Overview
Japanese bearing and motion control manufacturer; precision bearings and linear guides for robotics and automation.
Reality check
Business lines (company-claimed)
Bearings and motion control: industrial bearings, ball screws and precision machinery, plus automotive bearings, steering systems and automatic transmission products.
Legal name and head office (company-claimed)
NSK Ltd., established November 8, 1916; head office at Nissei Bldg., 1-6-3 Ohsaki, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 141-8560.
Scale (company-claimed)
Capital of 67.2 billion yen and 26,278 employees as of March 31, 2026; net sales of 911.6 billion yen for the year ended that date.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Robotics relevance
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (2)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company NSK has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1accenture1× joint
- 2Delta Electronics1× joint3 total
- 3ntn1× joint
Most recent
- with Delta Electronicsjust announced
NSK on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (7)
- Eiichi Ukai President and CEOsecondary-verified
- Akitoshi Ichii President & CEOsecondary-verified
- Keita Suzuki Executive VP & CFOsecondary-verified
- Hideki Ochiai Executive VP, Head of Automotive Businesssecondary-verified
- Hayato Oumi Executive VP, Head of Technology Developmentsecondary-verified
- Tatsufumi Soda Executive VP, Head of Industrial Machinery Businesssecondary-verified
- Kenichi Yamana Chairman of the Boardsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for NSK.
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
NSK in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names NSK.
People (1)
Partnerships
3 total · 3 just announced
Every company NSK has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Delta Electronicsjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1accenture1× joint
- 2Delta Electronics1× joint3 total
- 3ntn1× joint
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- nsk x accenturewithaccenturetechnology—just announced
- nsk x ntnwithntnjoint venture—announcedjust announced
- development2026-05-08announcedjust announced
Timeline
Every recorded move in NSK’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipDelta Electronics x NSK (Humanoid Robot Actuators)
2026-05-08NSK and Delta Electronics signed an MOU to collaborate on actuators for humanoid robots and cobots. Combines NSK's bearing and linear motion expertise with Delta's power electronics and motor drive technology. NSK established a Robotics Business Department in March 2026. Joint solutions showcased at iREX 2025.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for NSK.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning NSK from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Atom and NSK Announce Strategic Partnership to Help Develop the Humanoid Robot Industry in Japan
Insider Brief Atom and NSK have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and test components and AI systems in Japan to bolster domestic production of humanoid…
NSK (TSE:6471) Could Be 34% Undervalued After Its Strong Share Price Run
NSK Ltd. (TSE:6471) reported revenue of ¥971,522 million and net income of ¥31,485 million. Share price at ¥1,180 with 1-year total shareholder return of 58.8%. Full consolidation…
NSK Signs MOU with Delta Electronics for Collaboration in Robotics
NSK Ltd. signed an MOU with Delta Electronics to advance collaboration in robotics, particularly humanoid and collaborative robots. NSK established a new Robotics Business…
NSK to Exhibit at SEMICON JAPAN 2025
NSK announced it will exhibit at SEMICON JAPAN 2025 (Dec 17-19, Tokyo Big Sight). Exhibits include ultra-low particle emissions ball screws and linear guides for Beyond 2nm…
Strategic Investment in AI Robotic Company, RT Corporation
NSK Ltd. entered a Business Partnership Agreement with RT Corporation and acquired more than one-third of RT's voting rights through third-party allotment. RT Corporation develops…
NSK Virtual Expo for Robotics - Product Catalog
NSK's robotics product portfolio includes: rotary actuators, linear actuators, adaptive AI-powered grippers, high-performance thin bearings for robots, special environment…
NSK Ltd. - Wikipedia
NSK Ltd. (Nippon Seiko Kabushiki-gaisha) is Japan's largest bearing manufacturer and the third largest globally. Founded in 1916 in Tokyo, NSK produces industrial machinery…
NSK Selected as a Sustainability Yearbook Member for the Fourth Consecutive Year by S&P Global
NSK Ltd. was selected as a Sustainability Yearbook Member for the fourth consecutive year in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2025, recognizing its strong ESG performance…
NSK Robotics - Ball Bearings, Linear Guides, Direct Drive Motors for Robotic Automation
NSK has been enabling major robot OEMs for over 20 years with ball bearings, roller bearings, linear guides, linear actuators, and direct drive motors. Products include wave…
NSK Developing Outdoor Mobile Robot Platform for Smooth and Gentle Transport
NSK is developing an outdoor mobile robot platform designed for service and transport robot applications. The platform uses NSK's robot packages incorporating linear motion and…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/nsk.md
- RSS feed: /companies/nsk/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/49b0e08a-d713-4de5-9ec4-741de9303fff
- Revision history: /companies/nsk/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
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Heat Index
Serious54/100
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
NSK draws attention at the 74th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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: Nov 4, 2026