Overview
Japanese multinational conglomerate. IT, Energy, and infrastructure. Public company (TYO: 6501).
Reality check
Agile Robots partnership (company-claimed)
Sep 2026: A co-creation deal with Munich-based Agile Robots to build Physical AI systems for parts handling, machine loading, assembly and line changeovers.
Agile Robots roles (company-claimed)
Sep 2026: Hitachi brings integration and edge AI chips for Agile's robots; Agile brings arms, mobile robots, Agile ONE and AgileCore. No customer or timetable disclosed.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Revenue
Robotics
Data & sources
Web sources
4
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Hitachi has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1FANUC Corporation1× joint11 total
Most recent
- Hitachi x FANUC Corporation2018-01-31with FANUC Corporationjust announced
Hitachi on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Keiji Kojima President & CEOsecondary-verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Namihei Odaira Founder & first Presidentsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Hitachi.
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
Hitachi in third-party press
Mentioned on (10)
Registry pages whose text names Hitachi.
Companies (1)
Robots and products (1)
Deployments (3)
Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) at Maules Creek Coal Mine, Gravis Autonomous Excavator System at Austin, Mobius for Mining at Roy Hill Mine
People (5)
Noriharu Amiya, Keiji Kojima, Namihei Odaira, Katsumi Ihara, Mitsuo Iwasaki
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Hitachi has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Hitachi x FANUC Corporation2018-01-31with FANUC Corporationjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1FANUC Corporation1× joint11 total
Timeline
Every recorded move in Hitachi’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Toyota Motor Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Hitachi Astemo for Toyota to Toyota Motor Corporation
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Nissan Motor
2026-08-23Supply: Hitachi Astemo for Nissan to Nissan Motor
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Honda
2026-08-23Supply: Hitachi Astemo for Honda to Honda
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Toyota Motor Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Hitachi Astemo for Toyota to Toyota Motor Corporation
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Nissan Motor
2026-08-23Supply: Hitachi Astemo for Nissan to Nissan Motor
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Honda Motor
2026-08-23Supply: Hitachi Astemo for Honda to Honda Motor
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Hitachi.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hitachi from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Hitachi & Agile Robots Partner to Develop Physical AI for Autonomous Manufacturing
Insider Brief Hitachi is partnering with Germany’s Agile Robots to develop physical AI systems for automating complex factory work that still depends on human judgment and…
Hitachi and Fanuc Partner to Commercialize Physical AI for Manufacturing
Insider Brief Hitachi and Fanuc have formed a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize physical AI systems for manufacturing, combining Hitachi’s AI technology with…
Israeli startup Zenity bags $125M in funding to build the security layer for AI agents
Artificial intelligence security startup Zenity Ltd. said today it has closed on a $125 million Series C round of funding to expand its platform, which secures autonomous agents…
Japan's Robotics and Manufacturing Leaders Build on NVIDIA Cosmos to Advance Physical AI Frontier
NVIDIA announced that Japan physical AI leaders are building on NVIDIA Cosmos, Isaac, Metropolis and Jetson; expanded the Cosmos Coalition to Japan with AIRoA, FANUC, Fujitsu,…
Hitachi AI Strategy Update — Mission-Critical Infrastructure
Hitachi AI strategy update. Supports mission-critical social infrastructure through products, control and operational technologies, and system integration.
Hitachi FY2025: Record Profit, Lumada Digital Revenue Y4.146T
Hitachi FY2025 record profit. Lumada digital business platform reached Y4,146B revenue (40% of total). TSE: 6501 listed.
Hitachi — Wikipedia (TSE: 6501, Y9.78T Revenue)
Hitachi is a globalized conglomerate. FY2023 generated 61% of Y9.7T revenue internationally. TSE: 6501 listed, Tokyo Japan.
Hitachi acquiring JR Automation for $1.43B
Hitachi acquiring JR Automation, Holland Michigan industrial robotics integrator, for $1.425B. Expanding industrial automation and robotics portfolio.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hitachi.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hitachi/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7181aa41-fcb1-42a9-a8df-a1423a563eb4
- Revision history: /companies/hitachi/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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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
Hitachi draws attention at the 49th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 3, 2026