Motion components
for American robotics

We bridge US robotics startups, OEMs, automation builders and machine integrators with Taiwanese manufacturers of reducers, actuators, motors, bearings and encoders.

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The problem

Supply chain is the bottleneck.

American robotics has capital and demand. What it does not have is a domestic base for precision transmission — the harmonic and cycloidal reducers, frameless and servo motors, integrated joint actuators, precision bearings and ball screws every robot joint depends on. Taiwan built that base over forty years of machine-tool and semiconductor manufacturing.

01

We source

On the ground in Taiwan, screening manufacturers on product differentiation, export readiness and certification status — not on catalogue claims.

02

We qualify

MOQ, lead time, customisation capacity, UL and FCC readiness, material provenance, quality systems and traceability, IP and tooling ownership, English-language engineering support, spare capacity, and whether the factory can genuinely support a US customer.

03

We represent

Direct commercial channel into US robotics startups, OEMs, automation builders, semiconductor equipment makers and integrators.

Qualification

What we verify before you ever see a factory.

A catalogue is not a supply chain. Every item below is checked on site, in person, before a manufacturer is put in front of a US buyer.

Quality system and traceability records
Material provenance and heat-treat control
Measured backlash and repeatability, not datasheet
Spare capacity for a volume ramp
Tooling and IP ownership
UL and FCC readiness where relevant
English-language engineering support
Customisation and NRE appetite
Export packaging and logistics competence
MOQ and lead time held in writing
Coverage

The joint, component by component.

We concentrate where the shortage is most acute and where engineering quality is hardest to substitute.

01

Reducers & gearboxes

Cycloidal, planetary and strain-wave. Where backlash and repeatability are won or lost, and the hardest category to substitute once designed in.

02

Integrated actuators

Motor, reducer, encoder and brake as one joint module. A single part number instead of six, with EtherCAT, CANopen and ROS2 support.

03

Motors

Brushless, servo, torque and direct-drive. Torque density and thermal behaviour under sustained industrial load.

04

Precision bearings

Cross-roller and thin-section types for robot joints, reducers and direct-drive assemblies. Slow to qualify, durable once in.

05

Linear motion

Ball screws, linear guides, rails and single-axis modules. Demand extends past robotics into semiconductor equipment and machine tools.

06

Encoders & sensing

Optical and magnetic feedback, force and torque sensing. Small parts that decide whether a system's accuracy claims hold.

First reply
Hours, not days
MOQ
Samples first
Lead time
2–3× shorter
Factories
Proven track record
How we work

Straightforward commercial terms.

Terms are flexible — representation, distribution, or whatever structure gets the parts moving.

Robotics OEMs
Physical AI & humanoid platforms
Automation & machine builders
Systems integrators
Semiconductor equipment
Warehouse & AMR
Medical automation
The route

One channel, end to end.

Commercial and customer relationships in San Francisco, engineering and supplier relationships in Taipei. Same company on both ends of the shipment — no agent chain, no lost drawings.

SAN FRANCISCO TAIPEI Commercial · support Sourcing · QC · engineering
Offices

Two sides of the same supply chain.

Engineering and supplier relationships in Taipei. Customer and commercial relationships on the West Coast, the epicenter of US robotics.

US team

San Francisco

The Paramount, 95 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94105, United States

us@actodrive.com
Taiwan team

Taipei

18F, No. 206, Section 1, Keelung Road
Xinyi District, Taipei City 110, Taiwan

tw@actodrive.com
FAQ

Questions buyers ask first.

Can we get samples before committing volume?+

Yes. Sample units and test reports come first, and we will not put a factory in front of you that refuses to sample.

Can I order low volume?+

Yes. Early-stage robotics programs are the reason this exists. We match small runs to factories that can grow with you rather than ones that will drop you.

What if the factory has no English engineering support?+

Then we are the engineering support. Specifications, drawings, tolerances and failure reports go through our Taipei team in both directions.

We are a manufacturer — what do you need from us?+

A catalogue, honest lead times and someone who answers. We do the qualification visit, then bring US programs that fit what you actually build.

Contact

Send a spec, get a quote.

Whether you are a US buyer looking for a component, or a Taiwanese manufacturer looking for a US channel — send a note and we will reply directly.

First reply within the hour, not days.
Actodrive Motion components for American robotics
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