The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Honda: 4 models, 6 deployments across 2 regions. 10 sources back the record.
CategoryExoskeletons
Appears inHome robots
Overview
Honda motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese automotive and mobility manufacturer based in Tokyo, developing the ASIMO humanoid robot, mobility exoskeletons, and autonomous lawn mowers. Honda's robotics research has pioneered bipedal walking technology and assistive exoskeletons for walking rehabilitation.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 6 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Robotic hand development
ASIMO retirement
Field testing
Data & sources
Patent documents
8
Web sources
2
10 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (4)
View all models →Current platform
Honda e
Honda Motor electric vehicle with Honda Sensing ADAS.
Current platform
Miimo HRM 520
The Miimo HRM 520 is a robotic lawn mower manufactured by Honda. It is a commercial product designed for automated lawn maintenance.
Current platform
Miimo 2200i
The Miimo 2200i is a robotic lawn mower manufactured by Honda. It is designed to autonomously maintain lawns. The model is in the commercial maturity stage.
Current platform
Honda Walking Assist Device
Lightweight (~6 lb) powered exoskeleton worn around torso/waist/thighs that assists hip flexion/extension for gait rehab; two motors on a single battery. Received US FDA Premarket Notification. Honest status: leased in Japan via ~250 rehab clinics; not yet offered outside Japan.
Partnerships
Every company Honda has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Cruise1× joint
- 2GAC Group1× joint4 total
- 3General Motors1× joint
- 4Microsoft1× joint351 total
- 5Nissan Motor1× joint
- 6NVIDIA1× joint1116 total
Most recent
- with Nissan Motoroperating
- Honda x Cruise x GM (autonomous vehicle)2018-10-03with Cruisejust announced
- GAC Group x Honda (Joint Venture)1998-07-01with GAC Groupoperating
Honda on the deployment map
View the global map6 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Honda's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalHonda Walking Assist Device at Japan, Asia →East Asia · verified Jun 2024
- operationalHonda Walking Assist Device at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalMiimo HRM 520 at Japan, Asia →East Asia · verified Jun 2024
- operationalMiimo HRM 520 at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalMiimo 2200i at Japan, Asia →East Asia · verified Jun 2024
- operationalMiimo 2200i at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
View the full Honda deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (9)
- Toshihiro Akiwa President, Honda R&DIR-verified
- Masao Kawaguchi Chief Financial OfficerIR-verified
- Toshihiro Mibe Director, President & Representative Executive Officer (Global CEO)
- Eiji Fujimura President & CEO, American HondaIR-verified
- Toshihiro Mibe President & CEOIR-verified
- Mahito Shikama Chief Transformation OfficerIR-verified
- Fumiya Kokubu Chairperson of the BoardIR-verified
- Kazuhiro Takizawa Chief Officer, Automobile OperationsIR-verified
- Noriya Kaihara EVP & Representative Executive OfficerIR-verified
Founders (1)
- Soichiro Hondano longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Soichiro Honda Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Honda.
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- Honda6 deployments
Recent coverage
Honda in third-party press
Connected Car News: Google, Car Connectivity Consortium, Schaeffler, Qorix, SmartSens, XPENG, Emergency Safety Solutions, PursuitAlert, Red Hat, Ferrous Systems, Mapbox, BMW, Honda, Rescale, Elektrobit, Microchip, Teletrac Navman, Infineon, Wolfspeed, Misora Connect, AECC
EV, Battery & Charging News: Rivian, Redwood Materials, Honda, Gelion, UNICO, Sensata, TomTom & Green SM
Honda Demonstrates Its AI-Assisted Avatar Robot at CEATEC 2026
Peers
28 peers across 1 segment. Every Honda competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
exoskeleton(28)
23 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 5009.45179584121) · leader Hypershell at 5217%
- Sarcos Roboticsadjacent competitor(reported)weak
- SuitX (US Bionics)adjacent competitor(reported)weak
- ATOUNdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Againer Skidirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- B-TEMIAdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Bionik Laboratoriesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (18)
Registry pages whose text names Honda.
