at $BMW (-0.49%) BMW. Neura Robotics (private) from Germany develops cognitive systems with multimodal sensors that enable genuine human-robot interaction. 1X (formerly Halodi, private) focuses on everyday assistance systems and is launching humanoid platforms in initial field tests. Unitree Robotics (private) wants to conquer the mass market with low-cost, production-ready robots from China. $9984 (-1.66%) As a global investor, SoftBank remains one of the strategic pacesetters in the background.

The real dynamic lies with platform providers that interlink hardware, AI models and infrastructure. Whoever controls the ecosystem here has the potential for growth rates comparable to the smartphone era. Investors should therefore carefully differentiate between whether a company remains a specialist for niches or makes the leap to becoming a central hub in the physical AI agent market. It remains exciting to see which role will prevail in the long term and who has the strategically strongest starting position from an investor's perspective to actually make humanoid robots suitable for the mass market.

Source: Wallstreet Online - Nvidia and Figure: Can robot stocks trigger the next boom?

https://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/19838403-nvidia-figure-roboter-aktien-naechsten-boom-lostreten

and I'm going on vacation on Monday, I have another Scandinavian doubling pearl for those who $CLAV too speculative, I have another Scandinavian doubling pearl.

This is the $NOD (-1.84%) a chip company that is at home in Bluetooth technology and, thanks to its superior technology in this area, contributes to halving energy requirements while doubling performance in the so-called IoT area.

The customers of $NOD (-1.84%) include $MSFT (-0.64%) , $AAPL (-0.09%) , $META (-1.58%) and $GOOGL (+0.48%) 4 of the Magnificat 7.

But Huawei and $700 (+0.58%) are among the illustrious clientele.

I believe that $NOD (-1.84%) can take a good slice of the growing IoT market and that a share price of between €25 and €30 is realistic over the next 12 months.

So now I wish everyone a good weekend. And remember, Monday is a holiday in the USA. My flight to the other end of the world is not the USA, but the other direction, so I've put it there specially.😂😎

Handelsblatt evaluated the portfolios of the 1,000 investors with the highest investment amounts who had reported fewer than 250 positions to the SEC as of June 30, 2025. This is intended to exclude providers of particularly broadly diversified ETF funds.

The tech sector continues to dominate the portfolios as the most important industry. At 21.8%, the share rose again to its highest level since the end of 2024. The financial sector follows in second place with 14.5%. The healthcare sector and real estate shares have lost much of their importance. Both were represented in the portfolios at the end of July with just under 5% less weighting.

Many professional investors took shares in Microsoft $MSFT (-0.64%) Amazon $AMZN (-1.14%) , Alphabet $GOOGL (+0.48%) and Nvidia $NVDA (-3.22%) into their portfolios or increased their weighting. Tesla $TSLA (-3.51%) also made strong gains. A quarter of institutional investors had Elon Musk's company in their portfolios at the end of July.

Of the major tech stocks, only Apple $AAPL (-0.09%) clearly shows weaknesses. The average share of the iPhone manufacturer in the professional portfolios fell by almost 20 percent to 5.3 percent.

Smaller software companies have also moved the portfolios. Handelsblatt has calculated the fastest-growing portfolio positions among the 100 largest tech companies.

According to the report, the most hotly traded tech climber at the moment is Samsara $IOT which produces networked solutions for industrial means of production, including networking and tracking trucks. The number of shares in the Californian company in the portfolios increased sevenfold in the second quarter. The cybersecurity provider Crowdstrike $CRWD (-4.23%) from Texas also made strong gains.

The most important investments outside of tech companies

Alongside the tech giants, the list of the most important companies is headed by Visa $V (+0.58%) and Broadcom $AVGO (-3.47%) followed by Johnson & Johnson $JNJ (+0.89%) and Mastercard $MA (+0.36%) and Eli Lilly $LLY (+0.02%)

New among the 20 most important investments after the Mag Seven is the accounting software provider Intuit $INTU (-0.35%).

Source: Text (excerpt) and graphics: Handelsblatt, 25.08.2025

After my first post on humanoid robots received a lot of positive feedback, I went into more detail. I have subsequently added my favorites in each sector.

