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Regional ecosystem
TDK Corporation is one of 175 verified robotics companies in Japan →
Key facts
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Stage
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Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (2)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company TDK Corporation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
Most recent
- TDK x LG Innotek (Physical AI Sensors)2026-07-28with LG Innotekoperating
TDK Corporation on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Kenzo Saito Founder
- Noboru Saito President and CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Kenzo Saitosolefounded 1935-12-07no 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 TDK 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
TDK Corporation 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 (4)
Registry pages whose text names TDK Corporation.
Companies (1)
Robots and products (1)
People (2)
Partnerships
5 total · 4 operating · 1 just announced
Every company TDK Corporation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- TDK x LG Innotek (Physical AI Sensors)2026-07-28with LG Innotekoperating
All 5 partnerships
open in the atlas →- TDK x StoreDot (Fast Charging Battery)withStoreDotdevelopment—operating
- tdk x nvidiawithNVIDIA132manufacturing—operating
- technology—operating
- technology—just announced
- TDK x LG Innotek (Physical AI Sensors)withLG Innotekdevelopment2026-07-28announcedoperating
Timeline
Every recorded move in TDK Corporation’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipTDK x LG Innotek (Physical AI Sensors)
2026-07-28TDK Corporation and LG Innotek entered a strategic partnership to jointly develop next-generation vision and haptic sensor modules for humanoid robots and other physical AI applications. The partnership combines LG Innoteks optical and ultra-precision module design technologies with TDKs broad sensor portfolio including InvenSense inertial sensors and microphones.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
TDK Corporation logo
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for TDK Corporation.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 TDK Corporation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Tech Leaders on Moving AI From Pilot to Scale
Mohamed Kande, Global Chairman, PwC; Kai-Fu Lee, Founder & CEO, 01.AI and Chairman, Sinovation Ventures; Pragya Misra, Head of Public Policy & Strategy, India, OpenAI; and Noboru…
Exhibitions: TDK to showcase latest solutions for AI ecosystem under the tagline “In Everything, Better” at electronica Shanghai 2026
From audio tapes to AI: Interview with TDK investment director Ankur Saxena
TDK's SensorGPT Uses Generative AI to Slash Edge AI Development Time
TDK introduces rugged 60 and 80 Amp fast response ORing modules with efficiencies up to 99.5
Physical AI Augments Human Perception, Transforming Smart Glasses into Action Partners
TDK establishes TDK AIsight and announces new ultra-low power DSP platform for AI Glasses
TDK unveils physical AI technologies that enhance devices and experiences — “In Everything, Better” at CES 2026
Staying Ahead of Human Motion: Analog Reservoir AI Chip Enables Real-Time Learning, Demonstrating its Impact
Trimble and TDK Join Forces to Accelerate Precision Navigation
How AI and Wearable Devices Are Transforming Healthcare
Robotics in Manufacturing
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/tdk.md
- RSS feed: /companies/tdk/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/9e6027ec-6ea8-426d-8ae1-86ad260968d7
- Revision history: /companies/tdk/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 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
TDK Corporation draws attention at the 52nd 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.
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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