Robot model
Kawasaki RS020N
6-axis industrial robot with 20 kg payload and 1725 mm reach for material handling and assembly applications.
- Manufacturer
- Kawasaki Robotics
- Form factor
- industrial_robot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- kawasakirobotics.com ↗
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for Kawasaki RS020N. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Kawasaki RS020N at Globaloperational
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Recent activity
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- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Kawasaki RS020N arc welding robots, uses laser tracking and...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Kawasaki RS020N food industry robot deployment
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedJul 4, 1981
Kenji Urada killed by industrial robot at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Akashi plant — first...
Safety record
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Incidents affecting Kawasaki RS020N (1)
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Common questions
- What is Kawasaki RS020N?
- 6-axis industrial robot with 20 kg payload and 1725 mm reach for material handling and assembly applications.
- How much does Kawasaki RS020N cost?
- Kawasaki RS020N's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Kawasaki RS020N from Kawasaki Robotics. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Kawasaki RS020N actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Kawasaki RS020N is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- What are the specs of Kawasaki RS020N?
- Kawasaki RS020N's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Degrees of freedom: 6; Reach: 1.725 m; Payload: 20 kg; Weight: 230 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
- Who makes Kawasaki RS020N?
- Kawasaki RS020N is made by Kawasaki Robotics, based in Kobe, Japan, founded in 1969.
- Where is Kawasaki RS020N deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of Kawasaki RS020N is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Global.
- What are alternatives to Kawasaki RS020N?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable industrial_robot robots to Kawasaki RS020N include AmbiSort A-Series, ABB IRB 6700, AMP Cortex, AmbiSort B-Series.
- How does Kawasaki RS020N compare to AmbiSort A-Series?
- Kawasaki RS020N and AmbiSort A-Series (Ambi Robotics · 4 deployments) are both industrial_robot robots on the DEPLOY registry. Kawasaki RS020N has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Kawasaki RS020N a top industrial_robot?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Kawasaki RS020N ranks in roughly the top 23% of industrial_robot models tracked by the registry.
- Is Kawasaki RS020N safe?
- Kawasaki RS020N has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 catastrophic). Most recent: Jul 1981. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
- What is the Kawasaki RS020N industrial robot?
- The Kawasaki RS020N is a high-speed, high-performance industrial robot from Kawasaki's R series. The lightweight arm with high-output motors provides industry-leading acceleration and high-speed operation. Setting the benchmark for small to medium duty industrial robots.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
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Last reviewed 2026-07-15
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Lifecycle: active
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Reality vs attention
Kawasaki RS020N draws attention at the 84th percentile but verifies reality at the 35th percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap +49.3, 1st widest among industrial_robot robots.
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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: Jul 23, 2026