Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Robotics)

Industrial-robot major developing the Kaleido humanoid, targeting factory use around 2030

Public · Prototype · Humanoid OEM · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan · Founded 1896 · 7012 (TSE) · kawasakirobotics.com

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Profile

Kawasaki is one of Japan's oldest industrial-robot makers and has developed the Kaleido humanoid since 2015. Its roadmap targets factory use with remote assistance around 2030 and full autonomy in unstructured settings around 2040.

People

• YH
  Yasuhiko Hashimoto

  President and Chief Executive Officer

Source: Kawasaki Heavy Industries executives page · As of Oct 8, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship robots

• Kaleido 9 Humanoid
  Humanoid with LiDAR/SLAM walking and remote operation
• Industrial robots Industrial robot

Market & financials

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• ABB Robotics

  Direct competitor

  CHRobotics leader

  Both sell industrial robot arms to factories worldwide: ABB Robotics makes industrial robots and is being acquired by SoftBank, while Kawasaki Heavy Industries makes industrial robots and is developing the Kaleido humanoid for factory use around 2030.

  Sources (2)

  • The current goals of Kaleido 9 as a humanoid robot (Kawasaki Robotics)
  • ABB to divest Robotics division to SoftBank Group (ABB)

• FANUC

  Direct competitor

  JPRobotics leader

  Both sell industrial robot arms to factories worldwide: FANUC is the world's largest industrial-robot maker and also sells cobots, while Kawasaki Heavy Industries makes industrial robots and is developing the Kaleido humanoid for factory use around 2030.

  Sources (2)

  • The current goals of Kaleido 9 as a humanoid robot (Kawasaki Robotics)
  • FANUC (company website)

• KUKA

  Direct competitor

  DERobotics leader

  Both sell industrial robot arms to factories worldwide: KUKA makes industrial robots and is owned by China's Midea, while Kawasaki Heavy Industries makes industrial robots and is developing the Kaleido humanoid for factory use around 2030.

  Sources (2)

  • The current goals of Kaleido 9 as a humanoid robot (Kawasaki Robotics)
  • KUKA (company website)

Recent news

• Jun 1, 2026 — Roadmap: Noetra-powered Kaleido rollout around 2030 Humanoids Daily
• Mar 16, 2026 — Kaleido 9 goals outlined Kawasaki Robotics

Sources

• The current goals of Kaleido 9 as a humanoid robot (Kawasaki Robotics) (Mar 16, 2026)
• Kawasaki plans Noetra-powered Kaleido rollout around 2030 (Humanoids Daily) (Jun 1, 2026)
• Kawasaki Heavy aims for fully autonomous humanoid AI robot by 2030 (Nikkei Asia) (Jun 1, 2026)

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