The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies DENSO Corporation: 2 models. 8 sources back the record.
Appears inManufacturing robots
Models
2
Patents
5
Overview
DENSO Corporation is a Japanese automotive components manufacturer and robotics developer, subsidiary of Toyota motor corporation. The COBOTTA PRO 1300 collaborative robot is designed for industrial pick-and-place and assembly tasks with safe human-robot collaboration.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
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Founded
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Patent documents
5
Web sources
2
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Models (2)
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COBOTTA PRO 1300
COBOTTA PRO 1300 is a industrial robot arm from DENSO Corporation, currently research stage. It is a robotic system designed for physical AI applications. Key specifications include Manufacturer: DENSO Corporation, Type: Industrial robot arm, Maturity: Research stage.
Current platform
COBOTTA PRO 1300
The COBOTTA PRO 1300 is a 6-axis collaborative robot developed by DENSO Corporation's robotics division (DENSO Wave), with a 12-kilogram payload capacity, 1,300-millimeter arm reach, and a maximum TCP speed of 2,500 millimeters per second. Safety monitoring is built into all six joints, and the rounded outer contour is designed to prevent injury during human-robot collaboration. DENSO's collaborative robot lineup targets precision assembly, inspection, and laboratory automation applications across its industrial customer base.
Partnerships
Every company DENSO Corporation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Aurora Innovation1× joint15 total
- 2Toyota Motor Corporation1× joint9 total
Most recent
- Aurora - Toyota & Denso autonomous taxis2021-02-01with Aurora Innovationoperating
DENSO Corporation on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Shinnosuke Hayashi President & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Kiichiro Toyodano longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Kiichiro Toyoda Foundersecondary-verified
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
No incidents on record for DENSO Corporation.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
DENSO Corporation in third-party press
Peer companies
- Dobot6 models
- Savoye5 models
- AUBO Robotics2 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- F&P Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company DENSO Corporation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Aurora - Toyota & Denso autonomous taxis2021-02-01with Aurora Innovationoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Aurora Innovation1× joint15 total
- 2Toyota Motor Corporation1× joint9 total
Patent estate (5)
- US10126136B2usptograntedgranted 2018-11-13assignee
- US9958864B2usptograntedgranted 2018-05-01assignee
- US10249194B2usptograntedgranted 2019-04-02assignee
- US11221623B2usptograntedgranted 2022-01-11assignee
- US9884423B2usptograntedgranted 2018-02-06assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in DENSO Corporation’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to DENSO Robotics
2026-08-22Supply: component to DENSO Robotics
PartnershipAurora - Toyota & Denso autonomous taxis
2021-02-01Aurora partnered with Toyota and Denso (February 2021) to develop and test autonomous ride-hailing vehicles based on the Toyota Sienna, integrating the Aurora Driver. (month-precision: Feb 2021)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
DENSO Corporation logo
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
- https://www.denso.com/
- DENSO Global · https://www.denso.com/global/en/
- DENSO Integrated Report 2023 · https://www.denso.com/global/en/-/media/Global/about-us/investors/annual-report/2023/annual-report-doc-2023-viewing-en.pdf
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
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Last reviewed 2026-08-21
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Methodology surface for DENSO Corporation.Peer companies
- Dobot6 models
- Savoye5 models
- AUBO Robotics2 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- F&P Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning DENSO Corporation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Trump Says He Wants AI Guardrails, But ‘As Little as Possible’
President Donald Trump said he sees the need for some standards on artificial intelligence technology, but wants to avoid burdensome restrictions that may hamper American…
DENSO Announces Year-end Financial Results
DENSO reported consolidated revenue of ¥5,108.3 billion (8.1 billion) for fiscal 2025, a 12.8 percent increase from the previous year.
Toward a Society Where Humans and Robots Support Each Other
DENSO is developing intelligent robots built on technologies cultivated in the automotive industry, advancing its industrial robotics capabilities beyond traditional factory…
HISTORY of the DENSO ROBOTICS
DENSO first began developing robot arms in 1967, reaching 55 years of robotics development by 2022, establishing itself as one of the world's largest industrial robot…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/denso-corporation.md
- RSS feed: /companies/denso-corporation/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/041c09c8-5730-4e97-a15f-a2b9c5536d22
- Revision history: /companies/denso-corporation/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Dobot6 models
- Savoye5 models
- AUBO Robotics2 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- F&P Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
Video
Video going over the basics of how to jog and teach points using a Denso VP-Robot.
This is one of the most advanced industrial automation technologies in the world! This DENSO industrial robot is built for high-speed manufacturing processes wi
How to set up and use Debug mode in DENSO's WINCAPS III software. Debug mode allows you to debug and execute programs directly from the WINCAPS III software. As
DENSO VS-087 robot arm and RC8 controller using Canon RV500 scanner to do 3D bin picking. The robot uses a simple vacuum tool to pick up the parts. The Canon so
Use three COBOTTA to automate software writing, assembly, and inspection steps in an IC card reader production process. See the detailed issues, benefits of th
Learn more at: https://www.densorobotics.com/products/controllers/rc8a-controller/ Denso Robotics Knowledge Base: https://support.densorobotics.com/en/suppor
Denso VS-6556G Robot Jogging with RC7M Controller. for sale at: www.EngineeringForLess.com
Calibration method for DENSO HSR series robots. Denso Robotics Knowledge Base: https://support.densorobotics.com/en/support/solutions/articles/60000825689-hsr
Our first online exhibition "DENSO Robotics Online EXPO 2020" was held from July 16th (Thursday) to 18th (Thursday), 2020. We will release a demo machine tour
Denso IP67 robot cooling off with a shower after tending an Ellison/Doosan VMC. Working hard at the PMTS show in Columbus.
Learn more at: https://www.densorobotics.com/products/controllers/rc8a-controller/
AI Strange
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
DENSO Corporation draws attention at the 48th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among cobot robots.
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Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
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Attention (reach, not merit)
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Last computed: Sep 6, 2026