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4September 15, 2025
"Star investor" Homer J Simpson invested in Teledyne Technologies with his "holding" after a positive comment from getquin Top Analyst @Tenbagger2024 in Teledyne Technologies.
Above all, Homer J likes the exciting business with potential for the future.
The sales of approx. 10% ️ and EPS of 5.20$ are also impressive.
In addition, the 2 billion share buyback program and several company takeovers also played a decisive role for an entry.
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.
Thank you for your attention and your support 🙏
🌐 1. value chain of humanoid robots (with hidden champions)
1. research & chip design
$ARM (-0.16%) ARM (UK) - CPU-IP, energy-efficient processors
$SNPS (-1.07%) Synopsys (US) - EDA software, chip design
$CDNS (+0.38%) Cadence (US) - EDA & Simulation
$PTC PTC (US) - Engineering Software, CAD/PLM
$DSY (-0.92%) Dassault Systèmes (FR) - 3D Design & Digital Twin
$SIE (-0.16%) Siemens (DE) - Industrial Software & Lifecycle Mgmt
$ADBE (+0.32%) Adobe (US) - Design, AR/UX
ANSYS (US) - multiphysical simulation - acquisition by Synopsis
Altair (US) - CAE, simulation, digital twin - acquisition by Siemens
$HXGBY (+1.46%)
Hexagon (SE) - Metrology & Simulation
$AWE (+1.15%) 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 (-0.11%) ASML (NL) - Lithography (EUV)
$AMAT (-0.41%) Applied Materials (US) - Semiconductor equipment
$8035 (-1.99%) Tokyo Electron (JP) - wafer fabrication
$KEYS (+0.26%) Keysight Technologies (US) - Metrology
$6857 (-0.33%) Advantest (JP) - Chip test systems
$TER (+0.19%) Teradyne (US) - test systems + cobots
$6954 (-2.63%) Fanuc (JP) - Industrial robots, CNC
$CAT (+0.25%) Caterpillar (US) - autonomous machines
$KU2G KUKA (DE) - industrial robots
Comau (IT) - automation - not listed on the stock exchange
$ROK Rockwell Automation (US) - industrial automation
$JBL (-1.26%) Jabil (US) - contract manufacturing (EMS/ODM)
$KIT (-1.38%) Kitron (NO) - European EMS/ODM manufacturer
$AIXA (-1.73%) Aixtron (DE) - deposition equipment for compound semiconductors
$LRCX (+0.37%)
Lam Research (US) - Etch/deposition systems
$MKSI (+0.25%)
MKS Instruments (US) - Plasma/vacuum technology
$ASM (-1.31%)
ASM International (NL) - Deposition systems
1.ASML, 2.Keysight Technologies, 3.Fanuc are my top 3 in this sector
3. chip manufacturing (foundries)
$TSM (-0.77%) TSMC (TW) - leading foundry
$005930 Samsung Electronics (KR) - foundry + memory
$GFS (+0.05%) GlobalFoundries (US) - specialty chips
$INTC (-1.64%)
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 (-0.13%) Nvidia (US) - GPUs, AI chips
$INTC (-1.64%) Intel (US) - CPUs, FPGAs
$AMD (-0.91%) AMD (US) - CPUs, GPUs
$MRVL (-0.28%) Marvell (US) - network chips
$MU (-1.59%) Micron (US) - Memory
$DELL (-0.04%) 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 (-2.76%) Sony (JP) - image sensors
$6861 (-2.07%) Keyence (JP) - Industrial sensors
$STM (-1.24%) STMicroelectronics (FR/IT) - Sensors, MCUs
$TDY (+0.24%) Teledyne (US) - optical/infrared sensors
$CGNX (+0.23%) Cognex (US) - Machine Vision
$HON (+0.55%) Honeywell (US) - sensor technology, security
ANYbotics (CH) - autonomous sensor fusion - not a listed company
$AMBA (+0.07%) Ambarella (US) - video & computer vision SoCs for real-time image recognition
$OUST
Velodyne Lidar (US) - Lidar sensors - acquisition by Ouster
