# Sumitomo Drive Technologies: robotics company

Canonical ID: `29c15bbe-6391-4f62-b851-87dc0f4aa8b5`

## Key facts

- **Headquarters:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Status:** private
- **Type:** hardware

- **Slug:** sumitomo-drive-technologies
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 0
- **HQ:** Tokyo, Japan

## Models

_No models registered._

## Partnerships (3)

- [sumitomo-drive-technologies x aws](/partnerships/sumitomo-drive-technologies-x-aws.md) with AWS _technology_
- [sumitomo-drive-technologies x Swisslog](/partnerships/sumitomo-drive-technologies-x-swisslog.md) with Swisslog _technology_
- [sumitomo-drive-technologies x nvidia](/partnerships/sumitomo-drive-technologies-x-nvidia.md) with NVIDIA _technology_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Sumitomo Drive Technologies?

Cycloidal speed reducers for robot joints. Key alternative to [Harmonic drive](/companies/harmonic-drive).

### What does Sumitomo Drive Technologies make?

Sumitomo Drive Technologies has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Sumitomo Drive Technologies builds physical robots.

### Is Sumitomo Drive Technologies publicly traded?

No. Sumitomo Drive Technologies is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Sumitomo Drive Technologies?

Sumitomo Drive Technologies is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Sumitomo Drive Technologies headquartered?

Sumitomo Drive Technologies is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

### Who owns Sumitomo Drive Technologies?

Sumitomo Drive Technologies is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Sumitomo Drive Technologies a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Sumitomo Drive Technologies ranks in roughly the top 60% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.sumitomodrive.com

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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