Best Industrial Robotics Companies in Japan
The 45 best Industrial Robotics companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Mujin.
- Industrial Robotics Market Worth $32.8 Billion by 2017
Ranked: Best Industrial Robotics companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mujin Provider of intelligent automation solutions for industrial robots | $178M | 8 mo ago | Series D | Kazuyuki Takino Co-Founder & CEO | 2011 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 487 patents Industrial robotic automation for object detection, handling, and palletizing in manufacturing | 2 awards |
| 2 | Lexx Pluss Developer of autonomous mobile robots and systems for material transport | $15M | 6 mo ago | Series A | Masaya Aso Founder & CEO | 2020 | WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+22 | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 3 | Deepx Technologies Developer of autonomous operation technologies for heavy construction equipment machinery | $15M | 72 mo ago | Series B | — | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | 2 patents Robotic manipulation control and 3D depth perception processing technologies | 1 partnership |
| 4 | Kyoto Robotics 3D vision sensor for applications in industrial robots | $14M | 90 mo ago | Acquired | Gang Xu President & CEO | 2000 | — | — | — |
| 5 | LinkWiz Provider of robot system software for manufacturing robots | $13M | 6 mo ago | Series C | Go Fukino Founder & CEO | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | 42 patents Advanced robotic manufacturing automation and real-time measurement data processing. | — |
| 6 | Ascent Robotics AI software for robotics and autonomous vehicles | $11M | 101 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+14 | 7 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 7 | Solaris Developer of actuator technology for consumer and industrial robots | $7M | 3 mo ago | Series A | Yasuyuki Yamada Co-Founder & CTO | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | 4 patents Robotic pipe cleaning and transport systems for cylindrical tube infrastructure | — |
| 8 | HiBot Robotic solutions for inspection and maintenance | $6M | 8 mo ago | Series A | — | 2004 | — | 94 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 1 launch |
| 9 | SQUSE Robotic solutions for industrial applications, chiefly manufacturing sector | $5M | 150 mo ago | Deadpooled | Mikio Shimizu CEO | 1997 | — | 38 patents Robotic manipulation mechanisms and omnidirectional material handling systems | — |
| 10 | Thinker Developer of robotic hands | $3M | 12 mo ago | Series B | Hiromichi Fujimoto Co-Founder & CEO | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 11 | FingerVision Provider of vision-based tactile sensing systems for robots | $3M | 31 mo ago | Series A | Yuki Nono CEO | 2022 | WixSentryBootstrap+14 | 9 patents Robotic tactile sensing and gripper control for precise manipulation | — |
| 12 | Octa Robotics Provider of software solution for robots to communicate with infrastructure | $692K | 46 mo ago | Seed | Koji Maekawa Co-Founder | 2021 | — | 8 patents Autonomous mobile robot navigation, fleet passage control, and charging for logistics automation | — |
Top 12 Industrial Robotics companies in Japan
#1
Series D · Koto, Tokyo-to · founded 2011 · 300 employees$178Mraised▾
Provider of intelligent automation solutions for industrial robots. It develops a universal intelligent robot controller that automates tasks in logistics and manufacturing. This technology addresses challenges in robot implementation by offering advanced control of perception, movement, and gripping. The solutions are applicable to various industrial robots, eliminating the need for robot-specific programming and manual teaching. The company's focus is on enabling efficient and cost-effective automation across diverse industrial settings.
- Dec 2025Series D$133M
- Dec 2025Conventional Debt$100M
- Dec 2023Series C$18M
- Sep 2023Series C$85M
#2
Series A · Itabashi, Nagano-ken · founded 2017 · 4 employees$6.8Mraised▾
Solaris is a technology company that develops actuator solutions for consumer and industrial robotic applications. Its core technology is a pneumatic artificial muscle which the company claims to expand and contract like human muscles when air pressure is applied inside. Additionally, claims to have about 4 times the contraction force of the conventional McKibben-type pneumatic artificial muscle and is driven by low pressure such as the air pressure of humans. Applications are in the areas of peristaltic motion pump robots, exoskeletons, among others.
- May 2026Series A$3.1M
- Jul 2024Seed$195K
- May 2022Seed—
#3
Series C · Hamamatsu, Shizuoka · founded 2015 · 50 employees$12.7Mraised▾
Provider of robot system software for manufacturing robots. Its offerings are L - Robot -to detect a difference in shape while welding jobs and more and L - Qualify -visual inspection for quality examination. L - Qualify uses a laser scanner to check pipe winding, flare, lap joint and, fillet.
- Feb 2026Series C$1.3M
- May 2024Series C$4.2M
- Apr 2023Series B$226.7K
- Jun 2019Series B$8.3M
#4
Series A · Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture · founded 2020 · 53 employees$15.3Mraised▾
Developer of autonomous mobile robots and systems for material transport. The company provides autonomous mobile robots designed for internal material flow optimization. Their offerings include fleet management software, IoT connectivity solutions, and support services. The company's products facilitate integration with existing industrial equipment and automation of general-purpose carts.