$AMS (-3.34%)
-OSRAM (AT/DE) - optical sensors
1.Teledyne, 2.Keyence, 3.Ouster are my top 3 in this sector
6. actuators & power electronics ("muscles")
$IFX (-2.38%) Infineon (DE) - Power Electronics
$ON (+0.3%) onsemi (US) - Power & Sensors
$TXN (+0.19%) Texas Instruments (US) - Mixed-Signal Chips
$ADI (+0.76%) Analog Devices (US) - Signal Processing
$PH Parker-Hannifin (US) - Hydraulics/Pneumatics
$MP (+1.64%) MP Materials (US) - Magnets
$APH (+0.16%) Amphenol (US) - Connectors
$6481 (-0.42%) THK (JP) - Linear guides & actuators
$6324 (-3.56%)
Harmonic Drive (JP) - Precision gears & servo drives for robotics
$6594 (-0.55%)
Nidec (JP) - Electric motors
$6506 (-1.33%)
Yaskawa (JP) - Drives & Robotics
$SU (-0.63%)
Schneider Electric (FR) - Energy & control solutions
$ZIL2 (+0%)
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 (+0.3%) Qualcomm (US) - mobile communications, edge AI
$ANET (+0.62%) Arista Networks (US) - Networks
$CSCO (+0.33%) Cisco (US) - Networks, Security
$EQIX (+0.78%) 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 (+0.52%)
Ericsson (SE) - 5G/IoT infrastructure
$NOKIA (+0.04%)
Nokia (FI) - 5G/6G for industry
$HPE (+0.04%)
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 (+0.89%) CATL (CN) - Batteries
$6752 (-1.95%) Panasonic (JP) - Batteries
$373220 LG Energy (KR) - Batteries
$ALB (+1.59%) Albemarle (US) - Lithium
$LYC (+0.66%) Lynas (AU) - Rare earths
$UMICY (+0.64%) Umicore (BE) - recycling
WiTricity (US) - inductive charging - not a listed company
$ABBN (-0.07%) 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
$KULR (+0.74%)
KULR Technology (US) - Thermal management & battery safety for mobile systems
1.Albemarle, 2.CATL, 3.Panasonic are my top 3 in this sector
9. cloud & infrastructure
$AMZN (+0.43%) Amazon AWS (US) - Cloud, AI
$MSFT (+0.43%) Microsoft Azure (US) - Cloud, AI
$GOOG (+0.27%) Alphabet Google Cloud (US) - Cloud, ML
$VRT
Vertiv Holdings (US) - Data center infrastructure (UPS, cooling, edge)
$ORCL (+0.47%)
Oracle Cloud (US) - ERP + Cloud
$IBM (+0.43%)
IBM Cloud (US) - Hybrid cloud + AI
$OVH (-0.43%)
OVHcloud (FR) - European cloud
1.Alphabet, 2.Microsoft, 3.Oracle are my top 3 in this sector
10. software & data platforms
$PLTR (-0.3%) Palantir (US) - Data integration
$DDOG (+0.09%) Datadog (US) - Monitoring
$SNOW (+0.48%) Snowflake (US) - Data Cloud
$ORCL (+0.47%) Oracle (US) - Databases, ERP
$SAP (-0.49%) SAP (DE) - ERP systems
$SPGI S&P Global (US) - financial/market data
ROS2 Foundation - robotics middleware - not listed on the stock exchange
$NVDA (-0.13%) NVIDIA Isaac (US) - robotics development - part of Nvidia
$INOD (-0.08%) Innodata (US) - data annotation & AI training data
$PATH (+0.56%)
UiPath (RO/US) - Robotic process automation
$AI (+0.12%)
C3.ai (US) - AI platform
$ESTC (+1.06%)
(NL/US) - Search & data analysis
1.S&P Global, 2.Palantir, 3.Datadog are my top 3 in this sector
11. end applications / robots
$ABBN (-0.07%) ABB (CH/SE) - Industrial Robots
$6954 (-2.63%) Fanuc (JP) - Industrial robots
$TSLA (+1.26%) Tesla Optimus (US) - humanoid robot
$9618 (+1.88%) JD.com (CN) - logistics robot
$AAPL (+0.94%) Apple (US) - Platform & UX
$700 (+0.32%) Tencent (CN) - Platform & AI
$9988 (+1.4%) Alibaba (CN) - logistics & platform
PAL Robotics (ES) - humanoid robots - not a listed company
Neura Robotics (DE) - cognitive humanoid robots - not a listed company
