2013General Discussion forum
Brushless gimbal market composition and custom versus off-the-shelf components
13 years old. Gear and prices may have changed since.
DisputedParticipants disagreed and reached no conclusion. Read the findings as positions, not as an answer.
What the thread found
- Brushless gimbals originally developed for camera drones became the basis for standalone camera stabilizer products.
- Multiple manufacturers can source the same brushless gimbal components and integrate them into stabilizer rigs using carbon fiber construction.
- Many gimbal stabilizer systems utilize AlexMos controller boards and software, with other mechanical parts available from standard RC and robotics suppliers.
- Some manufacturers claim to design and manufacture all gimbal components in-house except fasteners and batteries, rather than assembling off-the-shelf parts.
Depends on
- Discussion from 2013, technology and manufacturing practices may have evolved significantly.
- The claim about in-house manufacturing versus off-the-shelf assembly became disputed during the thread with conflicting accounts from different manufacturers.
- Video quality concerns were raised but not technically explained or analyzed.