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 major player has completely run away from me $7012 (-2,31 %) Kawasaki , and I'm still trying to find a way in somehow.

I also see very strong $6954 (-1,1 %) .

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 (+0,43 %) . 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 (-1,95 %) 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 (-0,74 %) 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 (+2,2 %) 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 (+1,54 %) 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 (+0,42 %) Microsoft.

$AMZN (-0,41 %) 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 (+0,71 %) is a player in industrial robots. Teradyne currently takes a critical view of the industrial use of humanoid robots and is deliberately focusing on practical, ready-to-use automation solutions - in particular collaborative robotic arms (Universal Robots) and autonomous transport robots (MiR).

$APH (+0,15 %) amphenol supplies the nerve pathways for the humanoid, in the form of cables and connectors. And, of course, the spare parts.

$ROK (+1,08 %) supplies the muscles.

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

$MELE (-0,5 %) 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 (+0,49 %) 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 (+0,12 %) Hexagon.

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

Medical and industrial robots

Accuray $ARAY (+0,37 %) 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 (-0,05 %) 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 (-0,18 %) 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 (according to @Aktienfox insolvent)

$M5Z (+1 %) 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 (-2,12 %)

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.

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 (+0,15 %) ARM (UK) - CPU-IP, energy-efficient processors

$SNPS (+0,42 %) Synopsys (US) - EDA software, chip design

$CDNS (-0,25 %) Cadence (US) - EDA & Simulation

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

$DSY (+0,31 %) Dassault Systèmes (FR) - 3D Design & Digital Twin

$SIE (-0,74 %) Siemens (DE) - Industrial Software & Lifecycle Mgmt

$ADBE (+3,5 %) Adobe (US) - Design, AR/UX

ANSYS (US) - multiphysical simulation - acquisition by Synopsis

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

$HXGBY (+0,75 %)
Hexagon (SE) - Metrology & Simulation

$AWE (-1,28 %) 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 (-0,31 %) ASML (NL) - Lithography (EUV)

$AMAT (+3,52 %) Applied Materials (US) - Semiconductor equipment

$8035 (+4,24 %) Tokyo Electron (JP) - wafer fabrication

$KEYS (+0,66 %) Keysight Technologies (US) - Metrology

$6857 (-2,18 %) Advantest (JP) - Chip test systems

$TER (+0,71 %) Teradyne (US) - test systems + cobots

$6954 (-1,1 %) Fanuc (JP) - Industrial robots, CNC

$CAT (+2,49 %) Caterpillar (US) - autonomous machines

$KU2G KUKA (DE) - industrial robots

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

$ROK (+1,08 %) Rockwell Automation (US) - industrial automation

$JBL (+0,49 %) Jabil (US) - contract manufacturing (EMS/ODM)

$KIT (-3,33 %) Kitron (NO) - European EMS/ODM manufacturer

$AIXA (+3,07 %) Aixtron (DE) - deposition equipment for compound semiconductors

$LRCX (+1,63 %)
Lam Research (US) - Etch/deposition systems

$MKSI (+1,56 %)
MKS Instruments (US) - Plasma/vacuum technology

$ASM (+0,17 %)
ASM International (NL) - Deposition systems

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

3. chip manufacturing (foundries)

$TSM (+0,34 %) TSMC (TW) - leading foundry

$005930 Samsung Electronics (KR) - foundry + memory

$GFS (+1,3 %) GlobalFoundries (US) - specialty chips

$INTC (-0,66 %)
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 (-1,95 %) Nvidia (US) - GPUs, AI chips

$INTC (-0,66 %) Intel (US) - CPUs, FPGAs

$AMD (-0,14 %) AMD (US) - CPUs, GPUs

$MRVL (+4,26 %) Marvell (US) - network chips

$MU (+1,62 %) Micron (US) - Memory

$DELL (+2,55 %) 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 (+1,21 %) Sony (JP) - image sensors