$TER (+0.19%) Universal Robots (DK) - cobots - belongs to the Teradyne Corporation
Engineered Arts (UK) - humanoid robots - not a listed company
$ISRG (+0.59%) Intuitive Surgical (US) - surgical robotics
$GMED (+0.21%)
Globus Medical (US) - surgical robotics (ExcelsiusGPS platform)
$7012 (+3.58%) Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - industrial robots, automation
$CPNG (+0.39%) Coupang (KR) - Logistics end user
$IRBT (-0.36%)
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 (-4.01%)
Iluka Resources (AU) - Rare earths
$ARR (-2.28%)
American Rare Earths (US/AU) - New supply chains
my number 1 in the sector is Albemarle
manufacturing technology
ASML - Applied Materials - Tokyo Electron
$LRCX (+0.37%)
Lam Research (US) - Plasma/etching processes
$ASM (-1.31%)
ASM International (NL) - ALD equipment
$MKSI (+0.25%)
MKS Instruments (US) - Plasma/vacuum technology
my number 1 in the sector is ASML
Quality assurance
Keysight - Advantest - Teradyne
$EMR (+0.25%)
National Instruments (US) - Measurement technology - from Emerson Electric adopted
$300567
ATE Test Systems (CN) - test systems
$FORM (+0.66%)
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 (-0.42%)
THK (JP) - Linear guides
my number 1 in the sector is Parker-Hannifin
Sensors/Imaging
$TDY (+0.24%) Teledyne
$BSL (-1.25%) 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 (-1.52%)
Hitachi Metals (JP) - Magnetic materials
VacuumSchmelze (DE) - Magnetic materials - not a listed company
$4063 (+1.25%)
Shin-Etsu Chemical (JP) - Specialty materials
my number 1 in the sector is MP Materials
Chip Design & Simulation
Synopsys - Cadence - ARM
$SIE (-0.16%)
Siemens EDA (DE/US)-Mentor Graphics-strategic business unit of Siemens AG
Imagination Tech (UK) - GPU-IP - not a listed company
$CEVA (+4.04%)
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 (+1.46%)
Hexagon (SE) - Metrology
$SNPS (-1.07%)
ANSYS (US) - Simulation - takeover by Synopsys
my number 1 in the sector is Siemens
Networks & Data Centers
Arista - Cisco - Equinix
$HPE (+0.04%)
Juniper (US) - Networks - Acquisition of HPE
$DTE (+0.29%)
T-Systems (DE) - Industry cloud
$OVH (-0.43%)
OVHcloud (FR) - European cloud
my number 1 in the sector is Arista
Cloud infrastructure
AWS - Azure - Google Cloud
$ORCL (+0.47%)
Oracle Cloud (US) - ERP & databases
$IBM (+0.43%)
IBM Cloud (US) - Hybrid Cloud
$9988 (+1.4%)
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 (-0.41%)
MSCI (US) - Indices
$MORN
Morningstar (US) - Investment Research
my number 1 in the sector is S&P Global
Creative/Experience Infra
Adobe
$ADSK (+0.06%)
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 (+0.23%)
Meta (US) - AR/VR, Social Robotics
ByteDance (CN) - AI & platforms - not a listed company
$9888 (-0.05%)
Baidu (CN) - AI & Cloud
my number 1 in the sector is Tencent
Infrastructure/Edge
Dell
$HPE (+0.04%)
HPE (US) - Edge Computing
$SMCI
Supermicro (US) - AI servers
$6702 (-0.89%)
Fujitsu (JP) - Edge & HPC
my number 1 in the sector is Dell
storage solutions
Micron
$000660
SK Hynix (KR) - Memory
$285A (+0.38%)
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 (+0.26%) Goldman Sachs (US) - investment bank; ECM/DCM, M&A, growth financing
$MS Morgan Stanley (US) - investment bank; tech banking, capital markets
$BLK (+0.13%) BlackRock (US) - asset manager; capital allocation, ETFs/index funds
