{"city":"Tokyo","name":"Harmonic Drive Systems","slug":"harmonic-drive-systems","facts":[{"date":"2026-08-01","type":"headcount","value":"1419","source":""},{"date":"2026-06-03","type":"partnership","value":"MassRobotics sponsors donated robotics components, services, and software to university challenge teams","source":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-06-03","type":"partnership","value":"MassRobotics sponsored donated robotics components, services, and software to university challenge teams","source":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-06-01","type":"revenue_band","value":"[object Object]","source":"hdinresearch.com"},{"date":"2026-06-01","type":"headcount","value":"1000+ employees","source":"hdinresearch.com"},{"date":"2026-06-01","type":"funding_round","value":"Last round stage: public (TSE 6324)","source":"hdinresearch.com"}],"peers":[{"name":"SMC","rank":15,"slug":"smc","score":"90"},{"name":"Physik Instrumente","rank":20,"slug":"physik-instrumente","score":"88"},{"name":"Nabtesco","rank":27,"slug":"nabtesco","score":"86"},{"name":"SPINEA","rank":95,"slug":"spinea","score":"78"}],"stage":"Public","state":"Tokyo","aliases":["Harmonic Drive","ハーモニック・ドライブ・システムズ"],"country":"Japan","domains":[{"why":"Harmonic Drive Systems supplies precision reducers and motion-control components used to actuate robots.","list":"Robotics 100","rank":43,"tier":"member","layer":"Components","total":84,"domain":"Robotics","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":10,"progress":7,"firepower":9,"commercial":8,"deployment":8,"production":8,"technology":8},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Actuation"},{"why":"The company develops and supplies reducers for humanoid robots, with humanoid reducer orders already recorded and a stated FY2026 humanoid reducer revenue target of JPY 10–20 billion.","list":null,"rank":null,"tier":"watchlist","layer":null,"total":83,"domain":"Humanoids","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":10,"progress":7,"firepower":9,"commercial":6,"deployment":8,"production":8,"technology":8},"edition":null,"segment":null}],"founded":1970,"signals":[{"date":"2026-10-07","header":"Harmonic Drive will present integrated actuator systems at RoboBusiness","outlet":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-06-03","header":"MassRobotics sponsors donated robotics components, services, and software to university challenge teams.","outlet":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-04-07","header":"The Robotics Summit & Expo has confirmed more than 70 speakers from major robotics and AI companies.","outlet":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-03-10","header":"Robotics Summit & Expo 2026 has opened registration with more than 70 speakers confirmed.","outlet":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-01-15","header":"Advanced Micro Devices, Dassault Systèmes, Harmonic Drive, Maeden, maxon motor, and Mitsubishi Electric are supporting MassRobotics’ 2026 robotics challenge.","outlet":"The Robot Report"}],"website":"https://www.harmonicdrive.co.jp","category":"Robotics · Components","categories":[{"name":"Actuation","domain":"Humanoids","parent":"Humanoids · Components"},{"name":"Actuation","domain":"Robotics","parent":"Robotics · Components"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-08T10:00:41.222+00:00","facts_total":39,"positioning":"Harmonic Drive Systems is the Japanese inventor and reference supplier of strain-wave gears (TSE:6324, ~JPY 60B class), whose core market is industrial robot joints (every major arm maker) with humanoid demand layering on top. It holds a near-monopoly in precision strain-wave gearing, though the NSK-NTN merger and a Chinese price attack (Leaderdrive) are recorded competitive threats. Revenue is 100-500m.","sub_category":"Actuation","signals_total":5,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/harmonic-drive-systems","title":"Harmonic Drive Systems · robotics, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Harmonic Drive Systems supplies precision reducers and motion-control components used to actuate robots. Robotics 100 rank 43 (score 84) 5 signals and 39 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}