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since Oct 6
The idea
I believe physical robots will keep displacing human work across factories, warehouses, and assembly lines over the next decade or two, so I built this to own the whole supply chain rather than guess which robot wins. The heaviest weight sits in component makers selling vision, motion control, and sensors, since they get paid regardless of whose robot ships, backed by AI compute and simulation software, then robot makers and integrators, plus Amazon and Tesla as the real-world proof of scale. Nineteen positions across four layers so no single flop can sink it, with cash on the side.
What it owns
- These companies supply precision parts and systems that go into every robot and automated machine, regardless of which brand wins. · CognexIt makes the machine vision systems robots use to see parts and inspect work, winning regardless of which robot arm is attached., Zebra TechnologiesIt supplies the scanners and sensors that let automated warehouses track every item, which is essential for robot-run logistics., AmetekIt sells precision measurement and electromechanical parts into automated factories across industries, betting on broad industrial automation spending., NovantaIt supplies the lasers and precision motion components inside medical and industrial robots, paid regardless of which robot brand wins., TE ConnectivityIt makes the connectors and sensors that wire robots together, a low-profile bottleneck with content in nearly every automated machine., RBC BearingsIt sells the precision bearings that every robot joint and automated machine turns on, growing with robot unit volumes., Regal RexnordIt makes the motors and motion control parts that actually move automated equipment, benefiting from sustained industrial automation demand.33%
- These companies provide the chips, software, and design tools that let robots think and learn before they touch the real world. · NvidiaNearly every robotics program trains and runs models on its chips, and its simulation platform is becoming the default for teaching robots., PTCIts design software and digital twins let engineers simulate automated lines before building them, capturing the shift to software-defined factories., SynopsysIt sells software to design the chips that power robot brains, earning off every new robotics processor regardless of who manufactures it., AmbarellaIt designs low-power AI vision chips that let robots see and decide on-device, a bet on edge AI winning real robotics sockets.20%
- These companies design and sell robots and automation systems directly to factories, hospitals, and warehouses. · TeradyneIt owns Universal Robots, the leader in collaborative robot arms, and benefits from cobot adoption by small and mid-size manufacturers., Intuitive SurgicalIts surgical robots work alongside humans today in operating rooms, proving the robot-plus-human model creates value., Rockwell AutomationIt is the largest pure-play factory automation company in the US, selling controllers and software that run automated plants., Emerson ElectricIt has shifted toward automation, selling control systems that run process plants and factories, benefiting from industry automating., SymboticIt builds complete robot systems that automate warehouses for major retailers, the most direct play on robots replacing warehouse labor.20%
- These companies build robots and deploy them at scale in their own operations, so they benefit directly from automation and prove the model works. · TeslaIt is building humanoid robots and running highly automated factories, with growth tied to Optimus advancing toward real production work., AmazonIt operates hundreds of thousands of robots in its warehouses and keeps expanding, proving that automation lowers the cost to ship a package.16%
- This ETF holds robotics and AI companies across the sector, capturing winners in the take that individual positions miss. · Global X Robotics & AI ETFIt is a robotics and AI ETF that catches winners not held individually, including Japanese robot arm makers.4%
- Cash7%