$6861 (-1,03 %) Keyence (JP) - Industrial sensors

$STM (+0 %) STMicroelectronics (FR/IT) - Sensors, MCUs

$TDY Teledyne (US) - optical/infrared sensors

$CGNX (-0,05 %) Cognex (US) - Machine Vision

$HON (+0,21 %) Honeywell (US) - sensor technology, security

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

$AMBA (+1,23 %) Ambarella (US) - video & computer vision SoCs for real-time image recognition

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

$AMS (-1,07 %)
-OSRAM (AT/DE) - optical sensors

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

6. actuators & power electronics ("muscles")

$IFX (+0,59 %) Infineon (DE) - Power Electronics

$ON (+1,89 %) onsemi (US) - Power & Sensors

$TXN (+1,75 %) Texas Instruments (US) - Mixed-Signal Chips

$ADI (+0,58 %) Analog Devices (US) - Signal Processing

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

$MP (+1,97 %) MP Materials (US) - Magnets

$APH (+0,15 %) Amphenol (US) - Connectors

$6481 (+0,43 %) THK (JP) - Linear guides & actuators

$6324 (+5,35 %)
Harmonic Drive (JP) - Precision gears & servo drives for robotics

$6594 (-0,03 %)
Nidec (JP) - Electric motors

$6506 (-0,18 %)
Yaskawa (JP) - Drives & Robotics

$SU (-0,35 %)
Schneider Electric (FR) - Energy & control solutions

$ZIL2 (-0,27 %)
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 (+1,56 %) Qualcomm (US) - mobile communications, edge AI

$ANET (+0,58 %) Arista Networks (US) - Networks

$CSCO (+1,54 %) Cisco (US) - Networks, Security

$EQIX (+0,53 %) 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 (+0,33 %)
Ericsson (SE) - 5G/IoT infrastructure

$NOKIA (+1,55 %)
Nokia (FI) - 5G/6G for industry

$HPE (+1,55 %)
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 (+5,39 %) CATL (CN) - Batteries

$6752 (+0,18 %) Panasonic (JP) - Batteries

$373220 LG Energy (KR) - Batteries

$ALB (-0,35 %) Albemarle (US) - Lithium

$LYC (+0,97 %) Lynas (AU) - Rare earths

$UMICY (-1,27 %) Umicore (BE) - recycling

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

$ABBN (-1,28 %) 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 (+1,31 %)
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 (-0,41 %) Amazon AWS (US) - Cloud, AI

$MSFT (+0,42 %) Microsoft Azure (US) - Cloud, AI

$GOOG (-0,09 %) Alphabet Google Cloud (US) - Cloud, ML

$VRT (+0,27 %)
Vertiv Holdings (US) - Data center infrastructure (UPS, cooling, edge)

$ORCL (-1,94 %)
Oracle Cloud (US) - ERP + Cloud

$IBM (+1,14 %)
IBM Cloud (US) - Hybrid cloud + AI

$OVH (+1,76 %)
OVHcloud (FR) - European cloud

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

10. software & data platforms

$PLTR (-0,64 %) Palantir (US) - Data integration

$DDOG (+0,56 %) Datadog (US) - Monitoring

$SNOW (+1,44 %) Snowflake (US) - Data Cloud

$ORCL (-1,94 %) Oracle (US) - Databases, ERP

$SAP (+3,09 %) SAP (DE) - ERP systems

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

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

$NVDA (-1,95 %) NVIDIA Isaac (US) - robotics development - part of Nvidia

$INOD (+1,53 %) Innodata (US) - data annotation & AI training data

$PATH (+2,74 %)
UiPath (RO/US) - Robotic process automation

$AI (-0,74 %)
C3.ai (US) - AI platform

$ESTC (+0,93 %)
(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 (-1,28 %) ABB (CH/SE) - Industrial Robots

$6954 (-1,1 %) Fanuc (JP) - Industrial robots

$TSLA (+1,54 %) Tesla Optimus (US) - humanoid robot

$9618 (+1,77 %) JD.com (CN) - logistics robot

$AAPL (+1,12 %) Apple (US) - Platform & UX

$700 (+2,33 %) Tencent (CN) - Platform & AI

$9988 (+3,46 %) Alibaba (CN) - logistics & platform

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

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

$TER (+0,71 %) Universal Robots (DK) - cobots - belongs to the Teradyne Corporation

