The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Nidec Corporation: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Nidec Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of small precision motors, supplying critical components for robotics, automotive, home appliances, and industrial automation. Founded in 1973 by Shigenobu Nagamori in Kyoto, Nidec supplies motors for AGVs, AMRs, humanoid robots, and EVs. The company trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (6594.T) but was placed on 'special alert' in October 2025 and removed from the Nikkei 225 following a major accounting and manufacturing misconduct scandal.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Headquarters
Founded
Status
Type
Data & sources
Press releases
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.
Most-frequent partners
- 1AWS1× joint976 total
Most recent
Nidec Corporation on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Mitsuya Kishida President & CEOsecondary-verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Shigenobu Nagamori Founder & Former CEOsecondary-verified
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
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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Partnerships
1 total
Every company Nidec Corporation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1AWS1× joint976 total
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-28
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-28
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Nidec Corporation.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Nidec Corporation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Over 1,000 cases of manufacturing misconduct found at Nidec
Investigations revealed over 1,000 cases of manufacturing irregularities at Nidec since April 2020, including unapproved changes to materials, processes, and designs in motor…
Japan's Nidec flags potential $1.6 billion writedown as accounting scandal widens
Nidec warned of 250 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in potential writedowns from a deepening accounting scandal. The third-party committee blamed founder Nagamori for excessive…
Chasing Nidec: Third-Party Probe Finds Widespread Accounting Misconduct
Japan Forward reports on the third-party committee findings that revealed widespread accounting misconduct across Nidec Group companies, with the investigation beginning in…
Founder of scandal-hit Nidec resigns as chairman emeritus
Nidec founder Shigenobu Nagamori resigned as chairman emeritus amid an investigation into accounting improprieties at a Chinese subsidiary, following the Tokyo Stock Exchange…
Nidec Announces New President, Changes in Representative Directors and Others
Nidec announced leadership changes: Shigenobu Nagamori transitioned from Chairman and CEO to Founder and Executive Chairman, with new president appointments to strengthen…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/nidec-corporation.md
- RSS feed: /companies/nidec-corporation/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/cf76770a-abfa-4835-a44c-822f81c87929
- Revision history: /companies/nidec-corporation/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
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
Nidec Corporation draws attention at the 16th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other 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: Sep 30, 2026