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Humanoid robotics

Enabling reliable, durable and scalable humanoid robotics

As humanoid robots move towards commercialization, manufacturers face four shared challenges: material and precision integration, operational reliability, serviceability and thermal management. Henkel’s advanced materials and application know-how help address these challenges across industrial, service and emerging human-interaction applications.

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At a glance

15K ➔ 700K

2025 to 2030

Projected humanoid robot unit shipments

>20 HRS

POTENTIAL DAILY OPERATING TIME

Increasing reliability and serviceability requirements

98%

TASK SUCCESS RATE

Raising precision and consistency requirements

How henkel helps address key challenges

As humanoid robots move from prototype to production, material and assembly requirements become increasingly critical to performance, reliability and scalability.

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Material & Precision Integration

Integrating lightweight and challenging materials while enabling precise assembly of increasingly compact components.

Henkel supports reliable joining of diverse and difficult-to-bond materials, alongside precision assembly and functional integration.

Operational Reliability

Supporting durable and protected operation under vibration, environmental exposure and extended use.

Henkel helps protect sensitive electronics and secure critical assemblies for consistent, long-term performance.

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Controlled, safe and efficient separation of substrates

Serviceability

Enabling maintenance, repair, component replacement and controlled disassembly where required.

Henkel supports serviceability through selected material and assembly approaches designed with maintenance and controlled disassembly in mind.

Thermal management

Managing heat to support stable electronics, reliable AI processing and continuous system performance.

Henkel thermal management solutions help dissipate heat across compact electronics, motors, batteries and power systems.

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Compute & Control

Supporting compact electronics with thermal, protection and board-level reliability solutions.

Vision & Sensing System

Enabling reliable sensor integration, interface protection and stable system performance.

Actuation & Motion System

Improving motion system reliability through bonding, retaining, threadlocking and assembly solutions.

Dexterous Hand

Supporting compact and precise hand modules with materials for sensing, bonding and miniaturized assembly.

Electronic Skin

Exploring new material approaches for tactile sensing, flexible electronics and human-interaction surfaces.

Battery & Power System

Helping manage heat, protection and integration challenges across battery and power systems.

System Integration & Final Assembly

Enhancing system durability with sealing, gasketing, wire harness protection and robust assembly solutions.

Explore applications across the humanoid robot

Henkel material solutions support critical applications across the humanoid robot, helping enable reliable electronics, efficient thermal management, durable bonding, protection and assembly. Select a point on the robot to explore relevant applications.

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    Structural bonding solutions

    The market demands are ever evolving, and so is the manufacturing landscape. Increasing bond strength while achieving light-weighting goals, fewer process steps, and, better aesthetics have become a priority. LOCTITE® Structural bonders and sealants have been helping manufacturers get long-lasting bonding and sealing while increasing productivity and reducing cost.
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    Instant component bonding solutions

    LOCTITE® instant component bonding solutions can help you increase productivity, improve reliability, and simplify design over using traditional methods—all in an instant.
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    Threadlocking solutions

    Threadlockers lock and seal your threaded assemblies, protecting against vibration, corrosion, and galling. But depending on your need, you have to choose the right threadlocker and consider strength, form, and removability. Which one will you need? LOCTITE® makes your choice easy.
  • A person with black gloves applying a red bottle of LOCTITE retaining compound to a cylindrical rolling bearing.

    Retaining solutions

    Retaining compounds reliably secure bearings, keyways and cylindrical parts into housings or onto shafts. LOCTITE® retaining compounds offer an effective and economical method to eliminate challenges such as loosening, corrosion, backlash and wearing by providing uniform stress distribution and unitizing the assembly.
  • A red tube of LOCTITE 518 is applying a thing red bead of liquid gasket sealant to the flange of a gearbox.

    Gasketing solutions

    Gaskets are used to prevent leakage of fluids or gases by forming impervious barriers. For successful gasketing, it is necessary that the seal must remain intact and leak-free over a long period of time. The gasket must be resistant to fluids and/or gases, and withstand the operating temperatures and pressures to which it is subjected. LOCTITE® gasketing products are self-forming gaskets that provide a perfect seal between components, with maximum face-to-face contact, eliminating flange face corrosion. A low-pressure seal is formed immediately on assembly. At full cure it provides a seal that won’t shrink, crack or relax.
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    Printed electronics solutions

    LOCTITE® advanced materials for printed electronics enable the creation of thin, lightweight, and flexible electronic circuits that drive innovation across multiple industries and transform traditional and emerging applications.
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    Electronic component protection solutions

    Protect your circuit boards with Henkel's encapsulant materials. Our solutions, from glob top to conformal coatings, shield electronics from particles, heat, and moisture, enhancing durability and reducing manufacturing costs.
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    Electronic component bonding solutions

    Henkel offers high-reliability electronic bonding solutions for aerospace, automotive, medical, and telecom products. Our LOCTITE® range ensures strong PCB interconnections with versatile chemistries and curing technologies.
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    Advanced semiconductor packaging

    Data at the speed of light. Human capability enhanced by AI. Mobile gaming and intuitive camera functionality. All are made possible by advanced semiconductor packaging. Although advanced packaging has existed for decades, the rise of AI, high-performance computing, and responsive mobile technology have thrust it into the spotlight. Higher integration, 2.5D and 3D architectures, and extraordinary innovation make today’s digital world run – and Henkel materials are at the center of it all.
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    Thermal management solutions

    Unlock peak performance for your electronic devices and applications while efficiently controlling heat with LOCTITE® Bergquist® thermal management materials. Discover how our advanced solutions optimize functionality and enhance reliability, ensuring superior performance.

Explore selected humanoid robotics applications

Discover how selected Henkel material solutions can support bonding, protection and reliable assembly in humanoid robotics applications.

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