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

$ISRG (+0,57 %) Intuitive Surgical (US) - surgical robotics

$GMED (-2,46 %)
Globus Medical (US) - surgical robotics (ExcelsiusGPS platform)

$7012 (-2,31 %) Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - industrial robots, automation

$CPNG (+0,81 %) Coupang (KR) - Logistics end user

$IRBT (+1,19 %)
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 (+0,76 %)
Iluka Resources (AU) - Rare earths

$ARR (+1,6 %)
American Rare Earths (US/AU) - New supply chains

my number 1 in the sector is Albemarle

manufacturing technology

ASML - Applied Materials - Tokyo Electron

$LRCX (+1,63 %)
Lam Research (US) - Plasma/etching processes

$ASM (+0,17 %)
ASM International (NL) - ALD equipment

$MKSI (+1,56 %)
MKS Instruments (US) - Plasma/vacuum technology

my number 1 in the sector is ASML

Quality assurance

Keysight - Advantest - Teradyne

$EMR (+1,32 %)
National Instruments (US) - Measurement technology - from Emerson Electric adopted

$300567
ATE Test Systems (CN) - test systems

$FORM (+0,37 %)
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 (+0,43 %)
THK (JP) - Linear guides

my number 1 in the sector is Parker-Hannifin

Sensors/Imaging

$TDY Teledyne

$BSL (+0,75 %) 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 (-1,04 %)
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 (-0,74 %)
Siemens EDA (DE/US)-Mentor Graphics-strategic business unit of Siemens AG

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

$CEVA (+2,44 %)
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 (+0,75 %)
Hexagon (SE) - Metrology

$SNPS (+0,42 %)
ANSYS (US) - Simulation - takeover by Synopsys

my number 1 in the sector is Siemens

Networks & Data Centers

Arista - Cisco - Equinix

$HPE (+1,55 %)
Juniper (US) - Networks - Acquisition of HPE

$DTE (-0,36 %)
T-Systems (DE) - Industry cloud

$OVH (+1,76 %)
OVHcloud (FR) - European cloud

my number 1 in the sector is Arista

Cloud infrastructure

AWS - Azure - Google Cloud

$ORCL (-1,94 %)
Oracle Cloud (US) - ERP & databases

$IBM (+1,14 %)
IBM Cloud (US) - Hybrid Cloud

$9988 (+3,46 %)
Alibaba Cloud (CN) - Asian Cloud

$VRT (+0,27 %)
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 (+2,28 %)
MSCI (US) - Indices

$MORN
Morningstar (US) - Investment Research

my number 1 in the sector is S&P Global

Creative/Experience Infra

Adobe

$ADSK (+1,11 %)
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 (+0,14 %)
Meta (US) - AR/VR, Social Robotics

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

$9888 (+11,66 %)
Baidu (CN) - AI & Cloud

my number 1 in the sector is Tencent

Infrastructure/Edge

Dell

$HPE (+1,55 %)
HPE (US) - Edge Computing

$SMCI
Supermicro (US) - AI servers

$6702 (-0,42 %)
Fujitsu (JP) - Edge & HPC

my number 1 in the sector is Dell

storage solutions

Micron

$000660
SK Hynix (KR) - Memory

$285A (-8,03 %)
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 (+1,37 %) Goldman Sachs (US) - investment bank; ECM/DCM, M&A, growth financing

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

$BLK (+1,87 %) BlackRock (US) - asset manager; capital allocation, ETFs/index funds

$9984 (-1,82 %) 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 (-0,74 %) Siemens (DE) - Industrial Service, Lifecycle & Retrofit

$ABBN (-1,28 %) ABB (CH/SE) - Robotics Service, Spare Parts, Field Support

$GEHC (+0,05 %) 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 (-1,1 %) 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 (+0,45 %) WPP (UK) - global advertising group; branding/communications

