Robotics hardware — Dallas, TexasCatalog rev. 2026.10

Built as nodes. Measured like instruments.

Motor, sensing and sync nodes on one USB-C bus. Makers use them one at a time, robotics companies build them in, and our data-station hardware is assembled from them.

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SmartStepper 17 closed-loop NEMA 17 node with 25:1 cycloidal reducer, concept render — **A1.3**SmartStepper 17 · 25:1

SmartServo G-2804 brushless servo node, concept render — **A2.3**G-2804 · 20:1

SmartServo G-5208 brushless servo node, larger motor, concept render — **A2.5**G-5208 · 25:1

Hub 8 Pro eight-port USB-C hub, concept render — D1Hub 8 Pro

Fig. 01 — Three motor nodes and the hub, as listed below. Concept renders.

01Index

Everything we make, in one list.

Prices are planned list prices. Nothing is on sale yet; registered interest decides what ships first.

No.ProductForDescriptionUSD

A Move

A1.1SmartStepper 17 BoardMakers · OEMClosed-loop controller for your own NEMA 1779planned A1.2SmartStepper 17 · DirectMakers · OEMDirect drive on a calibrated NEMA 17, housed169planned A1.3SmartStepper 17 · 25:1Makers · OEMMetal cycloidal reducer and output encoder279planned A2.1SmartServo G BoardMakers · OEMFOC servo board for 2804 and 5208 gimbal motors89planned A2.2G-2804 · DirectMakers · OEMDirect drive, no gearbox, no backlash159planned A2.3G-2804 · 20:1AllCycloidal, output encoder, I/O tile249planned A2.4G-5208 · DirectMakers · OEMDirect drive, larger motor, for haptics and test benches249planned A2.5G-5208 · 25:1AllCycloidal, output encoder, I/O tile399planned

B Sense

B1ContourMakers · OEMTime-of-flight depth over USB-CRegister interest B2Contour WristStationsDepth at the gripper, on the station clockIn Sync Kit B3Output encoderMakers · OEMReads a reducer’s output angle directly29planned

C Sync

C1Sync Beacon · Sync KitStations · OEMStation timing instrument and per-episode report. Patent pendingFrom 1,490planned / station

D Power & connect

D1Hub 8 ProStations · OEMEight node ports, per-port power and CAN, e-stop399planned D2Bus cableAllPower, USB and CAN on one USB-C cableIn the box D3I/O tileMakers · OEMQwiic and AUX ports for SmartServo G19planned D4Cable ClipAllAnodized 6061 clamp that holds the USB-C cable in its port9or in the box

E Systems

E1Checkmate LeaderStationsMotorized leader arm made of SmartServo G nodes2,990planned / arm E2Station commissioningStationsNew rigs measured and signed off in syncOn call

02Three ways in

The same parts, sold three ways.

01 Makers, students, labs

Build your own robot

Complete motor nodes that set up in a browser and script from Python. Planned prices. Register your interest.

Run better stations

Sync QA on every episode, a motorized leader arm, commissioning and service plans.

Book a call 03 Robotics companies

Build us into yours

Nodes, hub, depth and sync modules supplied with per‑unit test records and engineering support.

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03System

One cable per device.

Each node’s own USB-C port is the bus: power negotiated over PD, USB to a computer, and CAN to everything else. On a bench, a phone charger runs one node. On a floor, a Hub 8 Pro runs eight.

A1SmartStepper 17USB-C, PD + USB + CAN 1 Mbit/s

A2SmartServo G × nUSB-C, CAN-FD

B1ContourUSB-C, depth and sync in

C1Sync BeaconUSB-C, station clock

D1Hub 8 Pro8 node ports with PD per port, 2 accessory ports, CAN star with isolated ports, 20 V motor rail, E-stop in

PCHost PCOne USB device. Python SDK, ROS 2, LeRobot, MCAP

Fig. 02 — Bus topology. Hub 8 Pro ports are point-to-point segments, so a damaged cable is cut off without stopping the others.

04Test card

Every unit ships with its own numbers.

Each node is calibrated and measured at final test, and the results go in the box and stay on the node. We publish measured values. Anything we haven’t measured yet is marked as a target.