# Schaeffler opens humanoid robot actuator factory in Taicang, China

Schaeffler opened a 7,500-square-meter Lighthouse Factory in Taicang, China, for series production of linear and rotary actuators for humanoid robots, using humanoid robots in the assembly process.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-10-20
- Where: Taicang, China, China
- Starts operating: 20 Oct 2026
- Status: completed
- Products: linear actuators, rotary actuators, humanoid robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Schaeffler](https://endata.com/companies/2238.md)

## Sources

- [heise.de](https://www.heise.de/en/news/Schaeffler-Humanoid-robots-build-joint-modules-for-humanoid-robots-11493729.html), 2026-10-20: "Schaeffler has opened a production facility in Taicang, China, for joint modules for humanoid robots made in series by humanoid robots."
- [en.wedoany.com](https://en.wedoany.com/shortnews/494584.html), 2026-10-21: "On October 20, German Schaeffler Group officially opened an embodied intelligent robot digital-intelligent factory in Taicang, Jiangsu Province, China."
- [industrialnews.co.uk](https://industrialnews.co.uk/schaeffler-opens-humanoid-robotics-factory-in-china/), 2026-10-21: "Schaeffler has opened a 7,500 sq m manufacturing facility in Taicang, China, where humanoid robots assemble components for other humanoid robots."

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