$9984 (+1.04%) 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 (-0.16%) Siemens (DE) - Industrial Service, Lifecycle & Retrofit
$ABBN (-0.07%) ABB (CH/SE) - Robotics Service, Spare Parts, Field Support
$GEHC (+0.29%) 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 (-2.63%) 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 (-2.51%) WPP (UK) - global advertising group; branding/communications
$OMC Omnicom (US) - marketing/PR network
$PUB (-0.37%) Publicis (FR) - communications/advertising group
$META (+0.23%) Meta (US) - Digital Ads (Facebook/Instagram)
$GOOG (+0.27%) Google Ads (US) - search & display advertising
TikTok / ByteDance (CN) - social ads & distribution - not a listed company
$AAPL (+0.94%) Apple (US) - Branding/UX; Acceptance & Platform Marketing
$WPP (-2.51%)
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 (-0.13%) Nvidia (US) - AI GPUs & Isaac platform, foundation for robotic AI
$2330 TSMC (TW) - world's most important foundry, produces the AI chips
$ASML (-0.11%) 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 (-1.59%) 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 (-2.07%) Keyence (JP) - Industrial sensors & vision systems
$CGNX (+0.23%) Cognex (US) - Machine Vision, precise image processing
my number 1 in the sector is Keyence
Actuators & motion (muscles of robots)
$IFX (-2.38%) Infineon (DE) - power electronics, motor control
$6594 (-0.55%) Nidec (JP) - World market leader for electric motors
$PH Parker-Hannifin (US) - hydraulics/pneumatics, motion technology
$6481 (-0.42%) THK (JP) - Linear guides & actuators
my number 1 in the sector is Parker-Hannifin
Communication, cloud & infrastructure (nerves & data flow)
$QCOM (+0.3%) Qualcomm (US) - Mobile & Edge Chips
$AMZN (+0.43%) Amazon AWS (US) - Cloud & AI infrastructure
$MSFT (+0.43%) Microsoft Azure (US) - Cloud, AI services
$CSCO (+0.33%) 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 (+1.26%) Tesla (US) - humanoid robot Optimus
$ABBN (-0.07%) ABB (CH/SE) - Robotics & Automation
$6954 (-2.63%) Fanuc (JP) - industrial robots & CNC systems
$7012 (+3.58%) 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 (-0.11%)
ASML (NL)
World market leader in EUV lithography - no modern chips for AI & robotics without ASML.
$IFX (-2.38%) Infineon (DE)
Leading in power electronics & motor control - crucial for actuators of humanoid robots.
$STM (-1.24%)
STMicroelectronics (FR/IT)
Sensors, microcontrollers & power chips - the basis for control & perception.
$SAP (-0.49%)
SAP (DE)
ERP & data platforms, important for integrating humanoid robots into industrial processes.
$SIE (-0.16%)
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 (-2.07%)
Keyence (Japan)
Sensor technology & machine vision for industrial automation, widely used in robotics.
$6954 (-2.63%)
Fanuc (Japan)
Industrial robots & CNC systems, one of the most important manufacturers of robotics hardware worldwide.
$6506 (-1.33%)
Yaskawa Electric (Japan)
Drives, motion control & robot arms - relevant for humanoid motion control.
$6594 (-0.55%)
Nidec (Japan)
World market leader for electric motors (from mini motors to high-performance drives).
$7012 (+3.58%)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - Industrial robots
$9618 (+1.88%)
JD.com (China)
Driver for robotics in e-commerce & logistics, invests in humanoid robotics applications
The hype is all about humanoid robots, but the constant winners are in the background.
