Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) is a Japanese multinational engineering corporation that pioneered Japan’s commercial robotics manufacturing in 1969 through a licensing agreement with Unimation. The company’s Robot Business Division is headquartered at the Akashi Works in Hyogo Prefecture, supported by corporate headquarters in Tokyo and Kobe.
With more than 200,000 robots supplied worldwide, Kawasaki’s robotics operations serve automotive manufacturers, electronics facilities, aerospace companies, and pharmaceutical laboratories with custom robotic cells and standardized automation platforms.