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Despite being largely overlooked by the market, I hold a strong conviction in the long-term potential of UiPath. As an automation engineer working within the industry, I witness firsthand how outdated and manual many daily workflows remain. The need for intelligent automation is not theoretical—it’s urgent and pervasive, especially as agentic AI begins to redefine how autonomous systems can proactively manage complex workflows.
I understand both the sector and the company well, and I believe deeply in the strategic promise of UiPath’s Maestro platform. This conviction led me to initiate a position, which I intend to build upon steadily over the coming months.
My initial purchase was made at a higher price, as I placed a pre-order on the day UiPath announced its partnerships with NVIDIA, OpenAI, Google, and Snowflake. I have no regrets about the timing—at these levels, the upside potential is simply too compelling to ignore.
It’s true that money can be made by following the crowd. But sometimes, the real money - the asymmetric upside - comes from going against it.
Why AI is not a threat, but an opportunity
UiPath occupies a special position in the automation market. The company is one of the leading providers in the field of robotic process automation, and many analysts see UiPath as one of the market leaders in intelligent automation solutions.
However, competition is intense and changing rapidly. Large technology companies such as MicrosoftOpenAI or Anthropic are entering the same market with their own automation or AI solutions.
Furthermore, there seems to be a Angstthat the company will be disrupted by AI. At the moment, however, this can justifiably be described as a killer argument - almost any business model could be disrupted by AI in the future.
The question is whether companies will be able to adapt to the drastic change in framework conditions and whether they will be able to secure a slice of the pie in the future.
I think it's an obvious assumption that a specialist in automation that operates entirely in the digital environment is more likely to succeed than many other companies.
Who actually monitors artificial intelligence?
UiPath is at a turning point in this context. In recent years, the company has evolved from a pure provider of robotic process automation (RPA) to a specialist in the control of AI agents and could therefore take on a central role within the emerging AI economy.
UiPath not only offers AI agents, but also creates a secure and scalable environment to control and monitor the operation of AI agents.
While large language models and AI vendors provide AI agents, UiPath provides the systems to ensure that these models can be used in practice. Companies not only need intelligent systems, but also a platform that coordinates processes, secures data flows and complies with regulatory requirements.
Hard facts
The response from the field speaks for itself. UiPath's growth has continued unabated to date.
In the last quarter, earnings of USD 0.15 per share were well above expectations of USD 0.09. With sales of USD 362 million, analysts' estimates of USD 348 million were also exceeded.
For the year as a whole, this corresponds to an increase in sales of 14%. Annualized sales climbed by 11 % to USD 1.72 billion.
The operating result increased almost tenfold from USD 6.5 million to USD 62.3 million.
At the same time, the company is buying back its own Aktien own shares. Over the course of the year, the number of outstanding shares was significantly reduced from 568 to 536 million.
As UiPath recently had cash reserves of USD 1.52 billion, which corresponds to almost a quarter of its market capitalization, it can easily afford to do so.
Share buybacks are particularly value-creating when the valuation is relatively low and the company is set to grow in the future.
The second seems to be the case, as existing customers are gradually expanding their business with UiPath. The dollar-based net retention rate recently stood at 108%.
A value above 100 shows that existing customers are spending more on average than before, i.e. expanding their use of the platform or purchasing additional modules and services.
A value of 108 corresponds to revenue growth of 8%, excluding new customers.
The company has therefore raised its revenue forecast for the current financial year from USD 1.55 billion to USD 1.57 - 1.58 billion
UiPath share: Chart from 17.09.2025, price: USD 11.56 - symbol: PATH | Source: TWS
On the Börse business progress has so far been ignored and it is impossible to predict when this will change. However, experience shows that the longer the sideways phase lasts despite rising sales, profits and cash flow, the more impulsive the subsequent upward movement will be.
From a technical perspective, the biggest triggers are USD 13.50 and USD 15.00 - 15.50. If these levels can be overcome on a sustained basis, procyclical upward movements will occur. Kaufsignalen.
If the share closes the week above USD 15.50, the chart picture brightens sustainably.
If, on the other hand, the share falls below USD 10.40, the bulls will have lost their chance for the time being.
I have been looking at 2 forward looking stocks for quite some time
I plan to add two new positions to my portfolio in the next few days/weeks: $PATH (+2.08%) and $ALB (+0.47%)
why $ALB (+0.47%) ?
