Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Akashi, Japan
Industrial Arms & Cobots · Founded 1969 · Public
Kawasaki's Robot Division, part of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, built Japan's first industrial robot in 1969 and has since grown into a global industrial robot maker. Its range covers articulated arms, delta and high-speed robots, collaborative robots, palletizers and remotely operated systems. The division sells through subsidiaries and distributors across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Its robots serve automotive, electronics, life sciences and food production customers, and it reports more than 210,000 robots installed worldwide. Recent work includes a robot arm partnership with Dexterity for warehouse applications and physical AI development with NVIDIA and Microsoft. Kawasaki Robotics is largely self-funded through its parent company, with no disclosed external equity rounds.
Visit website- Based in
- Akashi, Japan
- Founded
- 1969
- Builds
- Industrial Arms & Cobots, Warehouse & Logistics Automation
- Industries
- Automotive, Manufacturing, Logistics & Supply Chain
- Stage
- Public
- Team
- 41,652 people
- Open roles
- None listed today