10 of the 100 companies on the Robotics 100 are based in Japan, 10% of the list, across 3 categories and 4 segments. The highest ranked is FANUC, rank 6 of 100 with a score of 94. Ranking and scores from the November 2026 edition, the assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence of the robotics landscape.
| Rank | Company | Category / segment | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | FANUCFANUC builds and supplies industrial robot arms, collaborative robots, welding and painting robots, and integrated robotic automation systems for manufacturing, machining, assembly and material handling. | Systems / Industrial arms & cobots | Japan | 94 |
| 8 | KomatsuKomatsu builds and sells autonomous construction and mining equipment, including autonomous haulage systems and machine-control solutions for industrial sites. | Systems / Field & outdoor | Japan | 93 |
| 11 | YaskawaYaskawa develops and sells MOTOMAN industrial robots, collaborative robots, heavy-object transport robots, and autonomous robot systems for manufacturing and other industrial markets. | Systems / Industrial arms & cobots | Japan | 91 |
| 12 | KeyenceKeyence supplies industrial automation equipment, including PLCs, servo systems, programming software and multi-axis commissioning tools used in automated production and robotic manufacturing environments. | Sensing / Vision & 3D perception | Japan | 91 |
| 15 | SMCSMC supplies pneumatic and automatic-control components for industrial robots, including cylinders, valves, fieldbus equipment and magnetless rodless cylinders. | Components / Actuation | Japan | 90 |
| 27 | NabtescoNabtesco manufactures precision reducers and motion-control components used in industrial robot joints and other robotic actuation systems. | Components / Actuation | Japan | 86 |
| 43 | Harmonic Drive SystemsHarmonic Drive Systems supplies precision reducers and motion-control components used to actuate robots. | Components / Actuation | Japan | 83.5 |
| 59 | Denso WaveDenso Wave develops COBOTTA products and launched COBOTTA LAB Modules, placing it in industrial collaborative robot systems. Its QR Code Calibration and monitoring capability also supports RC9/COBOTTA robot controllers. | Systems / Industrial arms & cobots | Japan | 81 |
| 67 | Epson RobotsEpson Robots develops and sells industrial SCARA robots, 6-axis robots, and collaborative robots for factory automation, along with robot controllers and integrated automation solutions. | Systems / Industrial arms & cobots | Japan | 80 |
| 85 | Mitsubishi ElectricMitsubishi Electric makes MELFA industrial robot arms, along with PLCs and factory-automation systems used with them. | Systems / Industrial arms & cobots | Japan | 79 |
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10 of the 100 companies on the Robotics 100 are based in Japan: FANUC, Komatsu, Yaskawa, Keyence and SMC and 5 more. FANUC ranks highest (rank 6 of 100, score 94). Ranking from the Robotics 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
FANUC ranks highest (rank 6 of 100, score 94). Next: Komatsu, Yaskawa and Keyence. Ranking from the Robotics 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
10 of 100, 10% of the list. Ranking from the Robotics 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
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