Strong long-term beneficiary of e-mobility & energy transition
Lithium demand to increase significantly from 2026, supply will not keep pace
Fundamentally interesting after the price slide, currently undervalued in my view
Why is that $PATH (+2.08%) ?
Focus on business automation with AI
Real application in companies, not "pure AI fantasy"
Solid growth, exciting for the next 2-5 years
I am currently focusing more on growth stocks with substance as I am still young.
I want to build up capital now and switch to solid dividend stocks later.
I am looking forward to your opinion on both stocks!
Who has them in their portfolio or on their watchlist?
And what alternative ideas from other sectors would you recommend?
🔹 Revenue: $361.7M (Est. $347.35M) 🟢; UP +14% YoY
🔹 Adj EPS: $0.15 (Est. $0.09) 🟢
FY26 Guidance:
🔹 Revenue: $1.571B–$1.576B (Est. $1.552B) 🟢; UP +14% YoY
🔹 ARR: $1.834B–$1.839B
🔹 Non-GAAP Operating Income: ~$340M
Q3 Guidance:
🔹 Revenue: $390M–$395M (Est. $384.6M) 🟢; UP +12–13% YoY
🔹 ARR: $1.771B–$1.776B
Other Q2 Metrics:
🔹 ARR: $1.723B; UP +11% YoY
🔹 Net New ARR: $31M
🔹 Dollar-Based Net Retention: 108%
🔹 Non-GAAP Operating Income: $62M
🔹 Cash Flow from Ops: $42M
🔹 Adj. Free Cash Flow: $45M
🔹 Cash & Investments: $1.52B
CEO Commentary:
🔸 “We delivered a strong second quarter with ARR growing 11% YoY to $1.723B, reflecting improved execution and the momentum of our agentic capabilities.”
🔸 “Customers tell us automation and agentic AI are stronger together, delivering real value today while positioning UiPath to lead the next era of enterprise transformation.”
CFO Commentary:
🔸 “Results exceeded the high end of guidance across all key financial metrics.”
🔸 “Momentum from customers and partners, combined with operational efficiency, positions us well for the back half of the year.”
Strategic Highlights:
🔹 Partnership with Deloitte on SAP S/4HANA modernization (93% clean core design).
🔹 Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for RPA (7th year running).
🔹 Partnership with HCLTech to scale agentic automation globally.
🔹 Appointed Michael Atalla as new CMO (ex-Microsoft, F5).
$PATH (+2.08%) What do you think? The share is bleeding, even though the company has a strong market position in robotics. Of course, the hype surrounding AI has forced some to question the need for robotics. But UiPath has now entered into a cooperation with Claude. In the long term, I see this as an opportunity: robotics supplemented by AI. What do you think?
$PATH (+2.08%) Enterprises push AI-driven automation to cut costs.
✅ Expanding customer base & improving margins via subscriptions
⚠️ Competition (MSFT, others) + churn risk in weak macro
Dip-buy case: stronger enterprise adoption could spark a demand rebound
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)
In additionTop 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 (+0.77%) ARM (UK) - CPU-IP, energy-efficient processors
$SNPS (+0%) Synopsys (US) - EDA software, chip design
$CDNS (+1.65%) Cadence (US) - EDA & Simulation
$PTC PTC (US) - Engineering Software, CAD/PLM
$DSY (-0.87%) Dassault Systèmes (FR) - 3D Design & Digital Twin
$SIE (-0.08%) Siemens (DE) - Industrial Software & Lifecycle Mgmt
$ADBE (-0.64%) Adobe (US) - Design, AR/UX
ANSYS (US) - multiphysical simulation - acquisition by Synopsis
Altair (US) - CAE, simulation, digital twin - acquisition by Siemens
$HXGBY (+0.96%)
Hexagon (SE) - Metrology & Simulation
$AWE (+0%) 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 (+0.46%) ASML (NL) - Lithography (EUV)
$AMAT (+1.76%) Applied Materials (US) - Semiconductor equipment
$8035 (+2.92%) Tokyo Electron (JP) - wafer fabrication
