Company
Komatsu
Komatsu is a Japanese construction and mining equipment manufacturer based in Tokyo, developing autonomous haul trucks (930E AHS) for surface mining, enabling…
- HQ
- Tokyo, Japan
Appears inLogistics robots
Models
1
Overview
Komatsu is a Japanese construction and mining equipment manufacturer based in Tokyo, developing autonomous haul trucks (930E AHS) for surface mining, enabling driverless truck operations in commercial mining environments worldwide.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Founded
1921, Tokyo, Japan
CEO
Hiroyuki Ogawa (2023-)
Product
Construction and mining equipment; Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) for mining trucks; Smart Construction IoT platform
Public
Tokyo Stock Exchange: 6301; NYSE: KMTUY
Robotics
AHS - 700+ autonomous mining trucks deployed globally; remote operation and automation for dozers and excavators
Patents
Extensive patent portfolio on hydraulic systems, autonomous mining vehicle control, remote operation systems
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Komatsu on the deployment map
Where Komatsu's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Hiroyuki Ogawa ceosince 2023-04-01secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Komatsu.
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)
- Rio Tinto1 deployment
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 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.
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Komatsu?
- Komatsu is a Japanese construction and mining equipment manufacturer based in Tokyo, developing autonomous haul trucks (930E AHS) for surface mining, enabling driverless truck operations in commercial mining environments worldwide.
- What does Komatsu make?
- Komatsu has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: 930E AHS (Komatsu builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Komatsu?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Komatsu building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Waymo, Caterpillar.
- Where is Komatsu headquartered?
- Komatsu is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Where does Komatsu operate robots?
- Komatsu is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Komatsu a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Komatsu ranks in roughly the top 84% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Komatsu safe?
- Komatsu has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Komatsu.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 models
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/komatsu.md
- RSS feed: /companies/komatsu/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d32d32bd-b102-49ed-9d99-31bae6097427
- Revision history: /companies/komatsu/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 models
Video
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The Komatsu 980E-5 is one of the world's largest electric-drive mining haul trucks, engineered to transport massive payloads across the toughest open-pit mines.
Reality vs attention
Komatsu draws attention at the 21st percentile but verifies reality at the 18th percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap +3, 12th widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. 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 14, 2026