Sealed robot joint actuator mounted on an aluminium test fixture.

FEIYIDA Robot Joint Actuators &
Frameless Torque Motors

Sealed joint modules, stator and rotor kits, custom linear actuators and UAV propulsion sets — engineered, tested and documented in one facility, with the datasheets published before you ask.

  • SealingIP67 / IP68
  • InterfacePWM · SBUS · RS-485 / Modbus · CAN
  • FeedbackAbsolute magnetic
  • DriveFOC

What we do

We research, test and manufacture compact, high-torque, sealed actuation systems for legged robots, AMR, manipulators and special robotic platforms.

Design, machining and testing stay in one facility, which is why we can act as a linear actuator manufacturer for custom envelopes rather than only as a catalogue supplier of standard units.

UAV propulsion sets come out of the same winding, magnet and sealing work. A drone programme and a robot programme then share one supply chain, one test bench and one set of drawings.

Joint actuation

Robot joint actuators,
specified at the joint.

A robot joint actuator is a complete drive: motor, reducer, encoder and interface in one sealed housing. You bolt it on and command a joint angle.

What a joint actuator actually contains

Inside one housing: a frameless or housed brushless motor, a strain-wave or planetary reducer, an absolute magnetic encoder and the drive electronics. The output flange is the joint. That is the whole argument for buying one — a single part number replaces four procurement lines, and the sealing, thermal path and encoder calibration are already validated together.

We size robot joint actuators by continuous and peak torque at the output, plus the duty cycle that separates them. Frame size comes last, because two modules of the same diameter can differ by a factor of three in continuous torque once the winding and the reducer ratio change.

What decides the price of a custom joint

  • 01 / TorqueContinuous torque sets the reducer and the thermal design; peak torque sets the motor and the overload window.
  • 02 / EnvelopeAxial length is the hardest constraint in a leg joint. A shorter module usually costs more than a smaller one.
  • 03 / SealingIP67 is a gasket problem. IP68 with pressure cycling moves the bearing and the cable exit into the critical path.
  • 04 / FeedbackAbsolute output-side encoding survives a power cycle without homing; motor-side only is cheaper but needs a homing routine.
  • 05 / VolumeThe first unit pays for the machining programme; the hundredth pays for the material.
Robot joint actuator — specification sheet
Parameter What we quote
Output torque2 – 39 N·m standard range; above that quoted as a custom envelope
Peak / continuousPeak window defined by your duty cycle, not by a fixed multiplier
FeedbackAbsolute magnetic encoder, output side or motor side
InterfacePWM · SBUS · RS-485 / Modbus · CAN
SealingIP67 standard; IP68 on request with pressure-cycle test
DriveIntegrated FOC stage, or bare motor leads if you close the loop
DocumentationDatasheet, 2D drawing, STEP model, torque–speed and efficiency curves
StatusEngineering samples and co-development slots; series quote follows the signed test report

Direct drive

Frameless torque motors,
stator and rotor only.

A frameless torque motor arrives as two rings. No housing, no bearings, no shaft — your joint structure becomes the motor frame.

Definition, in one paragraph

A frameless torque motor is a permanent-magnet synchronous motor supplied without a housing, bearings or output shaft. It consists of a stator — laminated steel with copper windings — and a rotor carrying NdFeB magnets. The rotor mounts directly on the joint axis; the stator is clamped into a bore you machine yourself. Torque is delivered with no gearbox, belt or coupling in the path, so backlash is zero and stiffness is set by your structure rather than by a reducer.

Why engineers pick it over a housed servo

Three reasons, in order of how often they decide the project: mass (removing the housing and bearings can cut a third of the motor's weight), axial length (a large-diameter thin-ring motor fits where a long cylindrical one cannot), and a clear aperture — cables, air lines or a laser path pass straight through the centre of a hollow-shaft design.

The trade is that bearing selection, rotor alignment and thermal path become your design responsibility. We publish the interface dimensions and the magnet bonding data so that work is predictable, and we will review your housing bore before you cut metal.

The same rings, at UAV scale

A drone disc motor is this construction with the housing traded for a propeller mount — an outrunner stator and rotor ring set, built to the same winding and magnet work. It is specified differently, though: thrust at hover, disc loading and the thermal limit at continuous climb decide the winding, not torque at a joint.