$OMC Omnicom (US) - marketing/PR network

$PUB (+0,55 %) Publicis (FR) - communications/advertising group

$META (+0,14 %) Meta (US) - Digital Ads (Facebook/Instagram)

$GOOG (-0,09 %) Google Ads (US) - search & display advertising

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

$AAPL (+1,12 %) Apple (US) - Branding/UX; Acceptance & Platform Marketing

$WPP (+0,45 %)
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 (-1,95 %) Nvidia (US) - AI GPUs & Isaac platform, foundation for robotic AI

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

$ASML (-0,31 %) 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 (+1,62 %) 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 (-1,03 %) Keyence (JP) - Industrial sensors & vision systems

$CGNX (-0,05 %) Cognex (US) - Machine Vision, precise image processing

my number 1 in the sector is Keyence

Actuators & motion (muscles of robots)

$IFX (+0,59 %) Infineon (DE) - power electronics, motor control

$6594 (-0,03 %) Nidec (JP) - World market leader for electric motors

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

$6481 (+0,43 %) THK (JP) - Linear guides & actuators

my number 1 in the sector is Parker-Hannifin

Communication, cloud & infrastructure (nerves & data flow)

$QCOM (+1,56 %) Qualcomm (US) - Mobile & Edge Chips

$AMZN (-0,41 %) Amazon AWS (US) - Cloud & AI infrastructure

$MSFT (+0,42 %) Microsoft Azure (US) - Cloud, AI services

$CSCO (+1,54 %) Cisco (US) - Networks & Security

$VRT (+0,27 %) Vertiv Holdings (US) - Data Center Infrastructure

my number 1 in the sector is Microsoft

End Applications & Platforms (robots themselves)

$TSLA (+1,54 %) Tesla (US) - humanoid robot Optimus

$ABBN (-1,28 %) ABB (CH/SE) - Robotics & Automation

$6954 (-1,1 %) Fanuc (JP) - industrial robots & CNC systems

$7012 (-2,31 %) 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 (-0,31 %)
ASML (NL)

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

$IFX (+0,59 %) 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 (+3,09 %)
SAP (DE)

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

$SIE (-0,74 %)
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 (-1,03 %)
Keyence (Japan)

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

$6954 (-1,1 %)
Fanuc (Japan)

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

$6506 (-0,18 %)
Yaskawa Electric (Japan)

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

$6594 (-0,03 %)
Nidec (Japan)

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

$7012 (-2,31 %)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (JP) - Industrial robots

$9618 (+1,77 %)
JD.com (China)

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

Hello my dears,

the love @yngfinn has asked me how I find shares. I would like to share my answer with you.

@yngfinn

Hello my dear,

as I have enough positions in my portfolio at the moment, I am no longer looking so intensively for new companies. I don't trade and am more long-term oriented.

My approach is quite different.

By sector:

I often look at which sectors and areas are currently on the move. Or what the areas of the future are, such as robotics, defense and aerospace, AI, etc.

But I also look at which sectors and countries in my portfolio are undervalued.

Or also in which sectors I see a need to catch up because they have been driven down unjustifiably. Like the healthcare sector, for example 🍊.

I watch reports and documentaries. Like exploring the oceans and seas. And discovering Kraken Robotic $PNG (+2,18 %) and Norbit $NORBT (-6,87 %) .

https://getqu.in/Ey45a0/

After Powel's speech on Friday, for example, it would now make sense to look for real estate and homebuilders. Like Buffet did with his stock Dr. Horten $DHI (-0,79 %) .

Unfortunately, the ongoing wars show the importance of drones and drone defense.

But also the increasing importance in agriculture (I have already written a post about this).

https://getqu.in/SdXvMm/

In the end, my choice here was $AVAV (+2,8 %) AeroVironment. And the contract manufacturer $KIT (-3,33 %) Kitron.

In the future-oriented robotics sector, I don't really want to invest in overvalued stocks such as $TSLA (+1,54 %) Tesla or the contract manufacturer $JBL (+0,49 %) Jabil. I see Japan as very innovative here. As shown by $7012 (-2,31 %) Kawasaki shows. This is how I discovered the blade supplier $6481 (+0,43 %) THK (there was a post from me about this).

https://getqu.in/fZudqX/

By country:

When Iran attacked Israel, I took advantage of the dip and picked Israeli stocks.

