Kollmorgen to give a joint-by-joint guide to humanoid motion at RoboBusiness

Kollmorgen, a brand of Regal Rexnord, will present a session titled "A Joint-by-Joint Guide to Humanoid Motion" at RoboBusiness 2026, scheduled for Oct. 20–21 in Santa Clara, Calif., per The Robot Report. The talk is set for 11:30 a.m. PT on the first day of the conference.

Yoshi Umeno, Kollmorgen's global director of business development for robotics, will deliver the session. According to The Robot Report, Umeno will reframe humanoid motion as a zone-by-zone architecture problem rather than a one-size-fits-all discipline, walking through the unique mechanical and performance demands of each body region. The talk will also offer a framework for evaluating motion technology partners, with emphasis on co-engineering support for teams trying to move from prototype to volume production.

The core argument Umeno plans to make, as described by The Robot Report, is that the real bottleneck for humanoid OEMs is not concept design but the hardware timeline mismatch: software can iterate in weeks, while motion hardware takes months to reach a functional sample and years to reach volume production. Kollmorgen positions its comprehensive actuator, motor, drive, and precision-component portfolio as a way to compress that gap.

Umeno's background spans actuators, motors, drives, precision components, and system-level performance for humanoids, and he has experience working directly with humanoid OEMs globally, according to The Robot Report. Kollmorgen itself sits within Regal Rexnord, a broader motion control and power transmission company.

RoboBusiness 2026 is described by The Robot Report as a leading event for commercial robotics developers, covering sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and logistics. The conference includes keynotes, technical sessions, a Mix and Mingle reception on day one, and a Women in Robotics Luncheon on day two. Early-bird full conference passes purchased before Aug. 31 carry a $200 discount off standard registration.