Jon Facer
Founder/CEOFounder at Pendulum Robotics - electric motors and actuator mfg.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-27
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Business
Open Actuation
Overview
We design and manufacture high-mix drone motors and robotic actuators in LA.
DJI, Apple, and Ford don't settle for OTS components. Likewise, the teams that win the Western robotics market will build seamless machines from tightly integrated software and hardware.
Open Actuation designs motors and actuators around your robot's unique form factor and mission - then we rapidly bring them to life with proprietary software and tooling geared for high-mix machining and assembly. We've designed and built motors for top drone OEMs and can assemble thousands of motors per month at our first factory in LA.
We're doing for motion components what 3D printing has done for structural components. This enables hardware teams to build and iterate at the speed of software so they can create elegant, reliable, ROI-positive robots and win massive markets.
Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Founders & team
Previously Pendulum Robotics
Company history As recorded 2026-11-08
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-27
Founded 2026 · Source
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Fall 2026Fall 2026
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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedLos Angeles, CA, USA
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Maturity: Launched · 2 of 6 areas documented
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