I have divided the analysis into two perspectives. 1. the complete value chain of humanoid robots, which shows all the players from the chip to the finished robot, and 2. the blade manufacturers in the background, who always earn money as enablers, regardless of which manufacturer wins the race.
ASML, Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron dominate in manufacturing technology. Quality assurance comes from Keysight, Advantest and Teradyne. Chip design is supported by Synopsys, Cadence and ARM. Data streams are secured by Arista Networks, Cisco and Equinix. The computing basis is created in the cloud by Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet. Albemarle, Lynas and Umicore play a central role in raw materials and battery materials. These companies monetize their customers' investment waves, have high barriers to entry, service revenues and pricing power, but remain cyclical with risks from export rules, capex cuts and currency movements.
🌐 Value chain of humanoid robots Sector overview
1. research & chip design (IP / EDA)
$ARM (-0.16%)
ARM Holdings (ARM, UK/USA) - CPU architectures
$SNPS (-1.07%)
Synopsys (SNPS, USA) - Chip design software
$CDNS (+0.38%)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS, USA) - EDA & Simulation
2. manufacturing technology & equipment
$ASML (-0.11%)
ASML (ASML, NL) - EUV lithography, key monopoly
$AMAT (-0.41%)
Applied Materials (AMAT, USA) - Process equipment
$8035 (-1.99%)
Tokyo Electron (8035.T, JP) - Wafer equipment
$KEYS (+0.26%)
Keysight Technologies (KEYS, USA) - Test & RF measurement technology
$6857 (-0.33%)
Advantest (6857.T, JP) - Semiconductor test systems
$TER (+0.19%)
Teradyne (TER, USA) - Test systems + robotics (Universal Robots)
3. chip production (Foundries)
$TSM (-0.77%)
TSMC (TSM, TW) - Largest contract manufacturer
$005930
Samsung Electronics (005930.KQ, KR) - Memory + Foundry
$GFS (+0.05%)
GlobalFoundries (GFS, USA) - Specialized production
4. computing & control unit ("brain")
$NVDA (-0.13%)
Nvidia (NVDA, USA) - GPUs, AI accelerators
$INTC (-1.64%)
Intel (INTC, USA) - CPUs, FPGAs
$AMD (-0.91%)
AMD (AMD, USA) - CPUs/GPUs
$MRVL (-0.28%)
Marvell Technology (MRVL, USA) - Network/data center chips
5. sensors ("senses")
$6758 (-2.76%)
Sony (6758.T, JP) - CMOS image sensors
$6861 (-2.07%)
Keyence (6861.T, JP) - Vision systems, sensors
$STM (-1.24%)
STMicroelectronics (STM, CH/FR) - MEMS sensors
6. actuators & power electronics ("muscles")
$IFX (-2.38%)
Infineon (IFX, DE) - Power semiconductors, SiC
$ON (+0.3%)
N Semiconductor (ON, USA) - SiC/Power Chips
$STM (-1.24%)
STMicroelectronics (STM, CH/FR) - Motor control & power
$TXN (+0.19%)
Texas Instruments (TXN, USA) - Motor control, power ICs
$ADI (+0.76%)
Analog Devices (ADI, USA) - Energy & BMS chips
7. communication & networking ("nerves")
$QCOM (+0.3%)
Qualcomm (QCOM, USA) - 5G/SoCs
$AVGO (+0.44%)
Broadcom (AVGO, USA) - Network & radio chips
$SWKS (+0.47%)
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS, USA) - RF components
8. energy supply
$300750
CATL (300750.SZ, CN) - Batteries
$6752 (-1.95%)
Panasonic (6752.T, JP) - Batteries for automotive/robotics
$373220
LG Energy Solution (373220.KQ, KR) - Batteries
9. cloud & infrastructure
$AMZN (+0.43%)
Amazon (AMZN, USA) - AWS
$MSFT (+0.43%)
Microsoft (MSFT, USA) - Azure
$GOOG (+0.27%)
