FANUC
World's largest industrial-robot maker, adding NVIDIA-based physical AI to its arms and cobots
Public · No humanoid status · Robotics leader · Oshino, Yamanashi, Japan · Founded 1972 · 6954 (TSE) · fanuc.co.jp
Profile
FANUC is a global leader in industrial robots and factory automation. In 2026 it deepened work with NVIDIA on physical AI, using Isaac Sim digital twins, Jetson Thor edge AI and GR00T imitation learning on dual-arm CRX cobots. It has not announced a humanoid.
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People
- Kenji YamaguchiPresident and Chief Executive Officer
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Flagship robots
- CRX cobots Cobot
- Industrial robots / CNC Industrial robot
Market & financials
Trademarks
1 name filed in the US since 2025 · last checked .
- 5-AXIS INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY Examiner objectionMetal working machines; machining centers; numerical controllers; computerized numerical controllers.
Source: USPTO Trademark Search, matched on the company’s legal names. Rechecked on the 1st and 15th of each month. A filing shows intent to use a name in the US, not a launched product.
Competitors
Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.
ABB Robotics
Direct competitorBoth sell industrial robot arms to factories worldwide: ABB Robotics makes industrial robots and is being acquired by SoftBank, while FANUC is the world's largest industrial-robot maker and also sells cobots.
NEURA Robotics
Direct competitorBoth sell collaborative robots that work next to people: NEURA Robotics makes cognitive cobots and the 4NE1 humanoid, while FANUC is the world's largest industrial-robot maker and also sells cobots.
Agile Robots
Direct competitorBoth sell collaborative robots that work next to people: Agile Robots makes industrial cobots and has launched the Agile ONE industrial humanoid, while FANUC is the world's largest industrial-robot maker and also sells cobots.
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Doosan Robotics
Direct competitorBoth sell collaborative robots that work next to people: Doosan Robotics makes cobots and is developing industrial humanoids for a 2028 proof of concept, while FANUC is the world's largest industrial-robot maker and also sells cobots.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Robotics)
Direct competitorBoth sell industrial robot arms to factories worldwide: Kawasaki Heavy Industries makes industrial robots and is developing the Kaleido humanoid for factory use around 2030, while FANUC is the world's largest industrial-robot maker and also sells cobots.
KUKA
Direct competitorBoth sell industrial robot arms to factories worldwide: KUKA makes industrial robots and is owned by China's Midea, while FANUC is the world's largest industrial-robot maker and also sells cobots.
Universal Robots (Teradyne Robotics)
Direct competitorBoth sell collaborative robots that work next to people: Universal Robots pioneered cobots and sells the Gen 7 arm family, while FANUC is the world's largest industrial-robot maker and also sells cobots.
Yaskawa Electric
Direct competitorBoth sell industrial robot arms to factories worldwide: Yaskawa Electric makes Motoman industrial robots and is building a bipedal humanoid through its Tokyo Robotics unit, while FANUC is the world's largest industrial-robot maker and also sells cobots.
Recent news
- — Joins NVIDIA's Japan Cosmos coalition for open physical-AI models GlobeNewswire
- — FANUC strengthens collaboration with NVIDIA FANUC
Sources
- FANUC strengthens collaboration with NVIDIA (FANUC) (May 15, 2026)
- Japan's robotics and manufacturing leaders build on NVIDIA Cosmos (GlobeNewswire) (Jul 16, 2026)
- Hitachi and FANUC enter strategic partnership on physical AI (FANUC news release) (Sep 30, 2026)
Confidence: high.