$KEYS (+0.28%) Keysight Technologies (US) - Metrology
$6857 (+4.5%) Advantest (JP) - Chip test systems
$TER (+1.59%) Teradyne (US) - test systems + cobots
$6954 (+4.09%) Fanuc (JP) - Industrial robots, CNC
$CAT (+2.45%) 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 (-3.79%) Jabil (US) - contract manufacturing (EMS/ODM)
$KIT (-0.98%) Kitron (NO) - European EMS/ODM manufacturer
$AIXA (-0.05%) Aixtron (DE) - deposition equipment for compound semiconductors
$LRCX (+2.23%)
Lam Research (US) - Etch/deposition systems
$MKSI (+1.27%)
MKS Instruments (US) - Plasma/vacuum technology
$ASM (-0.29%)
ASM International (NL) - Deposition systems
1.ASML, 2.Keysight Technologies, 3.Fanuc are my top 3 in this sector
3. chip manufacturing (foundries)
$TSM (+1.93%) TSMC (TW) - leading foundry
$005930 Samsung Electronics (KR) - foundry + memory
$GFS (+2.13%) GlobalFoundries (US) - specialty chips
$INTC (-0.24%)
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 (-0.25%) Nvidia (US) - GPUs, AI chips
$INTC (-0.24%) Intel (US) - CPUs, FPGAs
$AMD (-1.15%) AMD (US) - CPUs, GPUs
$MRVL (-0.08%) Marvell (US) - network chips
$MU (+3.02%) Micron (US) - Memory
$DELL (-1.65%) 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 (+2.19%) Sony (JP) - image sensors
$6861 (+1.31%) Keyence (JP) - Industrial sensors
$STM (+0%) STMicroelectronics (FR/IT) - Sensors, MCUs
$TDY Teledyne (US) - optical/infrared sensors
$CGNX (+2.55%) Cognex (US) - Machine Vision
$HON (-0.47%) Honeywell (US) - sensor technology, security
ANYbotics (CH) - autonomous sensor fusion - not a listed company
$AMBA (-0.33%) Ambarella (US) - video & computer vision SoCs for real-time image recognition
$OUST
Velodyne Lidar (US) - Lidar sensors - acquisition by Ouster
$AMS (+1.81%)
-OSRAM (AT/DE) - optical sensors
1.Teledyne, 2.Keyence, 3.Ouster are my top 3 in this sector
6. actuators & power electronics ("muscles")
$IFX (-0.78%) Infineon (DE) - Power Electronics
$ON (+1.84%) onsemi (US) - Power & Sensors
$TXN (+0.48%) Texas Instruments (US) - Mixed-Signal Chips
$ADI (+1.59%) Analog Devices (US) - Signal Processing
$PH Parker-Hannifin (US) - Hydraulics/Pneumatics
$MP (+5.63%) MP Materials (US) - Magnets
$APH (-0.58%) Amphenol (US) - Connectors
$6481 (+1.29%) THK (JP) - Linear guides & actuators
$6324 (+4.29%)
Harmonic Drive (JP) - Precision gears & servo drives for robotics
$6594 (+0.75%)
Nidec (JP) - Electric motors
$6506 (+10.82%)
Yaskawa (JP) - Drives & Robotics
$SU (-0.3%)
Schneider Electric (FR) - Energy & control solutions
$ZIL2 (+0.12%)
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 (+0.66%) Qualcomm (US) - mobile communications, edge AI
$ANET (+1.33%) Arista Networks (US) - Networks
$CSCO (+0.18%) Cisco (US) - Networks, Security
$EQIX (+0.75%) 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 (+0.08%)
Ericsson (SE) - 5G/IoT infrastructure
$NOKIA (+0.96%)
Nokia (FI) - 5G/6G for industry
$HPE (+0.77%)
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 (-0.59%) CATL (CN) - Batteries
$6752 (+6.85%) Panasonic (JP) - Batteries
$373220 LG Energy (KR) - Batteries
$ALB (+0.47%) Albemarle (US) - Lithium
$LYC (+6.16%) Lynas (AU) - Rare earths
$UMICY (-0.54%) Umicore (BE) - Recycling
WiTricity (US) - inductive charging - not a listed company
$ABBN (+0.54%) 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 (+17.94%)
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 (+0.09%) Amazon AWS (US) - Cloud, AI
$MSFT (+0.52%) Microsoft Azure (US) - Cloud, AI
$GOOG (-0.57%) Alphabet Google Cloud (US) - Cloud, ML
$VRT
Vertiv Holdings (US) - Data center infrastructure (UPS, cooling, edge)
$ORCL (-0.36%)
Oracle Cloud (US) - ERP + Cloud
$IBM (+1.46%)
IBM Cloud (US) - Hybrid cloud + AI
