Dobot vs FANUC: Industrial arms & cobots compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

FANUC ranks 6 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 94; Dobot ranks 47 with 83. FANUC is ahead on production, commercials, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment, progress and technology. Dobot is based in Shenzhen, China, FANUC in Oshino, Japan. Dobot: public. FANUC: Public, founded 1972. Dobot is named in 17 signals and FANUC in 111.

Dobot →

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · Robotics · Systems / Industrial arms & cobots · public · dobot-robots.com

Dobot is a robotics manufacturer whose core business includes developing and selling robotic systems, particularly industrial and collaborative robots.

Robotics 100 · rank 47 · score 83Humanoids 100 · rank 15 · score 83AI Core · discarded · score 64

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production8
Commercials8
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage6

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Dobot is a Chinese robot maker (HKEX-listed, A-share second listing approved July 2026) of desktop, light-industrial, and collaborative robots, with its Atom humanoid entering mass production at a ~$27K list price. FY25 revenue was RMB 493M (~$68M, +32%), though it is not yet profitable. Its IPO raised HKD 752M in December 2024.

Latest signals

  • DOBOT reports a 50,000-hour MTBF for the VEGA 7.Robot News
  • DOBOT launched the VEGA 7 seven-axis force-control robotic arm.Robot News
  • Dobot launched the VEGA 7 seven-axis force-controlled robotic arm for embodied AI.Pandaily

17 signals name Dobot.

Facts, with sources

  • HKD 9220000000stockanalysis.com
  • [object Object]www.humanoidsdaily.com — 2026-08-24
  • Strategic partnership with RiACT to integrate DOBOT collaborative robot hardware with RiACT's RiFLEX robot operating system; relationship evolved from pilot projectsdobot-robots.com

34 facts on file.

FANUC →

Oshino, Yamanashi, Japan · Robotics · Systems / Industrial arms & cobots · Public · founded 1972 · www.fanuc.co.jp

FANUC builds and supplies industrial robot arms, collaborative robots, welding and painting robots, and integrated robotic automation systems for manufacturing, machining, assembly and material handling.

Robotics 100 · rank 6 · score 94AI Core · discarded · score 88

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production10
Commercials10
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning10
Firepower10
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

FANUC is a Japanese industrial-automation leader ($7.2B group in robotics and CNC) with robot capacity of 11,000/month (actual ~8,000/month) and 750,000 cumulative robots (as of 2021). It is a structurally dominant arm and CNC maker. Current unit output and recent dated events were not captured this pass beyond the IFR capacity data.

Latest signals

  • FANUC demonstrated its generative-AI-powered Physical AI CNC system at JIMTOF2026.MONOist (ITmedia)
  • FANUC and Microsoft are integrating factory-floor and enterprise data through Copilot.MONOist (ITmedia)
  • FANUC America opened the FANUC Training Academy in Auburn Hills, Michigan as the largest U.S. corporate robot and industrial automation education center.Robot News

111 signals name FANUC.

Facts, with sources

  • Technology demonstrated for importing robot motion simulations from ROBOGUIDE into NVIDIA Isaac SimThe Robot Report
  • Setco’s robotic spindle demonstrated in a FANUC machining system at IMTS 2026.RoboticsTomorrow
  • Setco’s robotic spindle showcased at IMTS 2026www.roboticstomorrow.com — 2026-09-14

136 facts on file.

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Dobot or FANUC: which is ahead in robotics?

FANUC ranks 6 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 94; Dobot ranks 47 with 83. FANUC is ahead on production, commercials, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment, progress and technology. Dobot is based in Shenzhen, China, FANUC in Oshino, Japan. Dobot: public. FANUC: Public, founded 1972. Dobot is named in 17 signals and FANUC in 111.

How do Dobot and FANUC compare?

FANUC ranks 6 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 94; Dobot ranks 47 with 83. FANUC is ahead on production, commercials, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment, progress and technology. Dobot is based in Shenzhen, China, FANUC in Oshino, Japan. Dobot: public. FANUC: Public, founded 1972. Dobot is named in 17 signals and FANUC in 111. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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