Hardware

Carbon Fiber Composite

Carbon fiber composite is a material made of carbon fiber reinforcement embedded in a polymer matrix, offering exceptional stiffness-to-weight and strength-to-weight ratios compared to aluminum or steel. In robotics it is used for arm links, drone frames, and humanoid limb structures where reducing moving mass lowers inertia, boosts payload-to-weight ratio, and improves dynamic response. Drawbacks include cost, difficulty of machining, and brittle failure modes under impact.

Why it matters for physical AI

Lighter links let actuators achieve faster, safer motions with less energy, directly improving the dynamic capabilities and battery life of mobile manipulators and humanoids operating around people.