Embodied AI Glossary中文maxon
MaxonAdvancedA Swiss precision-motor maker known for coreless motors, which have driven Mars rovers.
Maxon was founded in Sachseln, Switzerland in 1961 as Interelectric AG, and was renamed from maxon motor to Maxon in 2019; it has about 3,000 employees. It makes precision DC motors, brushless motors, gearboxes, encoders, and motor controllers, and is especially known for coreless motors — small motors whose rotor has no iron core, giving low inertia and smooth operation at low speed. NASA's Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Perseverance Mars rovers all used its motors. In embodied AI, this type of small motor is commonly used in dexterous-hand fingers and small joints; Maxon is also reportedly the actuator partner for Hexagon's humanoid robot, AEON.
ExampleMany dexterous hands fit a coreless motor and a miniature lead screw into each finger; maxon and FAULHABER are the most common overseas suppliers of this type of motor.
- Also called
- Maxon Group, maxon motor
- Related
- Coreless Motor · Brushless DC Motor · FAULHABER · Dexterous Hand · Speed Reducer / Gearbox · Hexagon AEON
- Sources
- Maxon Group（Wikipedia）
- As of
- 2025-06