The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Nidec Corporation: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions. 1 source back the record.
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
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company Nidec Corporation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Nidec Corporation on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Nidec Corporation's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Nidec Corporation deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Shigenobu Nagamori Founder & Chairman
- Hiroyuki Yoshimoto President
Founders (1)
- Shigenobu Nagamorisolefounded 1973-01-01no longer at company
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- Nidec Corporation2 deployments
Recent coverage
Nidec Corporation in third-party press
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
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Partnerships
3 total · 3 operating
Every company Nidec Corporation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- nidec x microsoftwithMicrosoft350technology—operating
- nidec x nvidiawithNVIDIA1108technology—operating
- Nidec x Carrier (Alliance Supplier Program)withCarriermanufacturing—operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Nidec Corporation’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to DJI
2026-08-23Supply: Drone motor units to DJI
Started supplyingBecame supplier to WORX Landroid
2026-08-23Supply: Wheel and blade motors to WORX Landroid
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Husqvarna Automower
2026-08-23Supply: Cutting blade and wheel motors to Husqvarna Automower
Started supplyingBecame supplier to ABB Marine & Ports
2026-08-23Supply: Marine thruster motors to ABB Marine & Ports
Started supplyingBecame supplier to DENSO Robotics
2026-08-23Supply: Servo motors to DENSO Robotics
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Kawasaki Robotics
2026-08-23Supply: Servo motors for industrial arms to Kawasaki Robotics
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Yaskawa Electric
2026-08-23Supply: AC servo motors to Yaskawa Electric
Started supplyingBecame supplier to FANUC Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Servo motors for CNC/robot to FANUC Corporation
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Nidec Corporation logo
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Wafer Transfer Robot at Japan, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Wafer Transfer Robot at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for 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.
Nidec says investigation found 844 quality-control irregularities
The panel was set up in May after the motor maker disclosed more than 1,000 suspected cases of quality irregularities committed between 2020 and 2025.
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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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
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Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- DENSO Corporation2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
Video
See how Nidec Corporation has grown and will continue to ride waves of societal and technologic change to become the world's electric motor leader. ---------------------------------- Let's get social! LinkedIn: https
A New Era for Precision has begun. The complete gear technology offering for the robotics and machine tool manufacturer includes, Flexwave (WP Series) an extrem
Nidec Dynamo brushless DC motor for FIRST robotics ---------------------------------- Let's get social! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1300289 Twit
Humanoid and mobile robots are pushing precision gearing into a new design space. Engineers must now balance accurate positioning, rigidity, torque density, eff
The RoboG4 range includes three main families of single-channel and dual-channel drives from 1500W to 19kW max. A major new addition is an integrated unit that
CES 2018 - Nidec Corporation at the Consumer Electronics Show If you are interested in what you see here be sure to check out CES 2019. Video by House of Design
Exhibition contents: - Robotics Robotic arm modules and controllers for social robots, service robots, and factory automation applications, traction mod
Jeremy Batson, Product Manager at Nidec, joins Jake Hall (The Manufacturing Millennial) live from Automate to talk motors, motion control, and where mobile robo
Heat Index
Serious56/100
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
Nidec Corporation draws attention at the 75th percentile but verifies reality at the 53rd percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap +21.6, 9th widest among industrial_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. 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.
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Last computed: Sep 6, 2026