KRAIBURG offers soft-touch and sustainable TPEs for robotic dogs
Last update on Mar 2, 2026
Robotics manufacturers bank on precision, reliability, and flexibility in material selection to ensure robust and well-rounded robot performance and safe interaction with humans. Engineering polymers, specifically thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), are seeing growing robotics application due to their high strength and performance properties.
KRAIBURG TPE, a global manufacturer of TPEs and customized solutions for versatile applications across industries, including robotics, delivers the top-notch mechanical properties required in advanced robotic systems.
Durability to withstand repetitive movement
KRAIBURG TPE compounds ensure resilience and durability, allowing robot parts to withstand repetitive movement and mechanical stress. They provide smooth, non-sticky surfaces for improved ergonomics, precision, and safe handling. Design-wise, the fully colorable materials ensuring robots to aesthetically stand out.
KRAIBURG TPE materials demonstrate excellent adhesion to PC, ABS, and PC/ABS, making production of complex multi-material components possible without compromising structural integrity. The GRS-certified materials feature recycled raw materials and hardness-dependent post-industrial content, providing a sustainable TPE solution for robotic dogs while promoting low-impact manufacturing of high-quality products.
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Versatility across applications
KRAIBURG TPE materials are used across a wide range of consumer and industrial applications beyond robotics. The non-sticky TPE compounds are applied in functional and design elements, handles and grips for everyday products, power tools, and toolboxes, as well as handheld devices and sporting equipment for comfortable and safety handling.
Functional parts such as thumb wheels, push buttons, and switches benefit from the compounds’ soft-touch quality, while electronic products such as game consoles, remote controls, and earphones are assured of durable performance with their application. The materials are also used in household items and wearables, delivering convenience, efficiency, sustainability, and consistent performance.
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KRAIBURG TPE will join CHINAPLAS 2026 from 21–24 April 2026 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC), Shanghai, China, exhibiting at Hall 7.2, Booth D13, with a broad portfolio of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials. Visitors can explore the latest material innovations and benefit from free one-to-one consultations with technical experts, offering personalized material recommendations and application support.