For example, I discovered Gilat $GILT (-1,31 %) for example.

But as a long-term investor, I still see the USA in the lead. I also like to take a look at small and mid caps.

But I also often look at countries that are not quite so much in focus. Scandinavia or Italy.

I have found $LTMC (-1,39 %) Lottomatica and $CAMX (-1,02 %) Camurus.

I often only look at the companies by momentum from the various indices in these countries.

By company:

I also often look at which companies are currently the stars on the stock market. Like Rheinmetall, for example, but then I don't go into the overvalued shares, but look for suppliers, i.e. blade suppliers. That's how I came across Kitron $KIT (-3,33 %) for example. Kitron as a contract manufacturer for the defense sector.

Or when Novo Nordisk was still a star, I discovered the Novo supplier $YPSN (+1,19 %) discovered.

Nvidia supplier $HY9H (-4,38 %) sk Hynix.

Where is the capex of the companies going?

Based on this question, I came across the AI infrastructure companies $IESC (-2,26 %) IES Holding and $VRT (+0,27 %) Vertiv.

The weakness of one company makes other companies strong.

The weakness of Boeing makes $AIR (-0,83 %) and $ERJ (-0,42 %) strong. That's how I came across Embraer and $MTX (-1,47 %) MTU.

https://getqu.in/4hiSbt/

Research and reports, such as on coinbase $COIN (-1,44 %) (CAUTION never buy based on a story).

https://getqu.in/OIiwhP/

Good company figures with a growth story could also be a reason. As for example with $GILD (+2,17 %) Gilead.

https://getqu.in/iF8BDY/

Takeover fantasies:

Takeover rumors usually mean that the share price of the company to be taken over rises.

As was the case with $AWE (-1,28 %) Alphawave was the case.

https://getqu.in/1NPNWI/

Or with Iveco $IVG (-0,29 %)

https://getqu.in/WJnLFp/

https://getqu.in/VnK4Xk/

CAUTION: Something can always go wrong here and send the share price plummeting.

I experienced this myself with i robot when the UK did not agree to a takeover by Amazon.

No matter in which area. My approach is usually to pick out the momentum stocks. I then look at the multiples, news, order situation and, of course, the company.

Compounders and long-term runners:

In my core, I only invest in quality stocks with a moat.

Here it makes sense not to buy at the ATH, but on the dip.

Multiples:

What is important to me with multiples:

-profitable company, or in the next year

Profitable.

Preferably double-digit profit growth with a falling P/E ratio.

-Percentage profit growth is higher than sales growth.

-good and rising EbiT margin.

-PEG below or around 1

-increasing free cash flow taking into account capex.

My dears,

I hope my brief summary of my approach perhaps offers you a little added value.

Please let me know in the comments.

Suggestions for improvement are also welcome. 😘😘

$JBL (+0,49 %)

This partnership serves a dual purpose: validation testing of Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robots in the real world and training of Apollo's AI models, which should ultimately lead to Apollo being able to help build Apollo robots.

At the end of 2024, Automation World reported on the collaboration between the humanoid robot developer Apptronik and the Google DeepMind robotics team. The aim is to combine artificial intelligence and "embodied intelligence" to further develop humanoid robots for use in dynamic environments. The term "embodied intelligence" describes the interaction of mind and body to influence behavior and learning. In robotics, it refers to the use of AI to develop systems that can interact effectively with the physical world.

Although this news was not specifically aimed at the use of Apptronik robots in manufacturing, the latest news from Apptronik and Jabil clearly is. The two companies have announced a strategic collaboration that will see Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robots integrated into certain Jabil production processes. This includes the production lines at Jabil where Apollo humanoid robots will later be built. As Apptronik noted, this paves the way for Apollo to build Apollo.

