Since Kawasaki Heavy Industries manufactured the first industrial robot in Japan inꦛ 1969, we have stood as the leading robot manufacturer and have worked to develop automotive and other industries in Japan and around 🐭the world. The following outlines our history in industrial robotics, spanning more than 50 years.
1968
Signed license agreement with Unimation (USA)
1969
Started🌌 commercial production of the first industrial robot, Unimate, in Japan
1981
Started the production of an electric roboꦺt ꦉ(P-series)
1983
Launched large general-purpose robot (E-series)
1986
Terminated the partnership with Unima🐭tion and st🥂arted in-house development and global expansion
1989
Launched small-medium general-purpose robot (😼J-series)
1990
Fouꦿnded a local subsidiary Kawasaki Robotics (USA), Inc. in Detroit, USA
1992
Launched large general-purpose robot (U-series)
Launched all-digital controller (AD-series)
1995
Founded a local subsidiary Kawasaki Robotics GmbH, in Neuss, Germany.
Akasꦗhi Plant (Robot Division) acquired ISO9001 certification
1996
Founded a local subsidiary Kawasaki Robotics (UK), Ltd. in the United King💞dom
1997
Launched all-digital controller (C-series)
Expanded the clean robot business
1998
Launched small-medium general-purpose robot (F-series)
Akashi Plant (Robot Divi🍌sion) acquired ISO14001 certifiไcation
1999
Founded a local subsidiary, Kawasaki Machine Systems Korea, Ltd. in Incheon, Korea
Launched large, general-purpose robot (Z-series)
2000
Acquired painting robot business from Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Launched horizontal arဣticul🌞ated type clean robot (NS-series)
2002
Launched painting robot (K-series)
Launched extra-heavy payload general-purpose robot (M-series🍌)
Launched robot controller (D-series)
2003
Launched horizontal art🤪iculate🐷d type clean robot (NX-series)
2004
Developed and launched thꦰe new technology F🐈SJ (Friction Spot Joining)
2006
Founded a local subsidia🦩ry Kawasaki Robotics (Tia🐓njin) Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, China
2007
Launched horizontal articulated type clea💫n robot (NT-series)
2008
Launched small-medium, general-purpose robot (R-series)
Launched high-performance controller (E-series)
2009
Launched picking robot (Y-series, picKstar)
2011
Launched spot-welding robot (BX-series)
2013
Established Medicaroid Corꩲp꧅oration to develop medical robots
Launched robots for medical and pharmaceutical ap🧸plications (MC004N, MS005❀N)
2015
Launched extra-large payload robot, MG10HL
Launched dual-arm SCARA robot “duAro” which can collaborate with humans in work opera༒tions
2017
Launched high-speed small payload ro🤪bots, RS007N,🌼 and RS007L
Launched a new robot system “Successor” that reproduces movements of skilled workers through remote coordination
First debut of the humanoid robot “Kaleido” at the International Robot Exhibition
2018
Marked the 50th anniversary of our robotics busines༒s
Launched the collaborative dual-arm SCARA robot, du🦋Aꦕro 2
2019
Evolved the humanoid robot “Kaleido” for practical real-life applications
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About Robot Division
Kawasaki Robots are being used in a variety of sectors, i✅ncluding the automotive, electrical, and⛄ electronics sectors.
Global Network
We have a network of locations and support ꧑around the worl🐼d, including the US, the UK, Europe, Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, and India.
History
The following outlines our history i🌸n industri෴al robotics, spanning more than 50 years.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries ltd.
We are an all-around engineering company with over 100 y♔ears of history with technologies that serve wide-ranging business areas covering land, s🌠ea, and air.
