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== 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]] (NCKU) which does a lot of 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 founded Tensor Tech alongside NCKU electrical engineering professor Hsieh Min-fu.<ref name= "Taipei Times NCKU, Tensor" /> 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" />
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 name= "Taipei Times NCKU, Tensor" >{{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>
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