Current & Ongoing Deep Explorations
Dexterous Manipulation
Dexterous manipulation is emerging as a critical bottleneck in Physical AI and robotics. This Deep Exploration will assess the technologies enabling dexterous hands, from actuation and sensing to control, data and AI models, and identify where durable value, compelling use cases, and investment opportunities will emerge as costs fall, capabilities improve, and robotics adoption accelerates.
High Temperature Superconductor
High-temperature superconductors (HTS) are projected to grow rapidly across power transmission, medical, fusion, and quantum applications. Supply-demand imbalance may create opportunity, but scaling Western HTS production remains difficult due to rare-earth-element feedstock constraints and manufacturing throughput limits. This offers innovation opportunities for new materials and novel high-throughput and scalable manufacturing processes.
Isotope Production
Radioisotopes are foundational to medicine, fusion power, and industry. Most are produced in aging nuclear reactors, many over 50 years old and nearing retirement by the 2030s. Rising demand, limited supply, and emerging alternative production approaches may unlock scalable, high-efficiency, high-purity isotope production with venture-scale potential.
Perovskite Solar
TDK Ventures is conducting a Deep Exploration into perovskite solar technologies, examining breakthroughs that can deliver the trifecta of high efficiency, long-term stability, and scalable manufacturability. We are particularly interested in innovations spanning perovskite material chemistry, single junction or tandem designs, and production methods that enable consistent, high-yield deployment.
