The present invention concerns a
harmonic wave reduction and bearing
assembly (10, 10'; 11, 11'), comprising a housing (26) housing an input side bearing (12, 12'), a
harmonic wave reduction stage (30, 30') and an output side bearing (14, 14') that are aligned on a common central axis (22), wherein the
harmonic wave reduction stage (30, 30') is sandwiched between the input side bearing (12, 12') and the output side bearing (14, 14'), wherein the input side bearing (12, 12') and the output side bearing (14, 14') are each of the radial or the radiaxial bearing type and have a plurality of rolling elements (16) positioned between a radially outer bearing ring (20, 20') and a radially inner bearing ring (18, 18'), wherein the reduction stage (30, 30') comprises, in a radial direction, an inner reduction stage ring (32), a central reduction stage ring (34) and an outer reduction stage ring (36) that are concentric with each other and configured to cooperate to perform the harmonic wave-type reduction action, wherein the inner reduction stage ring (32) is configured to rotate with the inner bearing ring (18) of the input side bearing (12, 12'), the central reduction stage ring (34) is configured to rotate with the inner bearing ring (18') of the output side bearing (14, 14') and the outer reduction stage ring (36) is configured to be coupled to the outer bearing rings (20, 20') of both the input side bearing (12, 12') and the output side bearing (14, 14').