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maxon Group

Maxon motor is a Swiss precision motor manufacturer developing DC motors, brushless motors, and drive systems for robotics, aerospace, and medical applications.

Founded
1961
HQ
Sachseln, Switzerland
Status
private (Swiss precision drive manufacturer, employee-owned)

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies maxon Group: 1 model. 8 sources back the record.

Overview

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.

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Verified deployments
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Active incidents
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Key facts

Founded

1961 (as Interelectric AG)

HQ

Sachseln, Obwalden, Switzerland

Ownership

Private (Braun family)

Business

Precision DC/BLDC motors, gears, encoders, controllers (patented ironless winding)

Robotics role

Actuator supplier for Hexagon's AEON humanoid; NASA Mars rover motors

Owner

Karl-Walter Braun

Products

DC motors, brushless motors, drive systems

Notable

Motors in NASA Mars rovers (Perseverance)

Output

5 million units annually

Data & sources

Press releases

6

Web sources

2

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Partnerships

Every company maxon Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

3 total2 operating1 just announced

Most-frequent partners

  1. 1Hexagon Robotics1× joint5 total
  2. 2Pollen Robotics1× joint3 total
  3. 3WIRobotics1× joint4 total

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Relationships

Current leadership (1)

Media (1)

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PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of maxon

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.

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