- Jan 2026Series A—
- Sep 2024Series A$4.5M
- Mar 2023Series A$10.8M
- Nov 2021Seed—
#5
Series A · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2004 · 25 employees$6.3Mraised▾
Robotic solutions for inspection and maintenance. It offers camera-based robots that capture images and can be used for powerline inspections, surveillance services on uneven terrain, and maintenance in hazardous or confined spaces.
- Dec 2025Conventional Debt—
- Aug 2016Series A$3.6M
- Nov 2014Seed$2.7M
#6
Series B · Osaka, Osaka · founded 2022$3.1Mraised▾
Developer of robotic hands. It designs intelligent robotic solutions for industrial and commercial applications.
- Aug 2025Series B$3.4M
- Mar 2024Series A$924.4K
- Sep 2023Series A$1.6M
#7
Series A · Bunkyo, Tokyo · founded 2022 · 7 employees$2.7Mraised▾
Provider of vision-based tactile sensing systems for robots. It enables robots to analyze images for picking materials, placing materials, counting, defect detection, and object detection. It uses computer vision technology to capture, analyze, and process image as well as sensors. It caters to food, automobile, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical industries.
- Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$3.9M
- Oct 2023Series A$2.7M
- Apr 2023Grant (prize money)$552.2K
- Mar 2022Seed$829.5K
#8
Series B · Japan · founded 2016 · 49 employees$15Mraised▾
Developer of autonomous operation technologies for heavy construction equipment machinery. The company focuses on integrating autonomous solutions into active job sites. It develops technologies for equipment such as excavators, backhoes, and bulldozers. The company aims to address challenges and drive joint development aligned with company needs.
- Jul 2020Series B$15M
#9
Acquired · Kusatsu, Shiga · founded 2000$13.7Mraised▾
Kyoto Robotics develops three-dimensional vision sensor technology for applications in industrial robots. The technology features a projector, a camera, and uses 3-D contours & point clouds beforehand to perform three-dimensional recognition of the object by comparing with the pre-registered 3D model. The registered 3D model optimally controls robot motion based on the position and orientation in advance & recognized object. The company additionally develops intelligent picking robots using their proprietary vision technology. Clientele includes Toyota Motor, Fuji Heavy Industries, Gauche, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tokushinka Kogyo, Yaskawa Electric, Nippon Steel Sumikin etc.
- Feb 2019PE$7.3M
- May 2016PE$6.4M
#10
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 28 employees$11.2Mraised▾
Ascent Robotics provides AI-based software for robotics and autonomous vehicles. The software enables autonomous robots & vehicle models to represent an abstract understanding of the world that is interpretable to humans, after training. Claims to uses simulation, traditional engineering, and a rapid development cycle for incorporating machine learning methods. Also uses components ideology of stochastic control, probabilistic models, deep reinforcement learning, neuroscience, and physics.
- Mar 2018Series A$10.4M
- 2016Seed$800K
#11
Deadpooled · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 1997 · 69 employees$4.9Mraised▾
SQUSE develops robotic solutions for industrial applications, chiefly manufacturing sector. Its product line includes pneumatically driven robot hand that features 5-fingers, at a low pressure of 0.2 MP. In addition, the company offers 5-axis servo robot ideal for food and medicine, big parts such as auto parts and compressor pumps which are DC voltage driven air compressors ideal for carrying and assembling.
- Feb 2014Series A$4.9M
#12
Seed · Saitama, Saitama · founded 2021$692.4Kraised▾
Provider of software solutions for robots to communicate with infrastructure. It offers LCI interface services that enable the mobility of robots between floors and other areas by linking with building equipment such as automatic doors and elevators.
- Oct 2022Seed$692.4K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Industrial Robotics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Industrial Robotics is moving in Japan
A read on the academic research around Industrial Robotics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 333 Japan-affiliated papers.
- Doshisha University24
- Okayama University20
- Nagaoka University of Technology20
- Saitama University18
- The University of Tokyo15
- Robotic arm1→4
- Welding5→6
- Motion planning1→7
- Set (abstract data type)1→5
- Workspace3→6
- Robotic arm6→9
- Motion (physics)2→5
- Mechanical engineering4
- Welding4
- Robot welding4
- Sheet metal3
- Manufacturing engineering2
Where industrial robotics is researched across Japan
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing industrial robotics patents in Japan
Japan industrial robotics patent filing is cooling — 644 filings from 125 assignees (2016–2025), led by Nidec Sankyo, Fanuc, Nabtesco; annual filings 81→46.
- Nidec Sankyo300
- Fanuc217
- Nabtesco67
- Kawasaki Heavy IND56
- Nitta46
- Daihen42
- Yaskawa Denki Seisakusho KK38
- Matsushita Electric Industrial37
Common questions
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