Motion & Actuation · Waterproof networked smart servo actuator

ROBOTIS

XW540-T260-R

An IP68 DYNAMIXEL with high reduction and voltage-specific stall torque, kept outside continuous-torque comparisons.

Architecture

Coreless motor, high-ratio metal gearing, absolute encoder and embedded RS-485 controller in an IP68 enclosure

Identity

ROBOTIS DYNAMIXEL XW540-T260-R

CATEGORY SUPPLIER LANDSCAPE

11 known suppliers in this product family.

Motor, reduction, feedback and drive electronics sold as an integrated or near-integrated robot-joint product. The list is bounded to the current RCI manufacturer-directory universe and separates exact-model audited suppliers from confirmed product-line suppliers.

EXACT-MODEL AUDITED

8 suppliers

HEBI Robotics · ROBOTIS · CubeMars · MYACTUATOR · Unitree Robotics · mjbots · FEETECH · Damiao

PRODUCT-LINE CONFIRMED

3 suppliers

INNFOS · MAB Robotics · Synapticon

This is a bounded discovery set, not a claim to enumerate every company worldwide. Open the full supplier landscape and official routes →

DECISION READINESS / 0.1

What this record can support today.

Coverage is computed from published, non-unknown fields. It measures the record—not product quality—and makes missing procurement evidence explicit.

Engineering field coverage55%

6 of 11 selected fields published

  • Official product sourcepublished
  • Lifecycle statepublished
  • Mechanical dimensions / mass / mountingpublished
  • Environmental operating limitspublished
  • Continuous or rated outputunknown
  • Peak / momentary outputmissing
  • Speed boundarypublished
  • Transmission ratio / errorpublished
  • Electrical input / consumptionmissing
  • Control and communication interfacemissing
  • Position / torque feedbackmissing
Procurement field coverage15%

2 of 13 selected fields published

  • Official product / sales routepublished
  • Lifecycle statepublished
  • Exact orderable SKU / part numbermissing
  • Price with region, currency and quantitymissing
  • Lead time with check datemissing
  • Commercial availability / stock statemissing
  • Minimum order quantitymissing
  • Authorized distributor / sales channelmissing
  • CAD / STEP / interface drawingmissing
  • Certification with identifiermissing
  • MTBF / failure / reliability datamissing
  • Warranty termsmissing
  • PCN / EOL / replacement noticemissing

Coverage measures whether a selected public field is present with non-U evidence. It is not a product score, compatibility result, certification, availability confirmation or procurement recommendation. Download the complete readiness coverage JSON →

MODEL-LINKED PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

1 bounded physical-evidence record.

Publisher independence, identity precision and measurement scope vary by row. Results remain bounded by the disclosed specimen, setup, workload and metric; an inconclusive mapping is evidence associated with the catalog model, not verification of a manufacturer claim.

Measured resultConditionsClaim mappingSource
Independent direct-component measurementindependent_physical_evidenceA government research project documented an actuator failure during underwater fin testingExact actuator on a physical fish-robot prototype; the cause was not isolated.inconclusiveThe record establishes bounded physical evidence for the named model, but the experiment does not reproduce the catalogued claim metric and conditions; the claim remains inconclusive.FY2023 security technology research results — fin-propelled fish robot ↗Underwater actuator test and failure report
Checked 2026-08-26
CLAIM LEDGER

Reported values, conditions attached.

Evidence state describes the claim—not the prestige of the company or document.

ClaimReported valueCondition / boundaryStateSource
Continuous output torquecontinuous_torqueNot published in cited specificationRCI checked the cited official specification on the verification date.The e-Manual publishes momentary stall torque and warns that it differs from continuous and real-world output.U · UnknownROBOTIS XW540-T260 e-Manual ↗Specifications, ingress-protection note and stall-torque warning
Checked 2026-08-10
Stall torqueheadline_torque8.8 / 9.5 / 11.2 N·mAt 11.1 V and 4.5 A / 12 V and 4.9 A / 14.8 V and 5.9 A respectively.M · Manufacturer claimedROBOTIS XW540-T260 e-Manual ↗Specifications, ingress-protection note and stall-torque warning
Checked 2026-08-10
No-load speedspeed37 / 40 / 48 rpmAt 11.1 / 12 / 14.8 V respectively; no load.M · Manufacturer claimedROBOTIS XW540-T260 e-Manual ↗Specifications, ingress-protection note and stall-torque warning
Checked 2026-08-10
Weightmass185 gNo additional condition stated in the selected source.M · Manufacturer claimedROBOTIS XW540-T260 e-Manual ↗Specifications, ingress-protection note and stall-torque warning
Checked 2026-08-10
Gear ratiogear_ratio260.6:1No additional condition stated in the selected source.M · Manufacturer claimedROBOTIS XW540-T260 e-Manual ↗Specifications, ingress-protection note and stall-torque warning
Checked 2026-08-10
Backlashbacklash15 arcmin / 0.25°No additional condition stated in the selected source.M · Manufacturer claimedROBOTIS XW540-T260 e-Manual ↗Specifications, ingress-protection note and stall-torque warning
Checked 2026-08-10
Ingress protectionenvironmentalIP68; 1 m for 24 hManufacturer-stated immersion condition.M · Manufacturer claimedROBOTIS XW540-T260 e-Manual ↗Specifications, ingress-protection note and stall-torque warning
Checked 2026-08-10
Physical connectioncommunicationsRS-485 multidropNo additional condition stated in the selected source.M · Manufacturer claimedROBOTIS XW540-T260 e-Manual ↗Specifications, ingress-protection note and stall-torque warning
Checked 2026-08-10

Known limits

What this record does not prove.

  • No continuous torque is published in the cited specification.
  • Ingress protection does not establish corrosion, dynamic-seal or connector performance in every medium.
  • Stall torque and no-load speed cannot be combined into mechanical power.