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Metzingen / Herzogenaurach, November 04, 2025 – Germany is ready for the future, especially when two strong technology companies join forces: NEURA Robotics and Schaeffler, a leading motion technology company, are launching a technology partnership for the next generation of humanoid industrial robotics.
The collaboration covers the development and supply of key components for humanoid robots, such as innovative actuators. Schaeffler will also deploy NEURA humanoids across its global production network and integrate a mid-four-digit number of humanoids into its operations by 2035.
Through this partnership, NEURA Robotics secures a significant portion of the actuator demand for continuous operation in humanoid applications. With Schaeffler as an experienced partner, bringing extensive scaling expertise from the automotive industry, NEURA underpins its ambition to deliver five million cognitive and humanoid robots by 2030.
At the same time, both companies are generating valuable real-world production data for the Neuraverse, NEURA’s Physical AI ecosystem for continuous learning, training of new capabilities, and their industrial-scale deployment to deliver measurable improvements in quality, safety, and productivity.
Statements on the partnership:
David Reger, Founder & CEO, NEURA Robotics: “With Schaeffler, one of Germany’s largest and most experienced industrial players is demonstrating that you can’t afford to wait for new technologies – you have to actively drive them forward. This is how the German automotive industry and the automation sector once became world leaders, hand in hand. Together, our goal is to advance the industrialization of humanoids and, above all, create what makes their deployment scalable at an industrial level: a global ecosystem for Physical AI, built on a sovereign European data foundation.”
Andreas Schick, Member of the Executive Board for Production, Supply Chain Management and Purchasing, Schaeffler AG: “Humanoid robotics is an important growth field for Schaeffler, and NEURA Robotics is among the most innovative companies in Europe. This collaboration underlines our position as a preferred technology partner in this area. Schaeffler brings decades of product and industrialization expertise to the partnership. By strategically linking our know-how, we do not just strengthen our own competitiveness. As technology pioneers, we also set new standards for Germany as a business location.”
The alliance between Schaeffler and NEURA Robotics combines drive and industrialization expertise with cognitive robotics and data-driven scaling.
About NEURA Robotics
NEURA Robotics was founded in 2019 by David Reger in Metzingen to usher in the age of cognitive robotics and close the gap between technology and humanity. The multi-award-winning innovators pursue a consistent “one-device” approach across their entire product range – from industrial to service robotics. The idea: a “smartphone with arms and legs” that unites all core components and sensors for Physical AI in a single device. With the Neuraverse, NEURA is creating a global ecosystem for embodied artificial intelligence, enabling continuous learning, the exchange of real-world data, and the scalable deployment of robotic capabilities. All key technologies are developed in-house, setting new global standards for precision, safety, and intelligence in robotics. Further information: https://neura-robotics.com
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