Kawasaki Robotics
[ACTIVE]Service & Cobot Robotics · HQ: Kobe, Japan · Est. 1969 · 1 model registered · 1 deployments
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Kawasaki Robotics: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, 1 active incident. 1 source back the record.
Ownership
ACTIVE
Capital / Funding
Undisclosed
Headquarters
Kobe, Japan
IP / Patents
Undisclosed
Platform Models
1
Audited Incidents
1
Overview
Kawasaki Robotics is a Japanese industrial robot manufacturer and subsidiary of Kawasaki heavy industries, producing articulated robots, cobots, and automation systems since 1969. The company produced the first commercial industrial robot in Japan and has 50+ years of robotics history. The 1981 Kenji Urada fatality at Kawasaki's Akashi plant — the first robot-caused death in Japan — is linked to this company's safety legacy.
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Key Facts
Safety & Regulatory Posture
1 incident on record (1 catastrophic). Most recent: Jul 1981.
Leadership & Founders
Current Program Leadership & Executives
President & CEO
Managing Executive Officer, President of Precision Machinery & Robot Company
Executive Officer, General Manager of Robot Business Division
Founding Team
sole · no longer at company · Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Key Former Leadership (1 Tracked)
Partnerships & Commercial Deployments
Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators
Platform Models
Deployments
Incidents affecting Kawasaki Robotics
Sectors & Applications
FAQ
What is Kawasaki Robotics?
Kawasaki Robotics is a Japanese industrial robot manufacturer and subsidiary of Kawasaki heavy industries, producing articulated robots, cobots, and automation systems since 1969. The company produced the first commercial industrial robot in Japan and has 50+ years of robotics history. The 1981 Kenji Urada fatality at Kawasaki's Akashi plant — the first robot-caused death in Japan — is linked to this company's safety legacy.
What does Kawasaki Robotics make?
Kawasaki Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Kawasaki RS020N (Kawasaki Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
Who competes with Kawasaki Robotics?
On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Kawasaki Robotics building in the same form factors include Savoye, Ambi Robotics, DENSO Corporation, FANUC Corporation.
Who is the CEO of Kawasaki Robotics?
Yasuhiko Hashimoto is the ceo of Kawasaki Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.
Where is Kawasaki Robotics headquartered?
Kawasaki Robotics is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.
Where does Kawasaki Robotics operate robots?
Kawasaki Robotics operates 1 verified deployment, including at Global.
How many robots has Kawasaki Robotics deployed?
DEPLOY has 1 verified Kawasaki Robotics deployment on record at sites including Global. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.
Is Kawasaki Robotics a top robotics company?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Kawasaki Robotics ranks in roughly the top 85% of companies tracked by the registry.
When was Kawasaki Robotics founded?
Kawasaki Robotics was founded in 1969.
Are there any incidents involving Kawasaki Robotics?
1 active incident involving Kawasaki Robotics is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is Kawasaki Robotics safe?
Kawasaki Robotics has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 catastrophic). Most recent: Jul 1981. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.