FANUC vs Mitsubishi Electric: Industrial arms & cobots compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

FANUC ranks 6 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 94; Mitsubishi Electric ranks 85 with 79. FANUC is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, technology, positioning and leverage. Level on progress and firepower. FANUC is based in Oshino, Japan, Mitsubishi Electric in Tokyo, Japan. FANUC: Public, founded 1972. Mitsubishi Electric: Established. FANUC is named in 111 signals and Mitsubishi Electric in 101.

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.

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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FANUC or Mitsubishi Electric: which is ahead in robotics?

FANUC ranks 6 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 94; Mitsubishi Electric ranks 85 with 79. FANUC is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, technology, positioning and leverage. Level on progress and firepower. FANUC is based in Oshino, Japan, Mitsubishi Electric in Tokyo, Japan. FANUC: Public, founded 1972. Mitsubishi Electric: Established. FANUC is named in 111 signals and Mitsubishi Electric in 101.

How do FANUC and Mitsubishi Electric compare?

FANUC ranks 6 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 94; Mitsubishi Electric ranks 85 with 79. FANUC is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, technology, positioning and leverage. Level on progress and firepower. FANUC is based in Oshino, Japan, Mitsubishi Electric in Tokyo, Japan. FANUC: Public, founded 1972. Mitsubishi Electric: Established. FANUC is named in 111 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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