Machine tools / roboticsPlanetary and cycloidal gears in comparison
If precision gearboxes are to be used in robotics or automation, designers are faced with a choice between two different types of gearbox: planetary and cycloidal gearboxes. The advantages and disadvantages of both solutions.
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<p>Cycloidal gears (left) are characterized by a very high shock load capacity of up to five times the nominal torque.</p> © Nabtesco