Extended analysis of the value chain including shovel manufacturers and potential hidden champions

New categorySecondary key sectors (sales, marketing, financing)

AdditionallyTop 25 companies worldwide, as well as Top 10 Europe and Top 10 Asia

I have also added a video link for beginners. This will give you an idea of how far the development of humanoid robotics has already progressed.

https://www.stern.de/panorama/wissen/humanoider-roboter---wie-reagiert-er-auf-beleidigungen--35996156.html

Thank you for your attention and your support 🙏

🌐 1. value chain of humanoid robots (with hidden champions)

1. research & chip design

$ARM (-2.71%) ARM (UK) - CPU-IP, energy-efficient processors

$SNPS (-1.47%) Synopsys (US) - EDA software, chip design

$CDNS (-0.35%) Cadence (US) - EDA & Simulation

$PTC PTC (US) - Engineering Software, CAD/PLM

$DSY (-1.37%) Dassault Systèmes (FR) - 3D Design & Digital Twin

$SIE (+0.05%) Siemens (DE) - Industrial Software & Lifecycle Mgmt

$ADBE (+0.33%) Adobe (US) - Design, AR/UX

ANSYS (US) - multiphysical simulation - acquisition by Synopsis

Altair (US) - CAE, simulation, digital twin - acquisition by Siemens

$HXGBY (-2.07%)
Hexagon (SE) - Metrology & Simulation

$AWE (+1.43%) Alphawave IP Group (UK) - High-speed chip IP for AI/robotics

1.Synopsis, 2.Siemens and 3.Adobe are my top 3 in this sector

2. manufacturing technology & equipment

$ASML (-2.81%) ASML (NL) - Lithography (EUV)

$AMAT (-2.74%) Applied Materials (US) - Semiconductor equipment

$8035 (-3.37%) Tokyo Electron (JP) - wafer fabrication

$KEYS (-1.76%) Keysight Technologies (US) - Metrology

$6857 (-3.11%) Advantest (JP) - Chip test systems

$TER (+0.12%) Teradyne (US) - test systems + cobots

$6954 (-3.73%) Fanuc (JP) - Industrial robots, CNC

$CAT (-0.76%) Caterpillar (US) - autonomous machines

$KU2G KUKA (DE) - industrial robots

Comau (IT) - automation - not listed on the stock exchange

$ROK (-1.84%) Rockwell Automation (US) - industrial automation

$JBL (-3.31%) Jabil (US) - contract manufacturing (EMS/ODM)

$KIT (+2.25%) Kitron (NO) - European EMS/ODM manufacturer

$AIXA (-2.59%) Aixtron (DE) - deposition equipment for compound semiconductors

$LRCX (-3.41%)
Lam Research (US) - Etch/deposition systems

$MKSI (-3.84%)
MKS Instruments (US) - Plasma/vacuum technology

$ASM (-3.57%)
ASM International (NL) - Deposition systems

1.ASML, 2.Keysight Technologies, 3.Fanuc are my top 3 in this sector

3. chip manufacturing (foundries)

$TSM (-3.24%) TSMC (TW) - leading foundry

$005930 Samsung Electronics (KR) - foundry + memory

$GFS (-0.35%) GlobalFoundries (US) - specialty chips

$INTC (-1.97%)
Intel Foundry Services (US) - new western foundry player

$981
SMIC (CN) - largest Chinese foundry

$UMC
UMC (TW) - Power/RF/Embedded chips

1.TSMC, 2.Intel, 3.Samsung Electronics are my top 3 in this sector

4. computing & control unit ("brain")

$NVDA (-3.22%) Nvidia (US) - GPUs, AI chips

$INTC (-1.97%) Intel (US) - CPUs, FPGAs

$AMD (-3.44%) AMD (US) - CPUs, GPUs

$MRVL (-11.09%) Marvell (US) - Network Chips

$MU (-2.18%) Micron (US) - Memory

$DELL (-5.02%) Dell Technologies (US) - Edge & Infrastructure

Graphcore (UK) - AI chips (IPU) - not a listed company

Cerebras (US) - Wafer-scale engine - not a listed company

SiPearl (FR) - European HPC chip - not a listed company

1.Nvidia, 2.Marvell, 3.Micron are my top 3 in this sector

5. sensors ("senses")

