Chokepoint instrument · live
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70 NODES · 4 🔴
Bezel finish encodes China position. Needle reads choke strength.
01
Actuation
Reducers, motors, screws, joint modules — most of the BOM.
22
Harmonic Drive Systems6324·TSE
Strain-wave reducers
CHOKE
MONOPOLY
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
HARD
NO DATA
Nabtesco6268·TSE
RV/cycloidal reducers
CHOKE
DUOPOLY
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
HARD
NO DATA
Leaderdrive (绿的谐波)688017·SSE
Strain-wave reducers
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
Zhejiang Shuanghuan Driveline (双环传动)002472·SZSE
RV + harmonic reducers
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
Zhejiang Laifual (来福谐波)—
Strain-wave reducers
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
Inovance (汇川技术)300124·SZSE
Servo motors/drives
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
Estun (埃斯顿)002747·SZSE
Servo/robotics
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
Yaskawa6506·TSE
Servo systems
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
HARD
NO DATA
Nidec6594·TSE
Motors
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
maxon—
BLDC motors
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
SchaefflerSHA·XETRA
Roller screws (Ewellix) + bearings
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
THK6481·TSE
Linear motion/bearings
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
HARD
NO DATA
Wuzhou Xinchun (五洲新春)603667·SSE
Reverse planetary roller screws
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
Beite Technology (北特科技)603009·SSE
Planetary roller screws
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
Hangzhou XJ / Xinjian Transmission (新剑传动)—
Planetary roller screws
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
Tuopu Group (拓普集团)601689·SSE
Actuator modules/integration
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
Sanhua Intelligent Controls (三花智控)002050·SZSE
Actuator modules
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
Step Electric (步科)688160·SSE
Frameless torque motors
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
Moons' Industries (鸣志电器)603728·SSE
Coreless/hollow-cup motors
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
AllientALNT·NASDAQ
Frameless/servo motors
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
Hiwin2049·TWSE
Linear guides/ballscrews + strain-wave
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
HARD
NO DATA
Sumitomo Heavy Industries6302·TSE
Cycloidal reducers (Fine Cyclo)
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
HARD
NO DATA
02
Sensing & perception
Force/torque, encoders, LiDAR, IMU, image, tactile.
13
ATI (Novanta)NOVT·NASDAQ
6-axis F/T sensors
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
RenishawRSW·LSE
Encoders
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
HesaiHSAI·NASDAQ
LiDAR
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CONTROLLED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
RoboSense (速腾聚创)2498·HKEX
LiDAR
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CONTROLLED
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
Sony6758·TSE
Image sensors
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
OusterOUST·NASDAQ
LiDAR
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
Keli Sensing (柯力传感)603662·SSE
6-axis force/torque sensors
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
Kunwei (坤维)—
6-axis force/torque sensors
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
Shenzhen Xinjingcheng (鑫精诚)—
6-axis force/torque sensors
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
Bota Systems—
6-axis force/torque sensors
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
PaXini (帕西尼)—
Tactile/e-skin + dexterous hand + data
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
GelSight—
Vision-based tactile
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
LuminarLAZR·NASDAQ
LiDAR
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
03
Compute · robot brain
Edge AI SoCs + VLA/foundation models.
06
NVIDIANVDA·NASDAQ
Jetson/Thor SoC + GR00T
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
Horizon Robotics (地平线)9660·HKEX
Edge AI SoC
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
QualcommQCOM·NASDAQ
Edge AI SoC (Dragonwing)
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
Arm HoldingsARM·NASDAQ
CPU IP / substrate
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
Black Sesame (黑芝麻)2533·HKEX
Edge AI SoC
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
AmbarellaAMBA·NASDAQ
Edge vision SoC (CVflow)
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
04
Power
Cells/packs + power electronics (SiC/GaN).
06
CATL (宁德时代)300750·SZSE
Cells/packs
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CONTROLLED
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
InfineonIFX·XETRA
SiC/GaN power electronics
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
BYD1211·HKEX
Battery cells
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
CONTROLLED
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
onsemiON·NASDAQ
SiC/GaN power electronics
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
WolfspeedWOLF·NYSE
SiC power electronics
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
STMicroelectronicsSTM·NYSE
SiC/GaN + image sensors
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
05
Upstream materials
NdFeB magnets, bearings, steels — the China-leverage spine.
08
MP MaterialsMP·NYSE
NdFeB / rare earths
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
LynasLYC·ASX
Rare earth refining
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
NSK6471·TSE
Precision bearings
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
Noveon Magnetics—
Sintered NdFeB magnets
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
Vulcan Elements—
NdFeB magnets
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
Evolution Metals (EM&T)—
Sintered NdFeB magnets
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
HARD
NO DATA
Neo Performance MaterialsNEO·TSX
Rare earth magnets
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
Proterial (ex-Hitachi Metals)—
NdFeB magnet IP/patents
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
HARD
NO DATA
06
The boxes
The robots themselves. Demand signal, not the trade.
15
TeslaTSLA·NASDAQ
Optimus
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
UBTech (优必选)9880·HKEX
Humanoids
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
Hyundai/Boston DynamicsHYMTF·OTC
Humanoids (Atlas/Digit-adjacent)
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
PROXY
NO DATA
Spirit AI—
Humanoid (CATL-backed)
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
SymboticSYM·NASDAQ
Warehouse automation systems
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
Serve RoboticsSERV·NASDAQ
Sidewalk delivery robots
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
Richtech RoboticsRR·NASDAQ
Service robots
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
TeradyneTER·NASDAQ
Cobots (Universal Robots) + test
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
Figure AI—
Humanoids (Helix)
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
PRIVATE
NO DATA
Fanuc6954·TSE
Industrial robot OEM
CHOKE
CONCENTRATED
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
Rainbow Robotics (레인보우로보틱스)277810·KOSDAQ
Humanoids/cobots
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
HARD
NO DATA
Doosan Robotics454910·KOSPI
Cobots
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
INSULATED
ACCESS
HARD
NO DATA
XPengXPEV·NYSE
Iron humanoid (EV OEM)
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
EASY
NO DATA
Midea Group (美的集团)000333·SZSE
KUKA owner + humanoid program
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
ADR
NO DATA
SIASUN (新松机器人)300024·SZSE
Industrial robots
CHOKE
COMPETITIVE
CHINA
CHALLENGER
ACCESS
CONNECT
NO DATA
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