Companies (5)
Robots and products (2)
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- 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
5 total · 4 operating · 1 just announced · 1 ended
Every company Honda has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Nissan Motoroperating
- Honda x Cruise x GM (autonomous vehicle)2018-10-03with Cruisejust announced
- GAC Group x Honda (Joint Venture)1998-07-01with GAC Groupoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Cruise1× joint
- 2GAC Group1× joint4 total
- 3General Motors1× joint
- 4Microsoft1× joint351 total
- 5Nissan Motor1× joint
- 6NVIDIA1× joint1116 total
All 5 partnerships
open in the atlas →- honda-motor x nvidiawithNVIDIA1116technology—operating
- technology—operating
- joint venture1998-07-01operating
- development2018-10-03announcedjust announced
- Honda x Nissan (Strategic Partnership SDV and Electrification)withNissan Motordevelopment2024-03-15concludedoperating
Patent estate (8)
- US7877165B2usptograntedgranted 2011-02-01assignee
- US8433661B2usptograntedgranted 2013-05-07assignee
- US20140251702A1usptopendingassignee
- US20120083959A1usptopendingassignee
- US10232508B2usptograntedgranted 2019-03-19assignee
- US11342222B2usptograntedgranted 2022-05-24assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Honda’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Qualcomm
2026-08-23Supply: Snapdragon Digital Chassis for Honda from Qualcomm
New supplierNew supplier: Continental AG
2026-08-23Supply: Continental sensors for Honda Sensing from Continental AG
New supplierNew supplier: Qualcomm
2026-08-23Supply: Snapdragon Digital Chassis for Honda from Qualcomm
New supplierNew supplier: Continental AG
2026-08-23Supply: Continental sensors for Honda Sensing from Continental AG
New supplierNew supplier: LG Energy Solution
2026-08-23Supply: LGES battery JV with Honda from LG Energy Solution
New supplierNew supplier: LG Energy Solution
2026-08-23Supply: LGES batteries for Honda EVs from LG Energy Solution
New supplierNew supplier: Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
2026-08-23Supply: Panasonic batteries for Honda e: from Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
New supplierNew supplier: Qualcomm
2026-08-23Supply: Snapdragon Digital Chassis for Honda from Qualcomm
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Honda Walking Assist Devices overview
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Honda Walking Assist Device at Japan, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Honda Walking Assist Device at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Miimo HRM 520 at Japan, Asia
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Honda.Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics20 models
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Honda from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Connected Car News: Google, Car Connectivity Consortium, Schaeffler, Qorix, SmartSens, XPENG, Emergency Safety Solutions, PursuitAlert, Red Hat, Ferrous Systems, Mapbox, BMW, Honda, Rescale, Elektrobit, Microchip, Teletrac Navman, Infineon, Wolfspeed, Misora Connect, AECC
In connected car news are Google, Car Connectivity Consortium, Schaeffler, Qorix, SmartSens, XPENG, Emergency Safety Solutions, PursuitAlert, Red Hat, Ferrous Systems, Mapbox,…
EV, Battery & Charging News: Rivian, Redwood Materials, Honda, Gelion, UNICO, Sensata, TomTom & Green SM
In EV, battery and charging news are Rivian, Redwood Materials, Honda, Gelion, UNICO, Sensata, TomTom and Green SM. Rivian and Redwood Close the Loop on Battery Lifecycles Rivian…
Honda Demonstrates Its AI-Assisted Avatar Robot at CEATEC 2026
Honda brought its Avatar Robot technology to CEATEC 2026, offering a live demonstration of how people could one day perform hands-on work without traveling to the job site.…
Another Sign That Gasmobiles Are Toast: Honda Adds Muscle To The Wireless EV Charging Movement
Honda has joined the race to develop wireless EV charging systems that enable drivers to recharge their batteries while on the road, adding a new layer of convenience to the EV…
Honda swappable battery wins Battery Show 2026 award
An award gives Honda a platform, but its swappable pack still needs named partners before it can prove its case in the US market The post Honda swappable battery wins Battery Show…
Avatar comes to life: Honda’s new robot mirrors human movements to work remotely
Honda has demonstrated a robotic hand designed to tackle tasks requiring human-like precision and strength....
Crash sends Los Angeles sheriff's SUV into hydrant, injures deputies
Two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were hospitalized following a crash with a Honda that sent their patrol vehicle careening into a fire hydrant in the Athens neighborhood…
Honda’s next US expansion goes flat out on hybrids
Following the market, and doing so quickly, is the hallmark of Honda’s new approach. By Ian Henry The post Honda’s next US expansion goes flat out on hybrids appeared first on…
Connected Car News: Google, CCC, Schaeffler, Qorix, SmartSens, XPENG, , Red Hat, Mapbox, BMW, Honda, Rescale, Elektrobit, Microchip, Teletrac, Infineon, Wolfspeed, Misora Connect & AECC.
In connected car news are Google, CCC, Schaeffler, Qorix, SmartSens, XPENG, , Red Hat, Mapbox, BMW, Honda, Rescale, Elektrobit, Microchip, Teletrac, Infineon, Wolfspeed, Misora…
Two arrested in Highway 4 pursuit, wrong-way crash
(KRON) -- Two people were taken into custody Saturday after attempting to flee authorities in the East Bay by driving the wrong way on Highway 4, according to the Contra Costa…
Bob on Business: A new place to tie up your horse — or your Honda — in the Stockyards
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Connected Car News: Geotab, Applied Intuition, Honda, Linux Foundation, Trio-Tech, Chiplytics & LG
In connected car news are Geotab, Applied Intuition, Honda, Linux Foundation, Trio-Tech, Chiplytics and LG. Geotab Wins CARB Certification for J1979-2 in Clean Truck Check…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/honda.md
- RSS feed: /companies/honda/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/61128de5-ef4c-438f-8320-e35d5513719c
- Revision history: /companies/honda/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics20 models
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
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
Honda draws attention at the 98th percentile but verifies reality at the 82nd percentile among exoskeletons. Hype Gap +15.6, 20th widest among exoskeletons.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 6 verified deployments. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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: Oct 20, 2026