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As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Schaeffler Group: 4 deployments across 3 regions. 10 sources back the record.
Overview
Schaeffler Group is a German motion-technology company and one of the named commercial operators in Agility robotics' deployment portfolio for the Digit humanoid robot. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, Schaeffler manufactures bearings, linear motion components, electric drives, and industrial automation systems, with significant exposure to automotive supply chains. The company has been publicly named alongside GXO, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, and Amazon as a Fortune 500 deploying customer for Agility Robotics' Digit humanoid. Schaeffler's deployment scope is less publicly detailed than the GXO or TMMC operations, but its inclusion in Agility Robotics' enterprise customer roster places Schaeffler among the small set of European industrial operators that have moved from humanoid-pilot to commercial deployment.
Schaeffler's significance is as a European industrial-supply-chain operator validating humanoid deployment outside the automotive-OEM lens. While BMW, Toyota, and Hyundai are end-product automotive manufacturers, Schaeffler operates further up the supply chain in motion-technology components. The fact that an industrial-components manufacturer rather than a finished-vehicle assembler is among the named Agility commercial deployers signals that humanoid value is being recognized across the automotive supply chain, not just at the OEM assembly tier.
Entity depth note: this is an initial entity build with relatively thin public disclosure compared to GXO, BMW, Amazon, Toyota, and Hyundai. As Schaeffler's humanoid deployment scope becomes more publicly detailed in 2026-2027, the entity should be deepened. Currently the entity earns its place primarily through the named-customer disclosure rather than through documented site-specific operational data.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Scale
2024 revenue
Industry
Named Agility Robotics customer
Deployment scope
European industrial operator significance
Data & sources
Press releases
5
News coverage
3
Web sources
2
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Partnerships
Every company Schaeffler Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Humanoid2× joint7 total
- 2Agility Robotics1× joint20 total
- 3Hexagon1× joint2 total
- 4Hexagon Robotics1× joint5 total
Most recent
- Humanoid x Schaeffler2026-05-20with Humanoidjust announced
- Schaeffler x Hexagon Robotics2026-04-22with Hexagonoperating
- Schaeffler x Humanoid2026-01-13with Humanoidoperating
- Hexagon Robotics × Schaeffler2025-06-17with Hexagon Roboticsoperating
- Schaeffler x Agility Robotics2024-01-01with Agility Roboticsoperating
Schaeffler Group on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified May 2026. Explore where Schaeffler Group's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Schaeffler Group, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
What is Agility Robotics and the Digit humanoid robot?
Which humanoid robot is most deployed?
Current leadership (1)
- Klaus Rosenfeld Chief Executive OfficerIR-verified
Media (2)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Schaeffler Group's overview of its motion-technology portfolio (bearings and linear and rotary motion and drive components). A corporate portfolio video, not a single-product demonstration.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Schaeffler 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
Schaeffler Group in third-party press
Supplies to (2)
Actuators & motors
- 4NE-1by NEURA RoboticsSchaeffler humanoid actuators (up to 250 Nm continuous torque) -- jointly developed for the 4NE-1; high torque in continuous operation with compact and lightweight design for industrial-deployment loading; Schaeffler also serves as primary industrial deployment customer targeting mid-four-digit 4NE-1 deployments in global production network by 2035co-develops
- AEONby HexagonHigh-precision rotary joint actuators (strain-wave + planetary-gear, integrated motors/encoders)suppliesannounced
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
- aggregator_estimate
- 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.
Partnerships
5 total · 4 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Schaeffler Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Humanoid x Schaeffler2026-05-20with Humanoidjust announced
- Schaeffler x Hexagon Robotics2026-04-22with Hexagonoperating
- Schaeffler x Humanoid2026-01-13with Humanoidoperating
- Hexagon Robotics × Schaeffler2025-06-17with Hexagon Roboticsoperating
- Schaeffler x Agility Robotics2024-01-01with Agility Roboticsoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Humanoid2× joint7 total
- 2Agility Robotics1× joint20 total
- 3Hexagon1× joint2 total
- 4Hexagon Robotics1× joint5 total
All 5 partnerships
open in the atlas →- development2026-04-22operating
- technology2026-01-13operating
- deployment2025-06-17operating
- deployment2024-01-01operating
- deployment2026-05-20announcedjust announced
Timeline
Every recorded move in Schaeffler Group’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Humanoid
2026-08-22Supply: component to Humanoid
PartnershipHumanoid x Schaeffler
2026-05-20Humanoid signed a binding phased agreement with Schaeffler Technologies to integrate thousands of HMND wheeled humanoid robots into live manufacturing operations. First systems go live in Germany by end of 2026, targeting four-digit deployment by 2032. Schaeffler will also serve as preferred supplier covering over 50 percent of actuator demand through 2031.
PartnershipSchaeffler x Hexagon Robotics
2026-04-22Schaeffler and Hexagon's Robotics division expanded their strategic partnership to scale deployment of Hexagon's AEON humanoid robot across Schaeffler's global factory network (target 1,000+ units by 2032), centered on supply of Schaeffler's strain-wave/planetary actuators for AEON's joints. Expansion announced April 22, 2026 following a 2025 pilot; AEON debuted at Hexagon LIVE on June 17, 2025 with Schaeffler as a pilot partner.