Alphabet (GOOGL, USA) - Google Cloud
$EQIX (+0.78%)
Equinix (EQIX, USA) - Data center operator
$ANET (+0.62%)
Arista Networks (ANET, USA) - Network infrastructure
$CSCO (+0.33%)
Cisco Systems (CSCO, USA) - Edge & Data Center Networks
10. software & data platforms
$PLTR (-0.3%)
Palantir (PLTR, USA) - Data integration, decision software
$DDOG (+0.09%)
Datadog (DDOG, USA) - Cloud monitoring / observability
$SNOW (+0.48%)
Snowflake (SNOW, USA) - Cloud-native data platform
$ORCL (+0.47%)
Oracle (ORCL, USA) - Databases, ERP
$SAP (-0.49%)
SAP (SAP, DE) - ERP/cloud systems
$PATH (+0.56%)
UiPath (PATH, USA) - Automation software (RPA)
$AI (+0.12%)
C3.ai (AI, USA) - Enterprise AI platform
11. end applications / robots
$ABB
ABB (ABB, CH) - Industrial robots
$6954 (-2.63%)
Fanuc (6954.T, JP) - Industrial robots, CNC
$TSLA (+1.26%)
Tesla (TSLA, USA) - Optimus" humanoid robot
$9618 (+1.88%)
JD.com (JD, CN) - E-commerce & automated logistics
🛠️ Shovel manufacturer for humanoid robots
🔹 Hardtech (physical "shovels")
These companies provide the material basis: manufacturing machines, raw materials, semiconductor base.
Semiconductor Equipment & Manufacturing
$ASML (-0.11%)
ASML (ASML, NL) - EUV lithography (monopoly).
$AMAT (-0.41%)
Applied Materials (AMAT, USA) - Wafer equipment.
$8035 (-1.99%)
Tokyo Electron (8035.T, JP) - Process equipment.
Test systems (hardware-side)
$6857 (-0.33%)
Advantest (6857.T, JP) - Semiconductor test.
$TER (+0.19%)
Teradyne (TER, USA) - Test systems + industrial robots.
Materials & raw materials
$ALB (+1.59%)
Albemarle (ALB, USA) - Lithium (batteries).
$LYC (+0.66%)
Lynas Rare Earths (LYC.AX, AUS) - Rare earths for magnets.
$UMICY (+0.64%)
Umicore (UMI.BR, BE) - Cathode materials, recycling.
🔹 Soft/infra (digital "shovels")
These companies supply the infrastructure & toolswithout which development, training and operation would be impossible.
Design Software & IP
$SNPS (-1.07%)
Synopsys (SNPS, USA) - EDA software.
$CDNS (+0.38%)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS, USA) - Chip design & simulation.
$ARM (-0.16%)
ARM Holdings (ARM, UK/USA) - CPU architectures (license model).
Test & Measurement (software/signal level)
$KEYS (+0.26%)
Keysight Technologies (KEYS, USA) - Electronics & RF test systems.
Network & data center backbone
$ANET (+0.62%)
Arista Networks (ANET, USA) - High-speed networks.
$CSCO (+0.33%)
Cisco Systems (CSCO, USA) - Data center/edge networks.
$EQIX (+0.78%)
Equinix (EQIX, USA) - Data centers (colocation).
Cloud infrastructure
$AMZN (+0.43%)
Amazon (AMZN, USA) - AWS (cloud, AI training).
$MSFT (+0.43%)
Microsoft (MSFT, USA) - Azure.
$GOOG (+0.27%)
Alphabet (GOOGL, USA) - Google Cloud.
Takeaway: Investing in the infrastructure stack allows you to participate in the robotics trend regardless of the subsequent product winner and reduces the individual product risk, but you have to live with cycles. In your opinion, which stage of the chain offers the best risk/return combination and fits into a disciplined portfolio?
Source: Own analysis based on publicly available company information and IR materials of the companies mentioned.
Image material: Techa Tungateja/iStockphoto
Swarms of nanodrones can greatly increase the efficiency of agriculture. Researchers are certain that they can spray and fertilize independently when they detect a need and much more.