$OVH (+0.86%)
OVHcloud (FR) - European cloud
1.Alphabet, 2.Microsoft, 3.Oracle are my top 3 in this sector
10. software & data platforms
$PLTR (-4.08%) Palantir (US) - Data integration
$DDOG (+1.47%) Datadog (US) - Monitoring
$SNOW (-0.73%) Snowflake (US) - Data Cloud
$ORCL (-0.36%) Oracle (US) - Databases, ERP
$SAP (-0.82%) SAP (DE) - ERP systems
$SPGI S&P Global (US) - financial/market data
ROS2 Foundation - robotics middleware - not listed on the stock exchange
$NVDA (-0.25%) NVIDIA Isaac (US) - robotics development - part of Nvidia
$INOD (-0.57%) Innodata (US) - data annotation & AI training data
$PATH (+2.08%)
UiPath (RO/US) - Robotic process automation
$AI (+3.98%)
C3.ai (US) - AI platform
$ESTC (-0.96%)
(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 (+0.54%) ABB (CH/SE) - Industrial Robots
$6954 (+4.09%) Fanuc (JP) - Industrial robots
$TSLA (-2.42%) Tesla Optimus (US) - humanoid robot
$9618 (-0.65%) JD.com (CN) - logistics robot
$AAPL (+0.13%) Apple (US) - Platform & UX
$700 (+0.12%) Tencent (CN) - Platform & AI
$9988 (+0.01%) Alibaba (CN) - logistics & platform
PAL Robotics (ES) - humanoid robots - not a listed company
Neura Robotics (DE) - cognitive humanoid robots - not a listed company
$TER (+1.59%) Universal Robots (DK) - cobots - belongs to the Teradyne Corporation
Engineered Arts (UK) - humanoid robots - not a listed company
$ISRG (+2.48%) Intuitive Surgical (US) - surgical robotics
$GMED (+2.32%)
Globus Medical (US) - surgical robotics (ExcelsiusGPS platform)
$7012 (-2.17%) Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - industrial robots, automation
$CPNG (-0.5%) Coupang (KR) - Logistics end user
$IRBT (+11.99%)
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 (+7.53%)
Iluka Resources (AU) - Rare earths
$ARR (+0%)
American Rare Earths (US/AU) - New supply chains
my number 1 in the sector is Albemarle
manufacturing technology
ASML - Applied Materials - Tokyo Electron
$LRCX (+2.23%)
Lam Research (US) - Plasma/etching processes
$ASM (-0.29%)
ASM International (NL) - ALD equipment
$MKSI (+1.27%)
MKS Instruments (US) - Plasma/vacuum technology
my number 1 in the sector is ASML
Quality assurance
Keysight - Advantest - Teradyne
$EMR (+1.39%)
National Instruments (US) - Measurement technology - from Emerson Electric adopted
$300567
ATE Test Systems (CN) - test systems
$FORM (+1.49%)
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 (+1.29%)
THK (JP) - Linear guides
my number 1 in the sector is Parker-Hannifin
Sensors/Imaging
$TDY Teledyne
$BSL (-4.12%) 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 (+5.77%)
Hitachi Metals (JP) - Magnetic materials
VacuumSchmelze (DE) - Magnetic materials - not a listed company
$4063 (+3.46%)
Shin-Etsu Chemical (JP) - Specialty materials
my number 1 in the sector is MP Materials
Chip Design & Simulation
Synopsys - Cadence - ARM
$SIE (-0.08%)
Siemens EDA (DE/US)-Mentor Graphics-strategic business unit of Siemens AG
Imagination Tech (UK) - GPU-IP - not a listed company
$CEVA (+0.83%)
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 (+0.96%)
Hexagon (SE) - Metrology
$SNPS (+0%)
ANSYS (US) - Simulation - takeover by Synopsys
my number 1 in the sector is Siemens
Networks & Data Centers
Arista - Cisco - Equinix
$HPE (+0.77%)
Juniper (US) - Networks - Acquisition of HPE
$DTE (-0.34%)
T-Systems (DE) - Industry cloud
$OVH (+0.86%)
OVHcloud (FR) - European cloud
my number 1 in the sector is Arista
Cloud infrastructure
AWS - Azure - Google Cloud
$ORCL (-0.36%)
Oracle Cloud (US) - ERP & databases
$IBM (+1.46%)
IBM Cloud (US) - Hybrid Cloud
$9988 (+0.01%)
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 (+0.63%)
