Small Robot Actuator Prices Plummet to Under $50 Amid Hardware Cost Race
Scobleizer · x · 2026-08-02
Tech blogger Robert Scoble highlighted an unbelievable price drop in small robot actuators. A unit, excluding housing and controller, now costs just $49.35 in total, signaling a rapidly falling hardware cost floor for lightweight robotics.
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