Kawasaki Heavy Industries

[PUBLIC]

Humanoids · HQ: Kobe, Japan · Est. 1896 · 1 model registered

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Kawasaki Heavy Industries: 1 model, 1 active incident. 9 sources back the record.

Ownership

PUBLIC

Capital / Funding

Undisclosed

Headquarters

Kobe, Japan

IP / Patents

6 Active

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

1

Overview

Japanese heavy industrial conglomerate producing industrial robots, motorcycles, aerospace, and energy systems. Kawasaki robotics division is a major industrial robot arm manufacturer. Publicly traded (TSE: 7012).

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 50.0%

Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Broad public reach with 3.2M video views. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.

  • HUMANOID

Key Facts

HQKobe, Japan
Founded1896
StockTokyo Stock Exchange (7012)
Revenue¥2.31 trillion FY2025 (+8.5% YoY)
Robotics divisionKawasaki Robotics — industrial robot arms, duAro cobots, robotic automation systems
IncidentsNone found — audited

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall FootprintLatest event: Jan 1981

1 incident on record (1 critical). Most recent: Jan 1981.

critical: 1

Leadership & Founders

2 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Yasuhiko Hashimotosecondary-verified

President and CEO

Founding Team

Shozo Kawasaki[Founder]

no longer at company · Kawasaki Robotics · , Kawasaki Shipbuilding

Key Former Leadership (1 Tracked)

Shozo KawasakiFounder

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

2 entries
Total Tracked2
Operating1
Announced1
Concluded0

Key Recurring Partners

FANUC Corporation1 · 1× joint · 11 total
Medicaroid3 · 1× joint · 1 total
NVIDIA4 · 1× joint · 1110 total
Yaskawa Electric6 · 1× joint · 1 total

Recent Verified Partnerships

  • Fujitsu x FANUC x Yaskawa x Kawasaki Heavy Industries x NVIDIA (Physical AI)Jul 16, 2026

    MOST RECENT · Fujitsu x FANUC x Yaskawa x Kawasaki Heavy Industries x NVIDIA (Physical AI) · 2026-07-16 · with FANUC Corporation · JUST ANNOUNCED · Kawasaki Heavy Industries x Sysmex — Medicaroid JV · 2013-01-01 · with Medicaroid · OPERATING

Patents & Intellectual Property

6 entries
Active IP Portfolio (6 Filings Tracked)
  • EP3081348A4[granted]USPTO

    EP3081348A4epopendingassignee

  • US11597084B2[granted]USPTO

    US11597084B2usptograntedgranted 2023-03-07assignee

  • EP3342542A4[granted]USPTO

    EP3342542A4epopendingassignee

  • US5044063A[granted]USPTO

    US5044063Ausptograntedgranted 1991-09-03assignee

  • WO2017033359A1[granted]USPTO

    WO2017033359A1wipopendingassignee

  • US6652217B2[granted]USPTO

    US6652217B2usptograntedgranted 2003-11-25assignee

Platform Models

1 entry

Incidents affecting Kawasaki Heavy Industries

1 entry

Sectors & Applications

1 entry

FAQ

13 entries
What is Kawasaki Heavy Industries?

Japanese heavy industrial conglomerate producing industrial robots, motorcycles, aerospace, and energy systems. Kawasaki robotics division is a major industrial robot arm manufacturer. Publicly traded (TSE: 7012).

What does Kawasaki Heavy Industries make?

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: RHP Kaleido (Kawasaki Heavy Industries builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Is Kawasaki Heavy Industries publicly traded?

Yes. Kawasaki Heavy Industries is publicly traded on public markets, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Kawasaki Heavy Industries?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Kawasaki Heavy Industries building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, Dobot, AgiBot.

Who is the CEO of Kawasaki Heavy Industries?

Yasuhiko Hashimoto is the ceo of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Kawasaki Heavy Industries?

Kawasaki Heavy Industries is publicly traded (public markets), so its shares can be bought through any broker.

Where is Kawasaki Heavy Industries headquartered?

Kawasaki Heavy Industries is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.

Who owns Kawasaki Heavy Industries?

Kawasaki Heavy Industries is publicly held by its shareholders.

Where does Kawasaki Heavy Industries operate robots?

Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Kawasaki Heavy Industries a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Kawasaki Heavy Industries ranks in roughly the top 50% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Kawasaki Heavy Industries founded?

Kawasaki Heavy Industries was founded in 1896.

Are there any incidents involving Kawasaki Heavy Industries?

1 active incident involving Kawasaki Heavy Industries is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Kawasaki Heavy Industries safe?

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 critical). Most recent: Jan 1981. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.