Apollo robots will be used in Jabil's factory for real-world validation tests. These include various simple, repetitive intralogistics and manufacturing tasks such as inspection, sorting, collation, line delivery, fixture placement and pre-assembly before they are deployed to Apptronik's customers. By building and evaluating their function in Jabil's production environment, Apptronik and Jabil can capture real-world use cases for manufacturing automation with Apollo while optimizing Apollo's AI models.

"We are committed to advanced automation and robotics in our operations. Therefore, piloting Apollo is a logical next step for our division and for Jabil in the long term," said Rafael Renno, Senior Vice President of Global Business Units at Jabil. "Not only will we experience first-hand the impact of general purpose robots as we test Apollo in our operations, but we will also help shape the future of manufacturing with the production of Apollo units. These new technologies and applications strengthen Jabil's world-class capabilities to solve complex challenges and produce at scale for our customers."

https://www.automationworld.com/factory/robotics/news/55271042/jabil-jabil-to-deploy-apptroniks-robots-in-its-manufacturing-operations

Earnings next week 🗓️

$MU (+1,62 %)

$NKE (-0,2 %)

$CCL (+0,37 %)

$FDX (-0,03 %)

$RCAT (-6,41 %)

$ACN

$BB (+0,89 %)

$LEN (-0,15 %)

$DRI

$CTAS (+1,16 %)

$MAMA

$FDS (-1,79 %)

$GIS (-1,12 %)

$HEIA (+0,97 %)

$ABM (+1,06 %)

$WGO (-1,41 %)

$AMTM (-1,83 %)

$BIRK (+0,1 %)

$REE

$TTC

$CAG

$AVO (+0 %)

$MLKN (+0,6 %)

$PAYX (+0,92 %)

$KMX (-0,41 %)

$FCEL

$SCHL (+2,2 %)

$SCS

$WS (-1,41 %)

$LW (-3,35 %)

$QIPT

$CMP

$MITK (+1,58 %)

$JBL (+0,49 %)

$EPAC (+0,85 %)

$OGI

$RICK (-3,8 %)

Jabil today announced preliminary, unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending August 31, 2024.

"It is clear that Jabil has undergone a profound transformation this fiscal year: a year in which we sold our Mobility business, experienced growth in the AI data center sector and faced challenges in several end markets," said CEO Mike Dastoor. "Despite these changes, we delivered core margins of 5.5% and $8.49 core diluted earnings per share in FY2024, while generating over $1 billion in adjusted free cash flow. In addition, we returned USD 2.5 billion to our shareholders through buybacks. While near-term demand in certain end markets faces challenges, we are confident that we are well positioned in the medium to long term to benefit from long-term trends in areas such as data center power and cooling, electric and hybrid vehicles, healthcare and pharmaceutical delivery solutions, semiconductor equipment and warehouse automation"

Highlights of the fourth quarter of the 2024 financial year:

• Net sales: $7.0 billion
• Operating result according to US GAAP: $318 million
• Diluted earnings per share according to US GAAP: 1,18 $
• Core operating income (non-GAAP): $401 million
• Diluted core earnings per share (non-GAAP): 2,30 $

Highlights of the 2024 financial year:

• Net sales: $28.9 billion
• Operating result according to US GAAP: $2.0 billion
• Diluted earnings per share according to US GAAP: 11,17 $
• Core operating income (non-GAAP): $1.6 billion
• Diluted core earnings per share (non-GAAP): 8,49 $

Update on return on capital:

The Board of Directors has announced a share buyback program for ordinary shares worth up to 1 billion $ authorized. The shares will be repurchased from time to time in a variety of ways, including, at the Company's discretion and depending on market conditions and other factors, in the open market.