Moody's (US) - Ratings
$MSCI (-0.75%)
MSCI (US) - Indices
$MORN
Morningstar (US) - Investment Research
my number 1 in the sector is S&P Global
Creative/Experience Infra
Adobe
$ADSK (-0.46%)
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 (-1.28%)
Meta (US) - AR/VR, Social Robotics
ByteDance (CN) - AI & platforms - not a listed company
$9888 (+1.51%)
Baidu (CN) - AI & Cloud
my number 1 in the sector is Tencent
Infrastructure/Edge
Dell
$HPE (+0.77%)
HPE (US) - Edge Computing
$SMCI
Supermicro (US) - AI servers
$6702 (+5.2%)
Fujitsu (JP) - Edge & HPC
my number 1 in the sector is Dell
storage solutions
Micron
$HY9H
SK Hynix (KR) - Memory
$285A (+12.5%)
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 (+1.25%) Goldman Sachs (US) - investment bank; ECM/DCM, M&A, growth financing
$MS Morgan Stanley (US) - investment bank; tech banking, capital markets
$BLK (-0.07%) BlackRock (US) - asset manager; capital allocation, ETFs/index funds
$9984 (+3.55%) 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 (-0.08%) Siemens (DE) - Industrial Service, Lifecycle & Retrofit
$ABBN (+0.54%) ABB (CH/SE) - Robotics Service, Spare Parts, Field Support
$GEHC (+0.73%) 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 (+4.09%) 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 (+1.44%) WPP (UK) - global advertising group; branding/communications
$OMC Omnicom (US) - marketing/PR network
$PUB (+0.72%) Publicis (FR) - communications/advertising group
$META (-1.28%) Meta (US) - Digital Ads (Facebook/Instagram)
$GOOG (-0.57%) Google Ads (US) - search & display advertising
TikTok / ByteDance (CN) - social ads & distribution - not a listed company
$AAPL (+0.13%) Apple (US) - Branding/UX; Acceptance & Platform Marketing
$WPP (+1.44%)
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 (-0.25%) Nvidia (US) - AI GPUs & Isaac platform, foundation for robotic AI
$2330 TSMC (TW) - world's most important foundry, produces the AI chips
$ASML (+0.46%) ASML (NL) - EUV lithography, indispensable for chip production
$005930 Samsung Electronics (KR) - memory, logic, foundry
$HY9H SK Hynix (KR) - DRAM & NAND memory for AI
$MU (+3.02%) 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 (+1.31%) Keyence (JP) - Industrial sensors & vision systems
$CGNX (+2.55%) Cognex (US) - Machine Vision, precise image processing
my number 1 in the sector is Keyence
Actuators & motion (muscles of robots)
$IFX (-0.78%) Infineon (DE) - power electronics, motor control
$6594 (+0.75%) Nidec (JP) - World market leader for electric motors
$PH Parker-Hannifin (US) - hydraulics/pneumatics, motion technology
$6481 (+1.29%) THK (JP) - Linear guides & actuators
my number 1 in the sector is Parker-Hannifin
Communication, cloud & infrastructure (nerves & data flow)
$QCOM (+0.66%) Qualcomm (US) - Mobile & Edge Chips
$AMZN (+0.09%) Amazon AWS (US) - Cloud & AI infrastructure
$MSFT (+0.52%) Microsoft Azure (US) - Cloud, AI services
$CSCO (+0.18%) 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 (-2.42%) Tesla (US) - humanoid robot Optimus
$ABBN (+0.54%) ABB (CH/SE) - Robotics & Automation
$6954 (+4.09%) Fanuc (JP) - industrial robots & CNC systems
$7012 (-2.17%) 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 (+0.46%)
ASML (NL)
World market leader in EUV lithography - no modern chips for AI & robotics without ASML.
$IFX (-0.78%) Infineon (DE)
Leading in power electronics & motor control - crucial for actuators of humanoid robots.
$STM (+0%)
STMicroelectronics (FR/IT)
Sensors, microcontrollers & power chips - the basis for control & perception.
$SAP (-0.82%)
SAP (DE)
ERP & data platforms, important for integrating humanoid robots into industrial processes.
