Buying & cost

Contract manufacturer

Industrial firm producing the robot on behalf of the designer (contract manufacturer).

Third-party industrial company commissioned to mass-produce a robot or a sub-assembly on behalf of the designer (OEM). Allows robotics start-ups to acquire mass production capacity without investing in their own factory. Canonical FR term for contract manufacturer (EN).

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