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Industrial Companies
ABB Robotics
ABB Robotics is a Public company with a focus on Industrial & Manipulator robotics. It is located at Affolternstrasse 44, Zurich in Switzerland.
ABB Limited provides power and automation technologies. The company operates under segments that include power products, power systems, automation products, process automation and robotics. ABB Robotics is a leading supplier of industrial robots--also providing robot software, peripheral equipment, modular manufacturing cells and service for tasks such as welding, handling, assembly, painting and finishing, picking, packing, palletizing and machine tending. More about ABB Robotics.
Adept Technology
Adept Technology is a Public company with a focus on Industrial & Manipulator & Mobile robotics. It is located at 5960 Inglewood Dr., Pleasanton CA in the United States.
Adept Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets robots for the electronics, telecommunications, appliances, pharmaceuticals, food processing, and automotive components industries. More about Adept Technology.
DENSO Robotics
DENSO Robotics is a Public company with a focus on Industrial & Manipulator robotics. It is located at 1 Yoshiike Kusagi Agui-cho, Chita-gun Aichi in Japan.
DENSO Robotics is a subsidiary of DENSO Wave Corporation. Factory automation makes up 28% of corporate business; robotic controllers make up 37% of corporate business.

As one of the world's largest automotive parts manufacturers, DENSO has been a leader and pioneer in manufacturing automation, including the design and manufacturing of industrial robot arms, since the 1960s. DENSO is also the world's largest user of small assembly robots, from four-axis SCARA robots to five- and six-axis articulated robots. More about DENSO Robotics.
EPSON Robots
EPSON Robots is a Public company with a focus on Industrial robotics. It is located at 3-5 Owa, 3-chome, Suwa in Japan.
EPSON Robots is the robotics design and manufacturing department of Japanese corporation Seiko Epson. Seiko Epson Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of information-related equipment, electronic devices, and precision products. EPSON Robots manufactures Cartesian, SCARA and 6-axis industrial robots for factory automation. More about EPSON Robots.
FANUC Robotics
FANUC Robotics is a Public company with a focus on Industrial robotics. It is located at Oshino-mura, Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan.
FANUC Corporation, part of the Furukawa Group, is a Japanese electromechanical manufacturer specializing in robotics. It is one of the largest makers of industrial robots in the world. More about FANUC Robotics.
Festo
Festo is a Private company with a focus on Industrial & Manipulator robotics. It is located at Ruiter Straße 82, Esslingen in Germany.
Festo Corporation is a world-wide supplier of automation technology and performance leader in industrial training and education programs. More about Festo.
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai Heavy Industries is a Public company with a focus on Medical & Assistive & Industrial & Manipulator robotics. It is located at 1 Jeonha-dong, Ulsan in Korea, South.
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. builds ships for commercial, and military purposes. The Company manufactures oil tankers, cargo and passenger vessels, and warships. Hyundai Heavy Industries also produces heavy industrial machineries, wind turbines, solar panels, electrical components for engines and power trains, and industrial vehicles, such as cranes and bulldozers. More about Hyundai Heavy Industries.
KUKA Robotics
KUKA Robotics is a Public company with a focus on Industrial robotics. It is located at 51870 Shelby Parkway, Shelby Township MI in the United States.
KUKA Robotics Corporation manufactures PC-controlled robots. The company offers industrial robots, such as small robots; robots with low, medium, and high payloads; and heavy duty robots, as well as robots for special requirements. More about KUKA Robotics.
Rethink Robotics
Rethink Robotics is a Private company with a focus on Humanoid & Industrial & Manipulator robotics. It is located at 27 Wormwood Street, Boston MA in the United States.
Rethink Robotics develops adaptive, low-cost robots for manufacturing. Rethink's solutions are targeted for the SMB market and designed to be human-safe and easily programmable. The company's flagship product, Baxter, is the world's first low-cost industrial humanoid robot. More about Rethink Robotics.
SCHUNK
SCHUNK is a Private company with a focus on Industrial & Manipulator robotics. It is located at SCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG, Lauffen/Neckar in Germany.
SCHUNK, a family owned business, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of automation components, toolholders and workholding equipment. More about SCHUNK.
Stäubli
Stäubli is a Private company with a focus on Industrial & Manipulator robotics. It is located at 201 Parkway West , Duncan SC in the United States.
Staubli Corporation, operating as the North American subsidiary of Stäubli International AG (Swiss), manufactures textile machinery, quick release couplings, and robotics systems. More about Stäubli.
Universal Robots
Universal Robots is a Private company with a focus on Industrial & Manipulator robotics. It is located at Universal Robots A/S, DK-5260 Odense S in Denmark.
Universal Robots is a first mover within a new segment of collaborative industrial robots focusing on user friendliness and flexibility for the SMB market. The company is headquartered in Odense, Denmark where all development and production is carried out. More about Universal Robots.
Yaskawa Motoman Robotics
Yaskawa Motoman Robotics is a Public company with a focus on Industrial robotics. It is located in Miamisburg OH in the United States.
As of June 1, 2010, Motoman Inc., an industrial robotics company, was acquired by Yaskawa Electric Corp. The company is now classified as Yaskawa America, Inc.'s Motoman Robotics Division. More about Yaskawa Motoman Robotics.
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