$SIE (-0.08%)
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.
$HY9H
SK Hynix (KR) - Memory
$SONY
Sony (Japan)
Market leader in CMOS image sensors, essential for robotic vision & perception.
$6861 (+1.31%)
Keyence (Japan)
Sensor technology & machine vision for industrial automation, widely used in robotics.
$6954 (+4.09%)
Fanuc (Japan)
Industrial robots & CNC systems, one of the most important manufacturers of robotics hardware worldwide.
$6506 (+10.82%)
Yaskawa Electric (Japan)
Drives, motion control & robot arms - relevant for humanoid motion control.
$6594 (+0.75%)
Nidec (Japan)
World market leader for electric motors (from mini motors to high-performance drives).
$7012 (-2.17%)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - Industrial robots
$9618 (-0.65%)
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 (+0.77%)
ARM Holdings (ARM, UK/USA) - CPU architectures
$SNPS (+0%)
Synopsys (SNPS, USA) - Chip design software
$CDNS (+1.65%)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS, USA) - EDA & Simulation
2. manufacturing technology & equipment
$ASML (+0.46%)
ASML (ASML, NL) - EUV lithography, key monopoly
$AMAT (+1.76%)
Applied Materials (AMAT, USA) - Process equipment
$8035 (+2.92%)
Tokyo Electron (8035.T, JP) - Wafer equipment
$KEYS (+0.28%)
Keysight Technologies (KEYS, USA) - Test & RF measurement technology
$6857 (+4.5%)
Advantest (6857.T, JP) - Semiconductor test systems
$TER (+1.59%)
Teradyne (TER, USA) - Test systems + robotics (Universal Robots)
3. chip production (Foundries)
$TSM (+1.93%)
TSMC (TSM, TW) - Largest contract manufacturer
$005930
Samsung Electronics (005930.KQ, KR) - Memory + Foundry
$GFS (+2.13%)
GlobalFoundries (GFS, USA) - Specialized production
4. computing & control unit ("brain")
$NVDA (-0.25%)
Nvidia (NVDA, USA) - GPUs, AI accelerators
$INTC (-0.24%)
Intel (INTC, USA) - CPUs, FPGAs
$AMD (-1.15%)
AMD (AMD, USA) - CPUs/GPUs
$MRVL (-0.08%)
Marvell Technology (MRVL, USA) - Network/data center chips
5. sensors ("senses")
$6758 (+2.19%)
Sony (6758.T, JP) - CMOS image sensors
$6861 (+1.31%)
Keyence (6861.T, JP) - Vision systems, sensors
$STM (+0%)
STMicroelectronics (STM, CH/FR) - MEMS sensors
6. actuators & power electronics ("muscles")
$IFX (-0.78%)
Infineon (IFX, DE) - Power semiconductors, SiC
$ON (+1.84%)
N Semiconductor (ON, USA) - SiC/Power Chips
$STM (+0%)
STMicroelectronics (STM, CH/FR) - Motor control & power
$TXN (+0.48%)
Texas Instruments (TXN, USA) - Motor control, power ICs
$ADI (+1.59%)
Analog Devices (ADI, USA) - Energy & BMS chips
7. communication & networking ("nerves")
$QCOM (+0.66%)
Qualcomm (QCOM, USA) - 5G/SoCs
$AVGO (+0.35%)
Broadcom (AVGO, USA) - Network & radio chips
$SWKS (+0.28%)
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS, USA) - RF components
8. energy supply
$300750
CATL (300750.SZ, CN) - Batteries
$6752 (+6.85%)
Panasonic (6752.T, JP) - Batteries for automotive/robotics
$373220
LG Energy Solution (373220.KQ, KR) - Batteries
9. cloud & infrastructure
$AMZN (+0.09%)
Amazon (AMZN, USA) - AWS
$MSFT (+0.52%)
Microsoft (MSFT, USA) - Azure
$GOOG (-0.57%)
Alphabet (GOOGL, USA) - Google Cloud
$EQIX (+0.75%)
Equinix (EQIX, USA) - Data center operator
$ANET (+1.33%)
Arista Networks (ANET, USA) - Network infrastructure
$CSCO (+0.18%)
Cisco Systems (CSCO, USA) - Edge & Data Center Networks
10. software & data platforms
$PLTR (-4.08%)
Palantir (PLTR, USA) - Data integration, decision software
$DDOG (+1.47%)
Datadog (DDOG, USA) - Cloud monitoring / observability
$SNOW (-0.73%)
Snowflake (SNOW, USA) - Cloud-native data platform
$ORCL (-0.36%)
Oracle (ORCL, USA) - Databases, ERP
$SAP (-0.82%)
SAP (SAP, DE) - ERP/cloud systems
$PATH (+2.08%)
UiPath (PATH, USA) - Automation software (RPA)
$AI (+3.98%)
C3.ai (AI, USA) - Enterprise AI platform
11. end applications / robots
$ABB
ABB (ABB, CH) - Industrial robots
$6954 (+4.09%)
Fanuc (6954.T, JP) - Industrial robots, CNC
$TSLA (-2.42%)
Tesla (TSLA, USA) - Optimus" humanoid robot
$9618 (-0.65%)
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 (+0.46%)
ASML (ASML, NL) - EUV lithography (monopoly).
