Overview
Hokuyo Automatic is a Japanese manufacturer of industrial sensors and automation technology headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Founded in 1946, the company pioneered laser rangefinder (lidar) sensors widely used for robot navigation, collision avoidance, and safety laser scanning in factory automation and logistics. Hokuyo's scanning rangefinders are among the most widely deployed lidar sensors in academic and industrial robotics worldwide.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Press releases
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Hokuyo Automatic on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Hitoshi Ozaki Presidentsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Hokuyo Automatic.
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Recent coverage
Hokuyo Automatic in third-party press
Hokuyo USA Powers Smarter Automation Across Industrial, Manufacturing, and Fabrication Markets - 24-7 Press Release Newswire
Precision on the Floor: What to Expect from Hokuyo at Automate 2026 - 24-7 Press Release Newswire
Lumotive opens offices in Oman and Taiwan to boost commercialization of its optical 3D sensor chips - GeekWire
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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Partnerships (1)
- Hokuyo Automatic x Lumotive with Lumotivetechnology
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
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- Company IR disclosure
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Methodology surface for Hokuyo Automatic.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hokuyo Automatic from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Hokuyo USA Powers Smarter Automation Across Industrial, Manufacturing, and Fabrication Markets - 24-7 Press Release Newswire
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Precision on the Floor: What to Expect from Hokuyo at Automate 2026 - 24-7 Press Release Newswire
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Lumotive opens offices in Oman and Taiwan to boost commercialization of its optical 3D sensor chips - GeekWire
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SiLC Receives $25M to Develop Machine Vision for AI | Industry News | Feb 2024 - photonics.com
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Solid-State Beam Steering Comes to 3D LiDAR - All About Circuits
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Lumotive partners with Hokuyo to 'revolutionize' 3D lidar sensing - Optics.org
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Lumotive Partners with Hokuyo to Revolutionize 3D Lidar Sensing for Industrial Automation - PR Newswire
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Lumotive Partners with Hokuyo to Revolutionize 3D Lidar Sensing for Industrial Automation
Hokuyo Automatic selects Lumotive's Light Control Metasurface optical semiconductor technology for advanced robotics and autonomous systems applications.
SiLC targets robot guidance with chip-scale lidar - Imaging and Machine Vision Europe
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SiLC hooks up with Hokuyo on chip-scale lidar for machine vision
SiLC Technologies partners with Hokuyo Automatic to develop chip-scale lidar for machine vision, with Hokuyo President Hitoshi Ozaki commenting on 4D lidar capabilities.
Finally: Automatic Sliding Doors Get Star Trek Intelligence - IEEE Spectrum
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hokuyo-automatic.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hokuyo-automatic/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1a03b4bd-d8c7-44dc-b723-e834382a5cc5
- Revision history: /companies/hokuyo-automatic/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
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Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Attention (reach, not merit)
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DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 21, 2026