$6758 (-2.69%) Sony (JP) - image sensors

$6861 (-3.41%) Keyence (JP) - Industrial sensors

$STM (-2.12%) STMicroelectronics (FR/IT) - Sensors, MCUs

$TDY Teledyne (US) - optical/infrared sensors

$CGNX (-0.82%) Cognex (US) - Machine Vision

$HON (-1.16%) Honeywell (US) - sensor technology, security

ANYbotics (CH) - autonomous sensor fusion - not a listed company

$AMBA (-0.04%) Ambarella (US) - video & computer vision SoCs for real-time image recognition

$OUST
Velodyne Lidar (US) - Lidar sensors - acquisition by Ouster

$AMS (-0.46%)
-OSRAM (AT/DE) - optical sensors

1.Teledyne, 2.Keyence, 3.Ouster are my top 3 in this sector

6. actuators & power electronics ("muscles")

$IFX (-3.81%) Infineon (DE) - Power Electronics

$ON (-2.71%) onsemi (US) - Power & Sensors

$TXN (-1.35%) Texas Instruments (US) - Mixed-Signal Chips

$ADI (-0.88%) Analog Devices (US) - Signal Processing

$PH Parker-Hannifin (US) - Hydraulics/Pneumatics

$MP (-3.33%) MP Materials (US) - Magnets

$APH (-2.97%) Amphenol (US) - Connectors

$6481 (-0.85%) THK (JP) - Linear guides & actuators

$6324 (-2.96%)
Harmonic Drive (JP) - Precision gears & servo drives for robotics

$6594 (-1.38%)
Nidec (JP) - Electric motors

$6506 (-3.23%)
Yaskawa (JP) - Drives & Robotics

$SU (-1.7%)
Schneider Electric (FR) - Energy & control solutions

$ZIL2 (+1.18%)
ElringKlinger (DE) - Battery & fuel cell technology, lightweight construction

1.Parker-Hannifin, 2.MP Materials, 3.Infinion are my top 3 in this sector

7. communication & networking ("nerves")

$QCOM (+0.38%) Qualcomm (US) - mobile communications, edge AI

$ANET (+0.07%) Arista Networks (US) - Networks

$CSCO (-0.45%) Cisco (US) - Networks, Security

$EQIX (+0.16%) Equinix (US) - Data centers

NTT Docomo (JP) - 5G/6G carrier - not a listed company

$VZ Verizon (US) - Telecommunications

$SFTBY SoftBank (JP) - Carrier + Robotics

$ERIC B (-0.82%)
Ericsson (SE) - 5G/IoT infrastructure

$NOKIA (-0.34%)
Nokia (FI) - 5G/6G for industry

$HPE (-1.27%)
Juniper Networks (US) - Network technology - acquisition by HP

1.Arista Networks, 2.SoftBank, 3.Cisco are my top 3 in this sector

8. energy supply

$3750 (+4.25%) CATL (CN) - Batteries

$6752 (-1.73%) Panasonic (JP) - Batteries

$373220 LG Energy (KR) - Batteries

$ALB (-0.32%) Albemarle (US) - Lithium

$LYC (-7.56%) Lynas (AU) - Rare earths

$UMICY (-0.62%) Umicore (BE) - Recycling

WiTricity (US) - inductive charging - not a listed company

$ABBN (-0.78%) Charging (CH) - charging infrastructure

$SLDP
Solid Power (US) - Solid state batteries

Northvolt (SE) - European batteries - not a listed company

$PLUG
Plug Power (US) - fuel cells

1.Albemarle, 2.CATL, 3.Panasonic are my top 3 in this sector

9. cloud & infrastructure

$AMZN (-1.14%) Amazon AWS (US) - Cloud, AI

$MSFT (-0.64%) Microsoft Azure (US) - Cloud, AI

$GOOG (+0.54%) Alphabet Google Cloud (US) - Cloud, ML

$VRT
Vertiv Holdings (US) - Data center infrastructure (UPS, cooling, edge)

