# Hokuyo Automatic: robotics company

Canonical ID: `1a03b4bd-d8c7-44dc-b723-e834382a5cc5`

## Key facts

- **President:** [Hitoshi Ozaki](/people/hitoshi-ozaki.md)
- **Employees:** 240
- **Capital:** 50 million JPY

- **Slug:** hokuyo-automatic
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 1946
- **HQ:** Osaka, Japan

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (1)

- [Hitoshi Ozaki](/people/hitoshi-ozaki.md) President (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (1)

- [Hokuyo Automatic x Lumotive](/partnerships/hokuyo-automatic-x-lumotive.md) with Lumotive _technology_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Hokuyo Automatic?

[Hokuyo Automatic](/companies/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.

### What does Hokuyo Automatic make?

Hokuyo Automatic has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Hokuyo Automatic builds physical robots.

### Is Hokuyo Automatic publicly traded?

No. Hokuyo Automatic is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Hokuyo Automatic?

Hokuyo Automatic is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Who owns Hokuyo Automatic?

Hokuyo Automatic is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Hokuyo Automatic a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Hokuyo Automatic ranks in roughly the top 42% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.hokuyo-aut.co.jp

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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