Sat., May 31, 2025, 3:47 p.m.
Unprecedented growth
The global market for agricultural nanodrones is growing rapidly. Forecasts predict an average annual growth rate of 35% over the next decade. Governments and private investors are increasingly investing in this groundbreaking technology and driving progress in research, development and deployment.
Agricultural countries such as India, Brazil and the countries of sub-Saharan Africa are actively using nanodrones. The market for small and nano drones is expected to reach USD 10.4 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 8.6% from 2023. The focus here is on agriculture and disaster management.
Political recommendations also advocate subsidies and incentives to encourage small farmers to use drone technology.
Nanodrones make agriculture much more efficient
Research shows that the use of nanodrones has helped to optimize efficiency in agriculture. The Robotic Eagle-Micro Drone, for example, shows the potential of bio-inspired nanodrones in tackling agricultural problems such as pollinator decline and crop monitoring.
Nanocopters, or small helicopter-like drones, can also be used to stimulate pollination and increase productivity.
Examples: Monitor, detect, treat
The seamless integration of nanodrones into sensor networks has proven its worth in large-scale agricultural monitoring. It improves crop yields and reduces the use of chemical pesticides at the same time.
As these drones detect plant diseases before visible symptoms appear, they prevent large-scale crop losses and thus ensure food security even in regions affected by unpredictable climate changes.
Newer nanodrones offer innovative solutions that increase efficiency while reducing operating costs and environmental impact. For example, nanodrones such as AgroFly are designed for high-precision pesticide application, minimizing drift and ensuring optimal crop protection without excessive exposure to the product.
Another system called AgroWings is designed for large-scale monitoring and is equipped with AI-powered sensors that analyze soil conditions, detect nutrient deficiencies and provide real-time feedback to farmers.
Robotic Eagle uses advanced imaging technologies to detect early signs of disease, pest infestation and water stress to intervene in time and prevent large-scale crop failure.
Nano drones in agriculture are a growing trend. There are various companies that specialize in drones for agriculture and whose shares are traded on the stock exchange, such as Drone Destination or ZenaTech. There are also companies that manufacture drones in general, such as DJI or Parrot, whose shares can also be found on the stock exchange.
Drone Destination:
This company is a major player in the agricultural drone market and recently completed a successful IPO.
Drone Destination Limited is an India-based drone as a service (DaaS) and training company. The company is engaged in trading, operating, manufacturing, repairing, leasing and training for various types of drones including Multirotor, Fixed Wing, Hybrid UAV, e-VTOL, UAS, SUAV, RPV, RPAS, UWV, UGV and others. The company is a licensee of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation.
ZenaTech: $ZENA (+0%)
This company specializes in AI-powered drone solutions that can also be used in agriculture.
DJI and Parrot: $PARRO (-4.9%)
These companies are leading manufacturers of drones that can also be used in agriculture.
Joby Aviation: $JOBY
A company that focuses on the development of air cab drones that can also be used in agriculture.
Northrop Grumman: $NOC (+0.48%)
A well-known defense manufacturer that also develops and offers drones for agriculture.
Teledyne Technologies: $TDY (+0.24%)
A company active in various fields, including agriculture and aviation, offering drone solutions.
Exail Technologies: $EXA (-0.15%)
A company that focuses on developing drone solutions for agriculture and other industries.
Autel Robotics: $688208
Another major manufacturer of civilian drones that also offers drones for agriculture.
$RCAT (+2.22%) Red Cat Holdings and its subsidiaries develop drones that can be used in various fields, including agriculture. For example, drones can be used to inspect fields, take aerial photographs and monitor crops.
Please note that investing in shares involves risks and that you should inform yourself thoroughly before investing.
Moin together,
what do you think about Teledyne $TDY (+0.24%) ?
https://aktie.traderfox.com/visualizations/US8793601050/DI/teledyne-technologies-inc
In my opinion, a very solid company with growth potential and low risk.
However, I have never noticed the company in a portfolio here.
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