# Kawasaki Heavy Industries x Sysmex — Medicaroid JV: partnership

Canonical ID: `689b1973-2e0c-4d71-bfd6-38dcbd72680c`

Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Sysmex jointly established Medicaroid in 2013 in Kobe, Japan to develop robotic-assisted surgery systems. Kawasaki contributes industrial robotics expertise; Sysmex contributes diagnostic instruments and medical device expertise. The JV produced the hinotori Surgical Robot System, Japan's first domestic surgical robot.

- **Type:** joint venture
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (3)

- [Kawasaki Heavy Industries](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/kawasaki-heavy-industries.md) co developer
- [Medicaroid](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/medicaroid.md) other
- Sysmex _(off-registry)_ co developer

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2013-01-01

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.medicaroid.com/en/company/message.html


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