CategoryIndustrial Robots
Appears inManufacturing robots
Overview
Kawasaki Robotics is a Japanese industrial robot manufacturer and subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, producing articulated robots, cobots, and automation systems since 1969. The company produced the first commercial industrial robot in Japan and has 50+ years of robotics history. The 1981 Kenji Urada fatality at Kawasaki's Akashi plant — the first robot-caused death in Japan — is linked to this company's safety legacy.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Parent company
Product
Notable
CEO
Industry
Parent
Milestone
Historical significance
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Kawasaki Robotics on the deployment map
Where Kawasaki Robotics's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Yasuhiko Hashimoto President & CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
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 →
Incidents affecting Kawasaki Robotics (1)
- Kenji Urada killed by industrial robot at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Akashi plant — first robot fatality in Japan (1981)1981-07-04 · Fatality
via Kawasaki RS020N
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operated deployments (1)
- Kawasaki RS020NGlobal
Operator customers (1)
- Kawasaki Robotics1 deployment
Recent coverage
Kawasaki Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 20, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Kawasaki RS020N arc welding robots, uses laser tracking and...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Kawasaki RS020N food industry robot deployment
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedJul 4, 1981
Kenji Urada killed by industrial robot at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Akashi plant — first...
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Kawasaki Robotics?
- Kawasaki Robotics is a Japanese industrial robot manufacturer and subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, producing articulated robots, cobots, and automation systems since 1969. The company produced the first commercial industrial robot in Japan and has 50+ years of robotics history. The 1981 Kenji Urada fatality at Kawasaki's Akashi plant — the first robot-caused death in Japan — is linked to this company's safety legacy.
- What does Kawasaki Robotics make?
- Kawasaki Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Kawasaki RS020N (Kawasaki Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with Kawasaki Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Kawasaki Robotics building in the same form factors include Savoye, Ambi Robotics, FANUC Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric FA.
- Who is the CEO of Kawasaki Robotics?
- Yasuhiko Hashimoto is the ceo of Kawasaki Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Kawasaki Robotics headquartered?
- Kawasaki Robotics is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.
- Where does Kawasaki Robotics operate robots?
- Kawasaki Robotics operates 1 verified deployment, including at Global.
- Is Kawasaki Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Kawasaki Robotics ranks in roughly the top 65% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Kawasaki Robotics founded?
- Kawasaki Robotics was founded in 1969.
- Are there any incidents involving Kawasaki Robotics?
- 1 active incident involving Kawasaki Robotics is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is Kawasaki Robotics safe?
- Kawasaki Robotics has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 catastrophic). Most recent: Jul 1981. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Kawasaki Robotics.Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Kawasaki Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/kawasaki-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/kawasaki-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/2c9c5e7f-7fc8-4e31-b688-bb4f0c779c25
- Revision history: /companies/kawasaki-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
Video
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Reality vs attention
Kawasaki Robotics draws attention at the 72nd percentile but verifies reality at the 33rd percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap +38.7, 4th widest among industrial_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category 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: Jul 23, 2026