Epson Robots vs Mitsubishi Electric: Industrial arms & cobots compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Epson Robots ranks 67 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 80; Mitsubishi Electric ranks 85 with 79. Epson Robots is ahead on deployment. Mitsubishi Electric is ahead on progress. Level on production, commercials, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Epson Robots is based in Suwa, Japan, Mitsubishi Electric in Tokyo, Japan. Epson Robots: Established. Mitsubishi Electric: Established. Epson Robots is named in 2 signals and Mitsubishi Electric in 101.

Epson Robots →

Suwa, Nagano, Japan · Robotics · Systems / Industrial arms & cobots · Established · epson.com

Epson Robots develops and sells industrial SCARA robots, 6-axis robots, and collaborative robots for factory automation, along with robot controllers and integrated automation solutions.

Robotics 100 · rank 67 · score 80

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production8
Commercials8
Progress8
Technology6
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage6

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

Positioning

Epson Robots (a Seiko Epson division) has sold 150,000+ robots cumulatively (as of April 2026) and claims to be the #1 SCARA maker worldwide, with GX/RS/T SCARA and 6-axis lines. It previewed its first cobot platform for a 2026 launch at Automate (June 2026), with SafeSense safety technology and new products at Automation Expo Mumbai. Robots-business revenue is not broken out (estimated 100-500m).

Latest signals

  • Epson introduces AX6 cobot with compact design and no-code programmingThe Robot Report
  • ENCY Software updated ENCY Hyper to support robots from a broad set of manufacturers.The Robot Report

2 signals name Epson Robots.

Facts, with sources

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1 facts on file.

Mitsubishi Electric →

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · Robotics · Systems / Industrial arms & cobots · Established · mitsubishielectric.com

Mitsubishi Electric makes MELFA industrial robot arms, along with PLCs and factory-automation systems used with them.

Robotics 100 · rank 85 · score 79AI Core · watchlist · score 69Space · watchlist · score 61

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials8
Progress10
Technology6
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage6

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

Positioning

Mitsubishi Electric makes MELFA industrial robots (including the heavy-payload RV-35/50/80FR series) within the Factory Automation segment of its ~JPY 5.5T group, part of its e-F@ctory ecosystem. No robot-specific dated 2025-26 activity was found this pass (its latest major launch was the RV-35/50/80FR in May 2024). Robots are not broken out (estimated 100-500m line), and it is a structurally necessary FA giant.

Latest signals

  • ispace and Mitsubishi Electric were selected for JAXA’s lunar solar-power tower concept design.SPACE CONNECT
  • Mitsubishi Electric develops physical AI system linking humanoid robots with CNC machine toolsThe AI Insider
  • Infineon, STMicroelectronics, Wolfspeed, onsemi, ROHM, Mitsubishi Electric, Fuji Electric, Microchip, Toshiba, and Semikron Danfoss are listed as the top ten SiC producers.Electronics Weekly

101 signals name Mitsubishi Electric.

Facts, with sources

  • [object Object]www.humanoidsdaily.com — 2026-09-18
  • Lumos NexCore platform for rapid robot skill acquisitionwww.humanoidsdaily.com — 2026-09-18
  • Mitsubishi Electric and SWISSto12 signed an MoU for 3D-printed satellite payloadswww.eu-startups.com — 2026-09-15

66 facts on file.

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Epson Robots or Mitsubishi Electric: which is ahead in robotics?

Epson Robots ranks 67 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 80; Mitsubishi Electric ranks 85 with 79. Epson Robots is ahead on deployment. Mitsubishi Electric is ahead on progress. Level on production, commercials, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Epson Robots is based in Suwa, Japan, Mitsubishi Electric in Tokyo, Japan. Epson Robots: Established. Mitsubishi Electric: Established. Epson Robots is named in 2 signals and Mitsubishi Electric in 101.

How do Epson Robots and Mitsubishi Electric compare?

Epson Robots ranks 67 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 80; Mitsubishi Electric ranks 85 with 79. Epson Robots is ahead on deployment. Mitsubishi Electric is ahead on progress. Level on production, commercials, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Epson Robots is based in Suwa, Japan, Mitsubishi Electric in Tokyo, Japan. Epson Robots: Established. Mitsubishi Electric: Established. Epson Robots is named in 2 signals and Mitsubishi Electric in 101. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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