PartnershipSchaeffler x Humanoid
2026-01-13Schaeffler and Humanoid formed a strategic technology partnership for development and supply of key components including strain wave gear actuators for humanoid robots. Schaeffler is the preferred supplier of actuators for wheeled systems, covering >50% of Humanoid's joint actuator demand through 2031 (seven-digit number of actuators). Schaeffler also plans to integrate 1,000+ HMND 01 robots into its global production network starting late 2026 under a RaaS agreement.
PartnershipHexagon Robotics × Schaeffler
2025-06-17Schaeffler piloted AEON in 2025, then committed to deploying at least 1,000 AEON humanoids across its global factory network by 2032. Schaeffler will also supply high-precision actuators to Hexagon Robotics for AEON.
PartnershipSchaeffler x Agility Robotics
2024-01-01Motion-technology company Schaeffler made a minority investment in Agility Robotics (November 2024) and agreed to purchase and deploy Digit humanoids across its global network of about 100 plants by 2030; Digit began working full shifts at a Schaeffler plant in South Carolina by 2026.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Schaeffler Group logo
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Schaeffler motion-technology portfolio
- Record createdMay 28, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (10)
- Schaeffler Group annual reports (Frankfurt Stock Exchange) · https://www.schaeffler.com/en/investor-relations/
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241113295142/en/Agility-Robotics-Announces-Strategic-Investment-and-Agreement-with-Motion-Technology-Company-Schaeffler-Group
- https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/agility-robotics-announces-strategic-investment-and-agreement-with-motion-technology-company-schaeffler-group
- https://www.therobotreport.com/schaeffler-plans-global-use-agility-robotics-digit-humanoid/
- https://www.automationworld.com/factory/robotics/news/55251926/schaeffler-group-invests-and-agrees-to-purchase-agility-robotics-humanoids
- https://www.robotics247.com/article/agility_robotics_to_deploy_humanoids_with_schaeffler_group/Collaborative_Robots
- https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2025/accenture-and-schaeffler-pave-the-way-for-industrial-humanoid-robots-with-nvidia-and-microsoft-technologies
- https://schaeffler-tomorrow.com/en/article/welcome-aboard-robo
- https://www.therobotreport.com/schaeffler-plans-to-deploy-1000-hexagon-humanoids-2032/
- https://hexagon.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/2026/hexagon-schaeffler-deploy-aeon-humanoids-across-global-factory-network
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 10 sources (5 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 3
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Schaeffler Group.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Schaeffler Group from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Hexagon and Schaeffler Advance Industrial Humanoid Deployment with AEON
Hexagon Robotics' multipurpose humanoid AEON enters Schaeffler's Humanoid Gym in Germany, where robots are trained, tested, and validated before factory deployment The post…
Schaeffler Unveils New Strain Wave Gearboxes for Humanoid Robots
Insider Brief Schaeffler is expanding its humanoid robotics portfolio with a new strain wave gearbox designed for high-volume production, with mass manufacturing scheduled to…
Schaeffler plans to mass produce gearboxes for humanoid robots in 2027
Schaeffler is creating its strain wave gearboxes with a forming technology that will enable mass production of the components. The post Schaeffler plans to mass produce gearboxes…
Schaeffler CATL MoU covers BMS and integrated PowerBox
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Hexagon starts training AEON humanoid robots at Schaeffler factories
Hexagon Robotics and Schaeffler, a motion technology company, has announced the next milestone in their strategic collaboration as AEON enters Schaeffler’s Humanoid Gym in…
Schaeffler unveils formed strain wave gearboxes for humanoid robots
Motion technology company Schaeffler is expanding its humanoid robotics product portfolio and bringing formed strain wave gearboxes to market. Strain wave gearboxes are key…
Schaeffler Targets Mass-Market Humanoids With Scalable Gearbox Manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler has introduced formed strain wave gearboxes for humanoid robots, expanding its robotics portfolio with a key actuator component designed to meet demanding…
Schaeffler Advances Smart Lubrication With Fully Electromechanical OPTIME C1 Pro
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler has expanded its smart lubrication portfolio with the launch of the FAG OPTIME C1 Pro, a fully electromechanical single-point lubricator designed to improve…
Schaeffler Continues Optimising Powertrain Components for Efficient Combustion and Hybrid Applications
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler has reached two major production milestones for engine components: eight billion finger followers produced at its Homburg plant over 30 years, and 160…
Schaeffler marks milestones for two engine components
Schaeffler's production milestones point to sustained demand for precision parts that improve fuel efficiency in existing powertrains The post Schaeffler marks milestones for two…
GAM Enterprises to produce Schaeffler’s PSC gear reducers
Acquiring the IP from this core supplier allows GAM to vertically integrate its supply chain and expand its manufacturing capabilities. The post GAM Enterprises to produce…
Schaeffler Expands German Workforce Transition Programme With Partial Retirement Options
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler AG is expanding its partial retirement offer in Germany after seeing strong interest from employees. The programme includes flexible block models with active…
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Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Schaeffler Group against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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