The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Seiko Epson: 2 models. 7 sources back the record.
CategoryWarehouse & Logistics Robotics
Appears inManufacturing robots
Models
2
Patents
6
Overview
Seiko Epson (Epson) is a Japanese electronics company developing industrial robots (SCARA, 6-Axis), printers, and projectors. Founded 1942, listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
HQ
Country of origin
Product
Listed on
Developing
Founded
Robotics
Data & sources
Patent documents
6
Web sources
1
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Epson Robot
Seiko Epson industrial SCARA and 6-axis robots for precision assembly.
Current platform
Epson SCARA Robot
Seiko Epson, through its Epson Robots division, manufactures SCARA and 6-axis industrial robots for electronics assembly, precision manufacturing, medical devices, and laboratory automation. Epson SCARA robots, including the LS and T series, are used in high-speed pick-and-place, dispensing, and assembly tasks requiring sub-millimeter repeatability. The company offers cleanroom-rated models and is one of the major global industrial robot manufacturers by unit volume.
Partnerships
Every company Seiko Epson has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Seiko Epson on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Yasunori Ogawa President & CEOsecondary-verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Hisao Yamazaki Foundersecondary-verified
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 Seiko Epson.
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
Seiko Epson in third-party press
Epson Robots to Showcase SafeSense Technology, High-Performance, Compact SCARA and 6-Axis Solutions and First Look at Epson Collaborative Robot at Automate 2026 - PR Newswire
Epson Robots shows SafeSense tech, compact robots at Automate - Stock Titan
Epson to Exhibit at the World's Largest Specialized Robot Exhibition, International Robot Exhibition 2025 - Epson Corporate
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Reeman4 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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.
Partnerships
2 total · 1 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Seiko Epson has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- seiko-epson x nvidiawithNVIDIA1112technology—just announced
- technology—operating
Patent estate (6)
- US9168660B2usptograntedgranted 2015-10-27assignee
- US20060133918A1usptopendingassignee
- US11633851B2usptograntedgranted 2023-04-18assignee
- US4693666Ausptograntedgranted 1987-09-15assignee
- US6212968B1usptograntedgranted 2001-04-03assignee
- US8410732B2usptograntedgranted 2013-06-25assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Seiko Epson’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Epson Robots
2026-08-23Supply: Parent — SCARA robot manufacturing to Epson Robots
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Seiko Epson logo
- Record createdJun 26, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-06
Verification posture
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Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-06
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Seiko Epson.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Reeman4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Seiko Epson from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Epson Robots to Showcase SafeSense Technology, High-Performance, Compact SCARA and 6-Axis Solutions and First Look at Epson Collaborative Robot at Automate 2026 - PR Newswire
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Epson Robots shows SafeSense tech, compact robots at Automate - Stock Titan
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Epson to Exhibit at the World's Largest Specialized Robot Exhibition, International Robot Exhibition 2025 - Epson Corporate
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Epson Announces Direct to Shape Printing System That Combines PrecisionCore Printheads and Robots - The Cannata Report -
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Epson to Exhibit During "Future Creation Robot Week" at Expo 2025 (June 9, 2025) | News - Epson Corporate
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Epson Developing Collaborative Robot (June 3, 2025) | News - Epson Corporate
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Epson adds GX-C Series with RC800A controller to its robot line - The Robot Report
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Epson IMU Adopted by JAXA for "Int-Ball2" Free-flying Camera Robot Used on ISS Japanese Experiment Module - Epson Corporate
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Epson Printers Win Red Dot Award: Product Design 2020 and Second Successive Red Dot: Best of Best Award - Epson Corporate
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Educational Robot Market Size, Share & Growth Report, 2031 - Allied Market Research
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Seiko Epson Shows Off Its Dual-Arm Robot - IEEE Spectrum
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Epson Robots’ VT6L, IntelliFlex, LS robots focus on ease of use - The Robot Report
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/seiko-epson.md
- RSS feed: /companies/seiko-epson/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c50f42b7-80a7-4496-ac73-733ea6287290
- Revision history: /companies/seiko-epson/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Reeman4 models
Video
Epson 6-axis small payload robot C4-901S The unique compact wrist pitch as well as a slim body elbow design, makes it fit with many applications. #industrialr
A quick walkthrough of best practices when calibrating a robot end effector's (end of arm tooling) tool center point (TCP) and local coordinate (base/frame) set
Speed comparison of EPSON GX4 LS3-B and T3-B robots, at Automatica 2022
This video guides you through Epson’s milestone products and explains Epson’s history over the years.
https://epsonrobots.com Epson Robots showcased Force Guide at the 2018 Assembly Show. Epson’s high-performance Force Guide takes robot automation to the next l
Speed and dimension comparison of EPSON GX4 with GX8, at Automatica 2022
See a recap of the Epson Robots booth at Automate 2025
This video explains overview of the Real-time Motion Control. Refer to the Readme file on https://github.com/Epson-Robots/rtmc-client-library.git regarding the
Silas Robertson of Applied Automation, Epson Robots AutomateFirst Distributor, describes Life Science success story
Dive into our independent, data-driven strategic audit of Seiko Epson Corporation. We dissect the 67% net profit collapse, the massive 6.2x cash flow premium, t
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
Seiko Epson draws attention at the 78th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among AMRs.
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.
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Last computed: Oct 3, 2026