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'''Tensor Tech''' is a [[Taiwan]]eseTaiwanese space technology company.

== History ==

Tensor Tech founder Thomas Yen claims that the initial motor design was inspired by a futuristic car tire he saw in the movie [[I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]].<ref name= "Taipei Times Shake Up" >{{cite web |title=Taiwanese entrepreneur shakes up satellite industry |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/08/04/2003841437 |website=taipeitimes.com |publisher=Taipei Times |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref> As a teenager Yen was able to get access to the [[electrical engineering]] lab at [[National Cheng Kung University]] which does a lot ofmuch work with the [[Taiwan Space Agency]]. At the lab Yen and a friend were introduced to [[Spacecraft attitude determination and control]] and the associated single-axis motors. From there Yen began thinking about how the single axis motors could be improved. His movie inspiration led him to design a multi-axis motor. Yen attended [[National Taiwan University]] studying electrical engineering program before dropping out to found Tensor Tech in 2019.<ref name= "Focus Houston" >{{cite web |last1=Tzu-yu |first1=Pan |last2=Lo |first2=James |title=FEATURE/Houston, we have a solution: Taiwan space startup adjusts satellite attitudes |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202508030006 |website=focustaiwan.tw |publisher=Focus Taiwan |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref> Yen was not the first to conceive of multi-axis motors, the first literature on them appeared more than 20 years earlier, however Tensor Tech was the first to commercialize a design. Multi-axis motors are lighter than single axis ones which allows customers to save money because launch weight is a prime cost component for satellites.<ref name= "Taipei Times Shake Up" /> The [[startup company]] received funding from [[angel investors]] including [[Pua Khein-Seng]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lin |first1=Judy |title=Innovation to accelerate space explorations: Q&A with Tensor Tech co-founder and CEO Thomas Yen |url=https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20220530VL204/tensor-tech.html |website=digitimes.com |publisher=Digitimes |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref>

In 2022 Tensor Tech launched a test payload as part of the Polish [[SatRevolution]]'s Stork-1 project. The satellite was launched into orbit on [[SpaceX]]'s Transporter-3 mission.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chia-nan |first1=Lin |title=NCKU, Tensor launch cubesat, satellite system |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/01/15/2003771411 |website=taipeitimes.com |publisher=Taipei Times |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref>

The [[PARUS-T2]], launched in 2025, uses a Tensor Tech attitude determination and control system.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Everington |first1=Keoni |title=Taiwan's PARUS-T2 CubeSat launched by SpaceX rocket |url=https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/6140961 |website=taiwannews.com.tw |publisher=Taiwan News |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Taiwan-made CubeSat launched into orbit |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/06/24/2003839176 |website=taipeitimes.com |publisher=Taipei Times |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref>

In 2025 the company claimed that its client base included companies in "Europe, the United States, Japan, South Korea and India" with new satellites flying quarterly. Tensor Tech broke even for the first time in 2025.<ref name= "Focus Houston" />

== Awards and recognition ==

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[[Category:2019 establishments in Taiwan]]

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