$AMAT (+1.76%)
Applied Materials (AMAT, USA) - Wafer equipment.
$8035 (+2.92%)
Tokyo Electron (8035.T, JP) - Process equipment.
Test systems (hardware-side)
$6857 (+4.5%)
Advantest (6857.T, JP) - Semiconductor test.
$TER (+1.59%)
Teradyne (TER, USA) - Test systems + industrial robots.
Materials & raw materials
$ALB (+0.47%)
Albemarle (ALB, USA) - Lithium (batteries).
$LYC (+6.16%)
Lynas Rare Earths (LYC.AX, AUS) - Rare earths for magnets.
$UMICY (-0.54%)
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 (+0%)
Synopsys (SNPS, USA) - EDA software.
$CDNS (+1.65%)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS, USA) - Chip design & simulation.
$ARM (+0.77%)
ARM Holdings (ARM, UK/USA) - CPU architectures (license model).
Test & Measurement (software/signal level)
$KEYS (+0.28%)
Keysight Technologies (KEYS, USA) - Electronics & RF test systems.
Network & data center backbone
$ANET (+1.33%)
Arista Networks (ANET, USA) - High-speed networks.
$CSCO (+0.18%)
Cisco Systems (CSCO, USA) - Data center/edge networks.
$EQIX (+0.75%)
Equinix (EQIX, USA) - Data centers (colocation).
Cloud infrastructure
$AMZN (+0.09%)
Amazon (AMZN, USA) - AWS (cloud, AI training).
$MSFT (+0.52%)
Microsoft (MSFT, USA) - Azure.
$GOOG (-0.57%)
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
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 (+0.77%)
ARM Holdings (ARM, UK/USA) - CPU architectures
$SNPS (+0%)
Synopsys (SNPS, USA) - Chip design software
$CDNS (+1.65%)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS, USA) - EDA & Simulation
2. manufacturing technology & equipment
$ASML (+0.46%)
ASML (ASML, NL) - EUV lithography, key monopoly
$AMAT (+1.76%)
Applied Materials (AMAT, USA) - Process equipment
$8035 (+2.92%)
Tokyo Electron (8035.T, JP) - Wafer equipment
$KEYS (+0.28%)
Keysight Technologies (KEYS, USA) - Test & RF measurement technology
$6857 (+4.5%)
Advantest (6857.T, JP) - Semiconductor test systems
$TER (+1.59%)
Teradyne (TER, USA) - Test systems + robotics (Universal Robots)
3. chip production (Foundries)
$TSM (+1.93%)
TSMC (TSM, TW) - Largest contract manufacturer
$005930
Samsung Electronics (005930.KQ, KR) - Memory + Foundry
$GFS (+2.13%)
GlobalFoundries (GFS, USA) - Specialized production
4. computing & control unit ("brain")
$NVDA (-0.25%)
Nvidia (NVDA, USA) - GPUs, AI accelerators
$INTC (-0.24%)
Intel (INTC, USA) - CPUs, FPGAs
$AMD (-1.15%)
AMD (AMD, USA) - CPUs/GPUs
$MRVL (-0.08%)
Marvell Technology (MRVL, USA) - Network/data center chips
5. sensors ("senses")
$6758 (+2.19%)
Sony (6758.T, JP) - CMOS image sensors
$6861 (+1.31%)
Keyence (6861.T, JP) - Vision systems, sensors
$STM (+0%)
STMicroelectronics (STM, CH/FR) - MEMS sensors
6. actuators & power electronics ("muscles")
$IFX (-0.78%)
Infineon (IFX, DE) - Power semiconductors, SiC
$ON (+1.84%)
N Semiconductor (ON, USA) - SiC/Power Chips
$STM (+0%)
STMicroelectronics (STM, CH/FR) - Motor control & power
$TXN (+0.48%)
Texas Instruments (TXN, USA) - Motor control, power ICs