$ORCL (-5.71%)
Oracle Cloud (US) - ERP + Cloud

$IBM (-0.86%)
IBM Cloud (US) - Hybrid cloud + AI

$OVH (-2.06%)
OVHcloud (FR) - European cloud

1.Alphabet, 2.Microsoft, 3.Oracle are my top 3 in this sector

10. software & data platforms

$PLTR (-0.78%) Palantir (US) - Data integration

$DDOG (-2.87%) Datadog (US) - Monitoring

$SNOW (-1.03%) Snowflake (US) - Data Cloud

$ORCL (-5.71%) Oracle (US) - Databases, ERP

$SAP (-1.68%) SAP (DE) - ERP systems

$SPGI S&P Global (US) - financial/market data

ROS2 Foundation - robotics middleware - not listed on the stock exchange

$NVDA (-3.22%) NVIDIA Isaac (US) - robotics development - part of Nvidia

$INOD (-4.01%) Innodata (US) - data annotation & AI training data

$PATH (-1.55%)
UiPath (RO/US) - Robotic process automation

$AI (-2.36%)
C3.ai (US) - AI platform

$ESTC (-19.03%)
(NL/US) - Search & data analysis

1.S&P Global, 2.Palantir, 3.Datadog are my top 3 in this sector

11. end applications / robots

$ABB ABB (CH/SE) - Industrial Robots

$6954 (-3.73%) Fanuc (JP) - Industrial robots

$TSLA (-3.51%) Tesla Optimus (US) - humanoid robot

$9618 (+1.97%) JD.com (CN) - logistics robot

$AAPL (-0.09%) Apple (US) - Platform & UX

$700 (+0.58%) Tencent (CN) - Platform & AI

$9988 (+12.11%) Alibaba (CN) - logistics & platform

PAL Robotics (ES) - humanoid robots - not a listed company

Neura Robotics (DE) - cognitive humanoid robots - not a listed company

$TER (+0.12%) Universal Robots (DK) - cobots - belongs to the Teradyne Corporation

Engineered Arts (UK) - humanoid robots - not a listed company

$ISRG (+0.47%) Intuitive Surgical (US) - surgical robotics

$GMED (+0.48%)
Globus Medical (US) - surgical robotics (ExcelsiusGPS platform)

$7012 (-4.94%) Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - industrial robots, automation

$CPNG (-0.35%) Coupang (KR) - Logistics end user

$IRBT (-4.87%)
iRobot (US) - consumer robotics (e.g. Roomba), non-humanoid, but navigation/sensor fusion

Boston Dynamics (US) - humanoid & mobile robots-no listed company

Hanson Robotics (HK) - humanoid robots (Sophia) - not a listed company

Agility Robotics (US) - humanoid robot "Digit" - not a listed company

1.Apple, 2.Tencent, 3.Alibaba are my top 3 in this sector

🛠 2. cross enablers (shovel manufacturers) - with hidden champions

Raw materials & battery materials

Albemarle - Lynas - Umicore

$SQM
SQM (CL) - Lithium

$ILU (+1.13%)
Iluka Resources (AU) - Rare earths

$ARR (+9.68%)
American Rare Earths (US/AU) - New supply chains

my number 1 in the sector is Albemarle

manufacturing technology

ASML - Applied Materials - Tokyo Electron

$LRCX (-3.41%)
Lam Research (US) - Plasma/etching processes

$ASM (-3.57%)
ASM International (NL) - ALD equipment

$MKSI (-3.84%)
MKS Instruments (US) - Plasma/vacuum technology

my number 1 in the sector is ASML

Quality assurance

Keysight - Advantest - Teradyne

$EMR (-2.02%)
National Instruments (US) - Measurement technology - from Emerson Electric adopted

