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Todd Elliott, senior vice president of Celanese Engineered Materials, left, and VIGOR CEO Hoi-sang Chan celebrate the companies’ partnership to develop and commercialize lightweight plastic joints for human-like robots. [Photo: Celanese]

Irving-Based Celanese Partners With Hong Kong’s VIGOR to Develop Lightweight Plastic Joints for Humanoid Robots

by | Aug 18, 2026
The companies aim to reduce the weight of joint modules by more than 30% by replacing traditional metals with high-performance plastics while delivering precision and long-term reliability.
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