CategoryIndustrial Robots
Appears inManufacturing robots
Overview
Japanese motor and electronics manufacturer — the world's largest producer of electric motors. Produces servo motors, drives, and traction motors for robotics, EVs, and industrial automation. Publicly traded on TSE (6594).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Founded
Revenue
Operating income
Market position
Incidents
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Nidec Corporation.
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 →
Recent coverage
Nidec Corporation in third-party press
Top Key Players Shaping the Future of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Robots Industry - Yahoo Finance
Nidec OKK to Launch 5 Axis Horizontal Machining Center HX500 - nidec.com
Nidec Drive Technology to Debut in the TAIROS Automation & Robot Exhibition This Year to Showcase New Large Precision gearbox KINEX and Other Products from Its Full Product Lineup - nidec.com
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- DENSO Corporation2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- 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.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Nidec Corporation logo
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 20, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Nidec Corporation?
- Japanese motor and electronics manufacturer — the world's largest producer of electric motors. Produces servo motors, drives, and traction motors for robotics, EVs, and industrial automation. Publicly traded on TSE (6594).
- What does Nidec Corporation make?
- Nidec Corporation has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Wafer Transfer Robot (Nidec Corporation builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Nidec Corporation?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Nidec Corporation building in the same form factors include Savoye, Ambi Robotics, DENSO Corporation, FANUC Corporation.
- Where is Nidec Corporation headquartered?
- Nidec Corporation is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
- Where does Nidec Corporation operate robots?
- Nidec Corporation 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 Nidec Corporation a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Nidec Corporation ranks in roughly the top 85% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Nidec Corporation founded?
- Nidec Corporation was founded in 1973.
- Is Nidec Corporation safe?
- Nidec Corporation 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Nidec Corporation.Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- DENSO Corporation2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Nidec Corporation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Top Key Players Shaping the Future of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Robots Industry - Yahoo Finance
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Nidec OKK to Launch 5 Axis Horizontal Machining Center HX500 - nidec.com
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Nidec Drive Technology to Debut in the TAIROS Automation & Robot Exhibition This Year to Showcase New Large Precision gearbox KINEX and Other Products from Its Full Product Lineup - nidec.com
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Nidec Drive Technology’s Omnidirectional Drive Unit to be Adopted for Use in Honda’s New “UNI-ONE” - Available for Test Rides at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, UNI-ONE will Offer Chances to Experience Nidec’s Reducer Technology - - nidec.com
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Nidec Drive Technology to Exhibit Products at Automatica 2025 in Munich - nidec.com
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Nidec Drive Technology Launches “Smart-FLEXWAVE BD Series”, a Precision Reducer with a Built-in Sensor - nidec.com
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Nidec Machine Tool Launches ZFA Series, Global-standard Gear Grinders that Meet the Global Needs for High-precision Gear Machining - nidec.com
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The Nidec Group to Build a Technical Center to Exhibit Its Full Lineup of Machine Tools to Offer Manufacturing Solutions as a Comprehensive Machine Tool Manufacturer under the “One Nidec” policy | NIDEC CORPORATION - nidec.com
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Skydio’s autonomous drone”X10” adopted Nidec motors - nidec.com
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Nidec Machine Tool Develops the World-first Internal Polishing Process for Mass-production - For the Quality Improvement of EV, Robot, and Other Gears - - nidec.com
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Nidec Machine Tool Develops World-first Polish (Grinding) Method to Process Internal Gears for Mass-production - Contributing to Improving the Quality of EV, Robot, and Other Gears – - nidec.com
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Nidec Drive Technology to Exhibit Its Products at International Robot Exhibition 2023 - nidec.com
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/nidec.md
- RSS feed: /companies/nidec/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ef038a13-5895-4063-b556-2556438d4d42
- Revision history: /companies/nidec/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- DENSO Corporation2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
Reality vs attention
Nidec Corporation draws attention at the 35th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among industrial_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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