$300567
ATE Test Systems (CN) - test systems

$FORM (-1.58%)
FormFactor (US) - Wafer probing

my number 1 in the sector is Keysight

Motion & Drive

Parker-Hannifin

Festo (DE) - Pneumatics, Soft Robotics - not a listed company

Bosch Rexroth (DE) - Drives, Controls - not a listed company

$6481 (-0.85%)
THK (JP) - Linear guides

my number 1 in the sector is Parker-Hannifin

Sensors/Imaging

$TDY Teledyne

$BSL (+0.48%) Basler (DE) - Industrial cameras

FLIR (US) - Thermal imaging sensors - acquisition by Teledyne

ISRA Vision (DE) - Machine Vision - not a listed company

my number 1 in the sector is Teledyne

Magnets & Materials

MP Materials

$6501 (-3.43%)
Hitachi Metals (JP) - Magnetic materials

VacuumSchmelze (DE) - Magnetic materials - not a listed company

$4063 (-2.22%)
Shin-Etsu Chemical (JP) - Specialty materials

my number 1 in the sector is MP Materials

Chip Design & Simulation

Synopsys - Cadence - ARM

$SIE (+0.05%)
Siemens EDA (DE/US)-Mentor Graphics-strategic business unit of Siemens AG

Imagination Tech (UK) - GPU-IP - not a listed company

$CEVA (-3.05%)
CEVA (IL) - Signal Processor IP

my number 1 in the sector is Synopsys

Engineering & Lifecycle

PTC - Dassault - Siemens

Altair (US) - Simulation - no longer a listed company

$HXGBY (-2.07%)
Hexagon (SE) - Metrology

$SNPS (-1.47%)
ANSYS (US) - Simulation - takeover by Synopsys

my number 1 in the sector is Siemens

Networks & Data Centers

Arista - Cisco - Equinix

$HPE (-1.27%)
Juniper (US) - Networks - Acquisition of HPE

$DTE (-0.3%)
T-Systems (DE) - Industry cloud

$OVH (-2.06%)
OVHcloud (FR) - European cloud

my number 1 in the sector is Arista

Cloud infrastructure

AWS - Azure - Google Cloud

$ORCL (-5.71%)
Oracle Cloud (US) - ERP & databases

$IBM (-0.86%)
IBM Cloud (US) - Hybrid Cloud

$9988 (+12.11%)
Alibaba Cloud (CN) - Asian Cloud

$VRT
Vertiv Holdings (US) - Cloud/Infra

my number 1 in the sector is Alphabet (Google)

finance/information infra

S&P Global

$MCO
Moody's (US) - Ratings

$MSCI (-0.24%)
MSCI (US) - Indices

$MORN
Morningstar (US) - Investment Research

my number 1 in the sector is S&P Global

Creative/Experience Infra

Adobe

$ADSK (-0.44%)
Autodesk (US) - CAD & Design

$U
Unity (US) - 3D/AR simulation

Epic Games (US) - Unreal Engine - not a listed company

my number 1 in the sector is Adobe

Platform & Ecosystem

Apple - Tencent - Alibaba

$META (-1.58%)
Meta (US) - AR/VR, Social Robotics

ByteDance (CN) - AI & platforms - not a listed company

$9888 (+4.29%)
Baidu (CN) - AI & Cloud

my number 1 in the sector is Tencent

Infrastructure/Edge

Dell

$HPE (-1.27%)
HPE (US) - Edge Computing

$SMCI (-5%)
Supermicro (US) - AI servers

$6702 (-0.15%)
Fujitsu (JP) - Edge & HPC

my number 1 in the sector is Dell

storage solutions

Micron

$000660
SK Hynix (KR) - Memory

$285A (+3.45%)
Kioxia (JP) - NAND

$WDC
Western Digital (US) - Storage solutions

my number 1 in the sector is Micron

🏛 3. secondary key sectors with hidden champions

Financing & Capital

$GS (-0.58%) Goldman Sachs (US) - investment bank; ECM/DCM, M&A, growth financing

$MS Morgan Stanley (US) - investment bank; tech banking, capital markets

$BLK (-0.17%) BlackRock (US) - asset manager; capital allocation, ETFs/index funds

$9984 (-1.66%) SoftBank Vision Fund (JP) - mega VC; growth equity in robotics/AI

Sequoia Capital (US) - venture capital; early/growth in AI/robotics - this is a classic venture capital fund

DARPA (US) - government R&D funding (robotics/defense) - independent research and development agency

EU Horizon (EU) - research funding/grants for DeepTech - Innovative Europe pillar

