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Key facts
Founded
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Ownership
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Robotics role
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Products
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Output
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Press releases
6
Web sources
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Models (1)
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Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
maxon's product news showcasing its brushless DC motors, FLAT motor series, and a robotics actuator. Motor torque and power-density figures are the maker's specifications; maxon's drive systems have well-documented spaceflight heritage, including use on NASA Mars rovers.
Safety record
No incidents on record for maxon Group.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
maxon Group in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
Supplies to (4)
Actuators & motors
- ANYboticsmaxon-developed brushless actuators (12 per robot) for ANYbotics ANYmal legged inspection robot (joint develop+produce partnership)supplies
- Rex Bionics REXby Rex Bionicsmaxon RE 40 brushed DC motors (10 units, historical generation); current generation uses custom-designed linear actuatorssupplies
- ReWalk Personal 6.0by LifewardRE 40 brushed DC motors + GP 42 C planetary gearheads (ceramic), four units (hip + knee)supplies
- AEONby Hexagonactuatorssupplies
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
maxon brushless DC motors and robotics actuator
- Record createdMay 30, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (8)
- https://www.maxongroup.com/
- https://www.maxongroup.com/maxon/view/content/history
- https://www.maxongroup.com/maxon/view/content/profile
- https://www.hexagon.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/2025/hexagon-launches-aeon-a-humanoid-built-for-industry
- https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/hexagon-robotics-ai-software-aeon-humanoid/
- https://www.maxonmotorusa.com/maxon/view/content/company-about
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxon_Group
- maxon company overview · https://www.maxongroup.com/en/company/
Common questions
- What is maxon Group?
- Maxon Motor is a Swiss precision motor manufacturer developing DC motors, brushless motors, and drive systems for robotics, aerospace, and medical applications. Motors used in Mars rovers.
- What does maxon Group make?
- maxon Group has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: EC Motor (maxon Group builds physical robots).
- Is maxon Group publicly traded?
- No. maxon Group is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with maxon Group?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to maxon Group building in the same form factors include DJI, Boston Dynamics, Robotphoenix, Lightwheel.
- How can I invest in maxon Group?
- maxon Group is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.
- Where is maxon Group headquartered?
- maxon Group is headquartered in Sachseln, Switzerland.
- Who owns maxon Group?
- maxon Group is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does maxon Group operate robots?
- maxon Group is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is maxon Group a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, maxon Group ranks in roughly the top 80% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was maxon Group founded?
- maxon Group was founded in 1961.
- Is maxon Group safe?
- maxon Group has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 8 sources (6 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
Sources by quality tier
- 6
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for maxon Group.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning maxon Group from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Reachy 2: The Open-Source Humanoid Robot Redefining Human-Machine Interaction - Robotics Tomorrow
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Maxon Group acquires a minority stake in Synapticon - Insight into robotics - All-About-Industries
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maxon Group acquires minority stake in Synapticon - The Robot Report
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Multi-axis motion control drives pipe-based robots - Robotics Tomorrow
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maxon launches high torque density drive system for tough environments - Robotics Tomorrow
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maxon provides robot joints for high efficiency, precision - The Robot Report
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Robots speeding up material handling - Robotics Tomorrow
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The rise of modular robots and the importance of drive train design - Robotics Tomorrow
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maxon launches drive systems portfolio designed for robotics - The Robot Report
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Medtech helps lift ‘cautiously optimistic’ Maxon to record-high revenue - Medical Design & Outsourcing
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Mirokaï, A Revolution in Robotics - Robotics Tomorrow
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Opening of the New maxon Mechatronic Production Centre - Robotics Tomorrow
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/maxon.md
- RSS feed: /companies/maxon/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5c6ed19e-ab3b-4498-9490-5e5a2b0beb7c
- Revision history: /companies/maxon/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
Reality vs attention
maxon Group draws attention at the 34th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 19, 2026