Frameless torque motor — what is and is not in the box
Item Included You provide
StatorLaminations, winding, lead wiresHousing bore, clamp or shrink fit, thermal interface
RotorMagnet ring, balance, bonding dataShaft or hub, mounting interface, retention
Bearings—Bearing pair, preload, alignment
Feedback—Encoder (magnetic or optical) and its mount
ProtectionIP00 bare partsSealing, if the joint needs IP67 or IP68
Specified byContinuous torque, peak torque, outer diameter, hollow-bore diameter, stack length, bus voltage, torque constant
Sizing inputs we need — five numbers
#InputWhy it decides the design
1Continuous torqueSets stack length and the winding
2Peak torque + durationSets the magnet grade and the thermal margin
3Outer diameter / boreSets the torque arm; the ratio of the two sets torque density
4Bus voltageSets turns per coil and the top speed
5Cooling pathAir, conduction into the housing, or liquid — decides the continuous rating

Product families

Four power families,
one engineering standard.

All products

XQ series

Three XQ-POWER digital servo actuators in small, medium and large frame sizes on a machined test plate, with an industrial robot arm out of focus behind them.

Robotic servo actuators

Sealed joint actuators for load-bearing robot joints. Dual protocol input, absolute magnetic feedback, published torque and efficiency curves.

IP67 / IP68  ·  CAN + PWM  ·  Absolute feedback

Motor + drive

Brushless DC motor with a matching FOC driver board, signal cable and connectors for a direct-drive joint.

Brushless motor & drive

Outrunner and inrunner motors paired with field-oriented drivers, supplied as a matched set so current limits and thermal margins are validated together.

FOC control  ·  Matched driver  ·  Efficiency curves

Mobile platforms

Compact AMR power unit with wheel, gearbox and integrated motor.

AMR power unit

Drive assemblies for autonomous mobile platforms: motor, gearbox, encoder and mounting interface combined into one replaceable unit.

Integrated encoder  ·  Drop-in mounting  ·  Replaceable unit

UAV

Fixed-wing VTOL aircraft and a multirotor drone parked side by side on a test tarmac.

UAV power systems

Propulsion sets for multirotor and fixed-wing VTOL airframes: brushless motor, ESC and propeller combined into one set for a defined payload and flight time.

Multirotor  ·  Fixed-wing VTOL  ·  Power sets

Selection

Which actuator family
fits your joint?

Three families, one decision. The wrong one is usually the one that needs a housing you have not designed yet.

Robot joint actuator vs frameless torque motor vs linear actuator
  Robot joint actuator Frameless torque motor Linear actuator
Delivered as Sealed module: motor, reducer, encoder, drive Stator and rotor rings only Complete push-pull unit
Motion Rotary, geared Rotary, direct drive Linear
Specified by Output torque, joint accuracy, duty cycle Continuous and peak torque, bore, stack length Thrust, stroke, speed
Backlash Set by the reducer, reported per unit Zero in the drive path Set by the screw or belt stage
Feedback Absolute, integrated Supplied by your system Internal or external
Sealing IP67 / IP68 as supplied IP00 — your housing seals it Up to IP67
Integration effort Low: bolt on and command an angle High: you own bearings, housing and encoder Medium: mounting and linkage design
Choose it when You want one part number to mount The joint is mass-critical and stiffness matters The motion is straight, not rotary

Rule of thumb from our own quoting: if the enquiry includes a joint drawing and a duty cycle, it is a joint actuator. If it includes a bore diameter and a bearing preload, it is a frameless motor. If it includes a stroke, it is a linear actuator.

Solutions

Start from the platform,
not from the part number.

Engineers arrive with a platform and a constraint. Each page below starts with the load case, then narrows to the actuator that survives it.

Five robot platforms sharing one actuator programme: quadruped robot, UAV multirotor, wheeled AMR chassis, tracked special robot and a dexterous manipulator hand.
Same hardware, five different duty cycles

Resources

Datasheets, drawings
and driver code.

Everything needed to specify, mount and drive the hardware, without waiting for a sales reply.

Case studies

Where these actuators go.

All case studies
Quadruped robot leg with actuator joints being assembled on a workshop bench.

Legged platform

Quadruped joint actuation

Peak torque sizing, impact tolerance and sealed output stage.

Mobile robot drive module with wheel and motor on an assembly bench.