China State Funds (CN) - state industry/technology fund

Lux Capital (US) - VC for DeepTech - Uptake (US) - AI-based predictive maintenance

DCVC (US) - Robotics & AI focus - investing exclusively via VC fund investments

Speedinvest (AT) - EU VC for robotics - access to investment only via fund investments

my number 1 in the sector is Softbank

Maintenance & Service

$SIE (+0.05%) Siemens (DE) - Industrial Service, Lifecycle & Retrofit

$ABBN (-0.78%) ABB (CH/SE) - Robotics Service, Spare Parts, Field Support

$GEHC (-0.11%) GE Healthcare (US) - Medtech service incl. robotic systems

Uptake (US) - AI-based predictive maintenance - not a listed company

Augury (US/IL) - condition monitoring, condition diagnostics - not a listed company

$KU2 KUKA Service (DE) - Robotics maintenance

$6954 (-3.73%) Fanuc Service (JP) - global service network

Boston Dynamics AI Institute (US) - Robotics longevity - funded by Hyundai Motor Group

my number 1 in the sector is Siemens

Marketing & Advertising

$WPP (-0.22%) WPP (UK) - global advertising group; branding/communications

$OMC Omnicom (US) - marketing/PR network

$PUB (-0.34%) Publicis (FR) - communications/advertising group

$META (-1.58%) Meta (US) - Digital Ads (Facebook/Instagram)

$GOOG (+0.54%) Google Ads (US) - search & display advertising

TikTok / ByteDance (CN) - social ads & distribution - not a listed company

$AAPL (-0.09%) Apple (US) - Branding/UX; Acceptance & Platform Marketing

$WPP (-0.22%)
AKQA (UK/US) - Tech branding - Since 2012 majority owned by the WPP Groupbut continues to operate as an autonomous operating unit

R/GA (US) - Innovation marketing - not a listed company

Serviceplan (DE) - largest independent EU agency - not a listed company

my number 1 in the sector is Meta

Law, Regulation & Ethics

ISO (CH) - international standards, robotics standards

TÜV (DE) - certification & safety tests

UL (US) - safety/conformity testing

EU AI Act (EU) - legal framework for AI & robotics

UNESCO AI Ethics (UN) - global ethics guidelines

Fraunhofer IPA (DE) - Robotics safety standards

ANSI (US) - standards

IEC (CH) - Electrical engineering standards

Training & Talent

MIT (US) - Robotics/AI Research & Education

ETH Zurich (CH) - autonomous systems & robotics

Stanford (US) - AI/Robotics labs & spin-offs

Tsinghua University (CN) - Robotics/AI in Asia

CMU (US) - Robotics Institute

EPFL (CH) - Robotics research

TU Munich (DE) - humanoid robot "Roboy"

🌍 Top 25 companies for humanoid robotics

These companies are central to the development & production of humanoid robotsbecause without them, crucial parts of the chain would be missing:

Chips & computing power (brain of the robots)

$NVDA (-3.22%) Nvidia (US) - AI GPUs & Isaac platform, foundation for robotic AI

$2330 TSMC (TW) - world's most important foundry, produces the AI chips

$ASML (-2.81%) ASML (NL) - EUV lithography, indispensable for chip production

$005930 Samsung Electronics (KR) - memory, logic, foundry

$000660 SK Hynix (KR) - DRAM & NAND memory for AI

$MU (-2.18%) Micron (US) - Memory solutions for AI workloads

my number 1 in the sector is ASML

Sensors & perception (senses of robots)

$SONY Sony (JP) - image sensors, market leader

$6861 (-3.41%) Keyence (JP) - Industrial sensors & vision systems

$CGNX (-0.82%) Cognex (US) - Machine Vision, precise image processing

my number 1 in the sector is Keyence

Actuators & motion (muscles of robots)

$IFX (-3.81%) Infineon (DE) - power electronics, motor control

$6594 (-1.38%) Nidec (JP) - World market leader for electric motors

$PH Parker-Hannifin (US) - hydraulics/pneumatics, motion technology

$6481 (-0.85%) THK (JP) - Linear guides & actuators

my number 1 in the sector is Parker-Hannifin

Communication, cloud & infrastructure (nerves & data flow)