Source

https://investors.jabil.com/news/news-details/2024/Jabil-Posts-Fourth-Quarter-and-Fiscal-Year-2024-Results/default.aspx

What we can expect next week:

Monday:

• Empire State Manufacturing Survey
• Speeches by Fed President Patrick Harker and Fed Governor Lisa D. Cook
• La-Z-Boy ($LZB (-0,7 %) ) publishes quarterly figures

Tuesday:

• Publications on retail sales, industrial production, capacity utilization and business inventories
• Quarterly figures by Lennar ($LEN (-0,15 %) ) and KB Home ($KBH (-0,9 %) )
• Speeches by various Fed Presidents (Logan, Barkin, Musalem, Goolsbee)

Wednesday:

• ⚠️Markt geschlossen⚠️ because of National Independence Day
• Publication of the Housing Market Index

Thursday:

• Initial claims for unemployment benefits
• Release of housing starts for May
• Quarterly figures from Accenture ($ACN (+3,58 %) ), Kroger ($KR (+0,92 %) ), Darden Restaurants ($D1RI34 ) and Jabil ($JBL (+0,49 %) )
• Speech from Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin

Friday:

• Release of the S&P Global Flash Composite U.S. PMI
• Existing home sales figures
• Quarterly figures from CarMax ($KMX (-0,41 %) )

The week summarized:

Monday

• Oracle Corp. ($ORCL (-1,94 %) ) published quarterly results.

Tuesday

• NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (February)
• Consumer Price Index (February)
• Quarterly results of On Holding AG ($ONON (+2,63 %) ), Kohl's ($KSS (+4,93 %) ), Manchester United PLC ($MANU (-5,93 %) ) and LoanDepot Inc. ($LDI (+3,45 %) )

Wednesday

• Dollar Tree ($DLTR (+3,03 %) ), Lennar Corp. ($LEN (-0,15 %) ) and Williams-Sonoma Inc. ($WSM (+0,73 %) ) publish quarterly results.

Thursday

• Retail sales in the USA (February)
• Producer Price Index (February)
• Business inventories (January)
• Quarterly results from Adobe ($ADBE (+3,5 %) ), Dollar General ($DG (+2,76 %) ), Ulta Beauty Inc. ($ULTA (+0,99 %) ) and Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. ($DKS (+0,68 %) )

Friday

• Empire State Manufacturing Survey (March)
• Import Price Index (February)
• Industrial Production (February)
• Consumer sentiment (March)
• Capacity utilization (February)
• Quarterly results from Jabil Inc. ($JBL (+0,49 %) )

Here is a summary of important economic events for the coming week:

Monday, September 25

• Thor Industries Inc.. ($THO (-1,37 %) ) publishes quarterly reports.

• -Publication of the Chicago Fed National Activity Index for August.

• Publication of the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index for September.

Tuesday, September 26

• Quarterly reports From Costco Wholesale Corp.. ($COST (+1,54 %) ), Cintas Corp. ($CTAS (+1,16 %) ), Ferguson PLC ($FERG ) and Neogen Corp. ($NEOG (+3,6 %) )

• Publication of the S&P Case-Shiller National Home Price Index for July.

• Publication of the FHFA House Price Index for July.

• Publication of the Sales figures for new homes in August.

• Publication of the CB Consumer Confidence Index for September.

• Publication of the Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for September.

• Publication of the Dallas Fed Services Index for September.

Wednesday, September 27

• Quarterly reports From Micron Technology Inc.. ($MU (+1,62 %) ), Paychex Inc. ($PAYX (+0,92 %) ), Jefferies Financial Group ($JEF (+0,48 %) ), Concentrix Corp. ($CNXC (+1,52 %) ) and H.B. Fuller Company ($FUL (-1,9 %) ).

Thursday, September 28

• Quarterly Reports From Accenture PLC ($ACN (+3,58 %) ), Nike ($NKE (-0,2 %) ), Jabil Inc. ($JBL (+0,49 %) ), CarMax Inc .. ($KMX (-0,41 %) ), Vail Resorts Inc. ($MTN (-2,07 %) ) and BlackBerry Ltd.. ($BB (+0,89 %) ).

• Publication of the final GDP for the second quarter of 2023.

• Publication of the final data on real consumer spending in the second quarter of 2023.

• Publication of the sales figures for outstanding homes in August.

• Speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell at a Town Hall Event.

Friday, September 29

• Carnival Corporation ($CCL (+0,37 %) ) published Quarterly Reports.

• Publication of consumer income and expenditure data in August.