BYOABuild Your Own Actuators
Assembling the actuator…

1 · Power Source

The engine. Every actuator starts with raw spin — pick what kind, then shape it below.

Electronically commutated — efficient, powerful, precise.

Switching loads that motor family's typical numbers — tweak them freely after.

0.05
Kt N·m/A
4,543
no-load rpm
0.98
stall N·m

2 · Transmission

1 stage

The gears. Each stage trades the motor's speed for strength — stack as many as you need.

1
Planetary Gearset
5:1

Anatomy

Click any part of the machine to see what it is and what it does. Drag to orbit, scroll to zoom — and try the Explode slider to open it up like an anatomy diagram.

What it can do

5:1
In plain terms

It can hold ~4.7 kg at the end of a 10 cm arm.

It spins up to 15.1 turns per second.

Push the output and it gives — ideal for legs and safe robots.

Stall torque
4.63N·m
No-load speed
909rpm
Load test — try it against a real job

Holds it using 64% of its strength — and can still swing 90° in 0.02 s.

BackdrivabilityExcellent
Engineer view — curve & full specs
4.603820909 rpm
Torque (N·m) Power (W)
Peak 382 W
Peak power
382W
Peak efficiency
84%
Drivetrain loss
5%
Backlash
12arcmin
Reflected inertia
750kg·mm²
Total ratio
5:1
BYOA
Build Your Own Actuators

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