$QCOM (+0.38%) Qualcomm (US) - Mobile & Edge Chips

$AMZN (-1.14%) Amazon AWS (US) - Cloud & AI infrastructure

$MSFT (-0.64%) Microsoft Azure (US) - Cloud, AI services

$CSCO (-0.45%) Cisco (US) - Networks & Security

$VRT Vertiv Holdings (US) - Data Center Infrastructure

my number 1 in the sector is Microsoft

End Applications & Platforms (robots themselves)

$TSLA (-3.51%) Tesla (US) - humanoid robot Optimus

$ABBN (-0.78%) ABB (CH/SE) - Robotics & Automation

$6954 (-3.73%) Fanuc (JP) - industrial robots & CNC systems

$7012 (-4.94%) Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - industrial robots

PAL Robotics (ES) - humanoid robots (TALOS, ARI, TIAGo) - not a listed company

Neura Robotics (DE) - cognitive humanoid robots - not a listed company

Universal Robots (DK) - cobots

my number 1 in the sector is Tesla

🇪🇺 Top 10 European key companies for humanoid robotics

$ASML (-2.81%)
ASML (NL)

World market leader in EUV lithography - no modern chips for AI & robotics without ASML.

$IFX (-3.81%) Infineon (DE)

Leading in power electronics & motor control - crucial for actuators of humanoid robots.

$STM (-2.12%)
STMicroelectronics (FR/IT)

Sensors, microcontrollers & power chips - the basis for control & perception.

$SAP (-1.68%)
SAP (DE)

ERP & data platforms, important for integrating humanoid robots into industrial processes.

$SIE (+0.05%)
Siemens (DE)

Industrial software, automation, digital twin - key for engineering & lifecycle management.

$KU2 KUKA (EN)

Robotics pioneer, industrial robots & automation - know-how for humanoid motion mechanics.

PAL Robotics (ES) - not a listed company

Specialist for humanoid robots (TALOS, ARI, TIAGo), internationally used in research & service.

Neura Robotics (DE) - Not a listed company

Young high-tech company, develops cognitive humanoid robots with advanced AI (4NE-1).

Universal Robots (DK) - Not a listed company

Market leader for cobots - platform for safe human-robot collaboration.

Engineered Arts (UK) - not a listed company

Develops humanoid robots such as Amecaknown for realistic facial expressions & gestures - important for HRI (Human-Robot Interaction)

🌏 Top 10 Asian key companies for humanoid robotics

$2330
TSMC (Taiwan)

World's largest semiconductor foundry, produces high-end chips (e.g. Nvidia, AMD, Apple) - no AI hardware without TSMC.

$005930
Samsung Electronics (South Korea)

Foundry, memory, logic chips, image sensors - extremely broadly positioned in robotics components.

$000660
SK Hynix (KR) - Memory

$SONY
Sony (Japan)

Market leader in CMOS image sensors, essential for robotic vision & perception.

$6861 (-3.41%)
Keyence (Japan)

Sensor technology & machine vision for industrial automation, widely used in robotics.

$6954 (-3.73%)
Fanuc (Japan)

Industrial robots & CNC systems, one of the most important manufacturers of robotics hardware worldwide.

$6506 (-3.23%)
Yaskawa Electric (Japan)

Drives, motion control & robot arms - relevant for humanoid motion control.

$6594 (-1.38%)
Nidec (Japan)

World market leader for electric motors (from mini motors to high-performance drives).

$7012 (-4.94%)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - Industrial robots

$9618 (+1.97%)
JD.com (China)

Driver for robotics in e-commerce & logistics, invests in humanoid robotics applications

$MSFT (-0.64%)

Good morning, my dears,

Elon is now declaring war on Microsoft. Does this mean the end for the software giant?

Even if Elon's project were to fail, it would still be interesting for us investors to see who builds the infrastructure. And which blade suppliers and energy providers are on board. 💰💰

Elon Musk announces the founding of an AI software company called "Macrohard".

According to this, Musk plans to simulate software companies like Microsoft with AI.

"Macrohard" would join a whole series of companies owned by the billionaire.

