Modern humanoid and collaborative robots are still constrained by legacy gearbox technologies that force designers to choose between high torque, safety, energy efficiency and agility. These trade-offs limit how close robots can work alongside humans, drive up cost and complexity, and slow Europe’s ambition to build a competitive local robotics hardware ecosystem.

AILOS Robotics builds the next generation of robotic actuators around its patented R2poweR gearbox: a new gearbox architecture that offers quasi-direct drive-like backdrivability together with best-in-class torque density. Designed for humanoids, cobots, exoskeletons and prosthetic devices, AILOS gearboxes enable lighter, more energy-efficient and more affordable robots without sacrificing performance or industrial scalability.

AILOS Robotics was founded in Brussels as a spin-off from the VUB BruBotics research group, building on nearly a decade of research in robotics and actuation technology. The founding team brings together expertise from advanced engineering, academic research, and industry, with a mission to advance the performance of robots working alongside humans. Their work centers on transforming breakthrough gearbox innovations into core components for the next generation of humanoid, collaborative, and assistive robotics.

In the coming years, AILOS aims to become Europe’s reference provider of high-performance gearboxes for humanoid and collaborative robots, scaling from early pilots to high-volume production with an EU-based supply chain. By partnering with robot manufacturers, industrial players and investors, the company focuses on enabling a new generation of low-weight, agile, safe and sustainable robots that can operate seamlessly alongside humans and help secure Europe’s leadership in advanced robotics hardware.

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