Elmos Semiconductor SE, in collaboration with its customer AGIBOT, a leading Chinese robotics company, is presenting applications and use cases for Elmos integrated circuits (ICs) in humanoid robots at electronica 2026 in Munich. The demonstration marks the first time Elmos is showcasing its technologies for robotics, signaling the company's entry into a new growth area beyond its traditional automotive and industrial electronics focus.
The announcement matters because humanoid robots are complex, autonomous, battery-powered systems whose electronic architecture is similar in many respects to that of modern vehicles. By leveraging its automotive expertise in sensing, motor control, communication and power supply, Elmos aims to transfer proven semiconductor solutions into robotics applications, potentially accelerating the development and adoption of humanoid robots. A single humanoid robot could integrate more than 120 Elmos ICs across its architecture, according to the company.
From November 10 to 13, 2026, visitors at Hall C3, Booth 141 can see a humanoid AGIBOT robot in action and discover where Elmos technologies could be used in future robotics applications. The live demonstration underscores how semiconductor functions can work together across a range of robotics applications, from motion and actuation to sensing, communication and power protection.
Elmos motor control ICs precisely control the electric motors in a robot's joints and limbs, enabling smooth, finely tuned movements and helping adjust force and speed to the task at hand. Sensor ICs enable capacitive touch, proximity, PIR and ultrasonic sensing, as well as position and force measurement, providing important information about the robot's status and supporting safe movement and interaction with people and the surrounding environment. The company's USPA IC E524.36 is already used in AGIBOT's wheeled robots.
For communication and edge control, Elmos network ICs connect central computing units with sensors, actuators and other edge applications, enabling fast, reliable data exchange similar to the zonal architectures used in modern vehicles. Connected robots also require secure communication, and Elmos' Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) can provide random numbers to support cryptographic processes and help protect communications. In the future, Elmos eFuse ICs could help electronically protect and monitor power distribution in the robot.
Current studies forecast substantial long-term market potential for humanoid robots, and as adoption grows, demand for semiconductors is expected to rise significantly. Humanoid robotics is a natural extension of Elmos' expertise in analog mixed-signal semiconductor solutions at the intelligent edge of the system, opening up an additional long-term growth area for the company. The partnership with AGIBOT, which announced in September 2026 that its 20,000th robot had rolled off the production line, positions Elmos to capitalize on this emerging market.
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