Elon Musk announced that he wanted to "simulate" software companies such as Microsoft using only artificial intelligence. He even already has a name for the new company: "Macrohard".

Musk wrote in an X-Post on Friday that his AI startup xAI is building a "pure AI software company called Macrohard". "It's an ironic name, but the project is very real," he said. "Since software companies like Microsoft don't make physical hardware themselves, it should in principle be possible to fully simulate them with AI."

Musk gave no further details. A spokesperson for xAI did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for Microsoft also did not respond to a request for comment.

Musk is investing more in AI

Brent Mayo, an engineer working for xAI, retweeted Musk's post. Documents from the US Patent and Trademark Office also show that xAI filed a trademark application for "Macrohard" on August 1.

The application lists a broad range of AI-focused goods and services for "Macrohard", including "downloadable computer software for artificially generating human speech and text" and "downloadable computer software for designing, coding, executing and playing video games using artificial intelligence"

Macrohard would join Musk's long list of companies that he either partially owns or operates. Currently, Musk is simultaneously responsible for Tesla, xAI, X Corp, The Boring Company, SpaceX and Neuralink.

https://www.businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/elon-musk-will-software-giganten-wie-microsoft-mit-ki-simulieren-und-nennt-sein-neues-unternehmen-macrohard/

The possibility that we are currently in an AI bubble is real. As with previous hypes, the valuation of AI companies seems to be ahead of their actual profitability. Moreover, the S&P 500 is heavily overconcentrated in a handful of large tech players that are benefiting from the AI hype. Should these fall, the entire index will be pulled down with them.

That risk is compounded by the fact that the S&P has become historically expensive, with P/E ratios well above average. The risks are clear: if promised growth fails to materialize, valuations could collapse hard. The situation is reminiscent of the dot.com bubble of the early 2000s, but with an important difference: now, a lot of credit is being borrowed to finance AI growth. That makes a blow more dangerous, because debt puts extra pressure in a downturn.

Conclusion: AI could change the world permanently, but current valuations seem fragile. A bubble need not mean AI disappears, it does mean investors should prepare for sharp corrections.

$NVDA (-3.22%)
$MSFT (-0.64%)
$AMZN (-1.14%)
$GOOGL (+0.48%)
$META (-1.58%)
$AVGO (-3.47%)
$TSM (-3.24%)
$ORCL (-5.71%)
$PLTR (-0.78%)
$ADBE (+0.33%)
$AMD (-3.44%)
$AAPL (-0.09%)
$IBM (-0.86%)
$QCOM (+0.38%)
$MU (-2.18%)
$SNOW (-1.03%)
$CRM (+0.49%)
$MDB (-1.03%)
$AI (-2.36%)
$VOO (+0.04%)

I wanted to refresh my wife's portfolio and not just put it into an MSCI World or FTSI World. So I asked ChatGPT how I can set up a savings plan with the following conditions:

Individual positions < 10%

Individual stocks: Siemens AG, Microsoft, BTC and gold

Defense industry

Construction and infrastructure sector

Momentum

Robots sector

AI sector

Nuclear industry

The following constrellation came out at 2x200€/month:

Individual stocks: 32%

8% Siemens AG $SIE (+0.05%) 2x16€ =32,00 €

8% Microsoft $MSFT (-0.64%) 2x16€ =32,00 €

8% Bitcoin $BTC (+0.43%) 2x16€=32,00 €

8% Gold $WGLD (+0.89%) 2x16€=32,00 €

ETFs 68%:

20% multifactor ETF $IBCZ (-0.9%) 2x 40€ = 80€

12% Robotics ETF $AAKI (-1.91%) 2x 24€ = 48 €

12% AI ETF $INTL (-1.62%) 2x24€ = 48 €

12% Nuclear ETF $NUKL (-0.87%) 2x24€ = 48 €

7% Infrastructure ETF $EXV8 (-0.57%) 2x14€ = 28 €

5% Defense ETF $ASWC (-0.43%) 2x10€ = 20 €

Why all this:

The selection offers better access to momentum in the short, medium and long term and less vola in the overall picture. A total of 570 companies are included and 2 assets.

I would be very happy to receive feedback or suggestions. Thank you!