$ADI (+1.59%)
Analog Devices (ADI, USA) - Energy & BMS chips
7. communication & networking ("nerves")
$QCOM (+0.66%)
Qualcomm (QCOM, USA) - 5G/SoCs
$AVGO (+0.35%)
Broadcom (AVGO, USA) - Network & radio chips
$SWKS (+0.28%)
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS, USA) - RF components
8. energy supply
$300750
CATL (300750.SZ, CN) - Batteries
$6752 (+6.85%)
Panasonic (6752.T, JP) - Batteries for automotive/robotics
$373220
LG Energy Solution (373220.KQ, KR) - Batteries
9. cloud & infrastructure
$AMZN (+0.09%)
Amazon (AMZN, USA) - AWS
$MSFT (+0.52%)
Microsoft (MSFT, USA) - Azure
$GOOG (-0.57%)
Alphabet (GOOGL, USA) - Google Cloud
$EQIX (+0.75%)
Equinix (EQIX, USA) - Data center operator
$ANET (+1.33%)
Arista Networks (ANET, USA) - Network infrastructure
$CSCO (+0.18%)
Cisco Systems (CSCO, USA) - Edge & Data Center Networks
10. software & data platforms
$PLTR (-4.08%)
Palantir (PLTR, USA) - Data integration, decision software
$DDOG (+1.47%)
Datadog (DDOG, USA) - Cloud monitoring / observability
$SNOW (-0.73%)
Snowflake (SNOW, USA) - Cloud-native data platform
$ORCL (-0.36%)
Oracle (ORCL, USA) - Databases, ERP
$SAP (-0.82%)
SAP (SAP, DE) - ERP/cloud systems
$PATH (+2.08%)
UiPath (PATH, USA) - Automation software (RPA)
$AI (+3.98%)
C3.ai (AI, USA) - Enterprise AI platform
11. end applications / robots
$ABB
ABB (ABB, CH) - Industrial robots
$6954 (+4.09%)
Fanuc (6954.T, JP) - Industrial robots, CNC
$TSLA (-2.42%)
Tesla (TSLA, USA) - Optimus" humanoid robot
$9618 (-0.65%)
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 (+0.46%)
ASML (ASML, NL) - EUV lithography (monopoly).
$AMAT (+1.76%)
Applied Materials (AMAT, USA) - Wafer equipment.
$8035 (+2.92%)
Tokyo Electron (8035.T, JP) - Process equipment.
Test systems (hardware-side)
$6857 (+4.5%)
Advantest (6857.T, JP) - Semiconductor test.
$TER (+1.59%)
Teradyne (TER, USA) - Test systems + industrial robots.
Materials & raw materials
$ALB (+0.47%)
Albemarle (ALB, USA) - Lithium (batteries).
$LYC (+6.16%)
Lynas Rare Earths (LYC.AX, AUS) - Rare earths for magnets.
$UMICY (-0.54%)
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 (+0%)
Synopsys (SNPS, USA) - EDA software.
$CDNS (+1.65%)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS, USA) - Chip design & simulation.
$ARM (+0.77%)
ARM Holdings (ARM, UK/USA) - CPU architectures (license model).
Test & Measurement (software/signal level)
$KEYS (+0.28%)
Keysight Technologies (KEYS, USA) - Electronics & RF test systems.
Network & data center backbone
$ANET (+1.33%)
Arista Networks (ANET, USA) - High-speed networks.
$CSCO (+0.18%)
Cisco Systems (CSCO, USA) - Data center/edge networks.
$EQIX (+0.75%)
Equinix (EQIX, USA) - Data centers (colocation).
Cloud infrastructure
$AMZN (+0.09%)
Amazon (AMZN, USA) - AWS (cloud, AI training).
$MSFT (+0.52%)
Microsoft (MSFT, USA) - Azure.
$GOOG (-0.57%)
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
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