Mobile platform

AMR drive assembly

Motor, gearbox and encoder consolidated into one replaceable unit.

Industrial manipulator arm mounted on a test table.

Manipulator

Arm joint retrofit

Absolute feedback and protocol change on an existing joint envelope.

Multirotor UAV in flight at dusk above high-voltage transmission lines and mountain terrain, carrying a gimbal payload.

UAV platform

UAV propulsion set

Thrust and thermal margin sized for long-duration patrol over transmission lines and mountain terrain.

FAQ

Robot joint actuator and
torque motor questions.

The nine questions that come up in almost every enquiry, answered with the same detail we would give on a call.

What is the difference between a robot joint actuator and a frameless torque motor?

A robot joint actuator is a complete unit: motor, reducer, encoder and often the drive, delivered sealed and ready to bolt to a joint. A frameless torque motor is only the stator and rotor — no housing, no bearings, no output shaft — so you supply the bearing, the housing bore and the encoder yourself.

The joint actuator is faster to integrate. The frameless motor gives a lighter, stiffer joint when your structure can take the bearing load.

How do I choose between them for a legged robot?

Start from the duty cycle, not the part. If the leg needs high peak torque for short impact windows and you want a sealed, replaceable module, specify a joint actuator. If the joint is mass-critical and the leg structure already carries the bearing load, specify a frameless torque motor and design the housing around it.

Both are sized by continuous and peak torque at the joint, never by motor frame size.

What torque range do your robot joint actuators cover?

Our sealed servo actuator range starts at roughly 2 N·m and runs to about 39 N·m at the output — 20 to 400+ kg·cm in catalogue notation. Joint modules above that are quoted as a custom envelope, because above 40 N·m the limiting factor is usually the reducer and the sealing interface rather than the motor.

Do you build custom linear actuators, or only catalogue units?

Both, but the custom path is our main business. We machine the housing, choose the screw or belt stage, integrate the motor and feedback, and test the finished unit on our own bench.

A custom linear actuator is defined by five inputs: thrust, stroke, speed, envelope and sealing class. If your requirement fits an existing platform we will say so rather than sell you a new design.

What is the minimum order quantity for a custom linear actuator?

A prototype or engineering sample can be built as a single unit. MOQ applies to series production and depends on whether the design is a variant of an existing platform or a completely new envelope — a variant needs far less tooling.

We quote the series MOQ together with the prototype, so the number is known before you commit to the design.

Can I get a prototype before committing to series production?

Yes. A custom unit is normally built as a prototype first: machined housing, screw or belt stage selected, motor and feedback integrated, then run on our bench at your duty cycle. The report from that unit is what the series drawing is frozen against.

The prototype is also the cheapest point to change the design — a thermal margin that turns out too tight, or a seal that does not survive the mounting pattern, is a drawing edit at that stage; after tooling it becomes a re-design.

What feedback and control protocols are supported?

Feedback is absolute, using a magnetic encoder on the output or motor shaft, so position survives a power cycle without homing. Interfaces include PWM, SBUS, RS-485/Modbus and CAN.

We can also expose a bare FOC driver stage if your controller closes the loop itself. Protocol variants are a normal part of an OEM order, not a special project.

Are the datasheets, STEP models and test reports public?

Yes. Datasheets, 2D drawings, STEP models, driver source and the IP67/IP68 test reports are published under Resources without a sales call. An engineer should be able to specify, mount and drive the hardware from the documents alone.

Do you supply complete UAV propulsion sets, or only motors?

Complete sets. A propulsion set is quoted as brushless disc motor, ESC and propeller matched to one payload and flight-time target, because hover thrust, disc loading and the thermal limit at continuous climb are decided together rather than part by part.

Multirotor and fixed-wing VTOL airframes are both supported. The disc motors share the stator and rotor work of our frameless torque motors, and existing UAV part numbers and documentation stay unchanged.

Inquiry

Tell us your requirements, we match the right propulsion solution.

Torque, duty cycle, envelope, sealing class, quantity. With those five we can answer with a specific model and the test data behind it.

  • R&D cooperationCustom joint modules, stator and rotor kits, protocol variants, co-development on a defined platform.
  • Volume orderRepeat production of a qualified model, with the same test record per batch.
  • UAV propulsionThrust sets for multirotor and fixed-wing VTOL airframes, matched to one payload and flight-time target.
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