CompanyJapan
THK Co., Ltd.
Japanese maker of linear-motion guides, ball screws and actuators that built the FRED (HR-S01) running humanoid to show off its own actuators and as a step toward general-purpose humanoids.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 11 humanoid
- First robot
- 2025One year so far
- Headquarters
- TokyoJapan
- Can I buy one?Not on sale yetPrototype, pilot or research robots only
- What is new?2025-07-02THK introduces running humanoid FRED
Robots
1 robot model shown in public in 2025. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Humanoids 1 humanoid
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for THK Co., Ltd.'s robots by the maker or reputable press.
What is new
The latest stories about THK Co., Ltd.'s robots, newest first.
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Focus
- Linear motion components, actuators, robotics components.
- Funding
- Listed company.
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in Japan.
- Toyota Research InstituteJapan · 11 models
- Waseda University / JST Moonshot programJapan · 10 models
- JSK Laboratory, University of TokyoJapan · 9 models
- Osaka UniversityJapan · 9 models
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Japan · 7 models
- Kawada Industries (robot business now Kawada Robotics Corporation)Japan · 6 models
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