Facts

• Segment: Industrial
• Country: China
• Founded: 2014
• Website: https://www.jaka.com/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Products
• Facts
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Team
• Relationships
• Context tags
• Sources

Summary

JAKA Robotics builds collaborative robots and embodied-intelligence robots for smart manufacturing. Its cobot portfolio is designed for flexible deployment around people, with products used in electronics, automotive, new energy, education and general industrial automation.

Market context

JAKA matters as one of China's more established cobot builders, with broad international deployment and customers across automotive, electronics, semiconductor and medical-device manufacturing. JAKA Robotics Co. , Ltd. Independent Chinese cobot manufacturer. Founded 2014 by Li Mingyang (CEO). "Just Always Keep Amazing. " Global presence: nearly 100 countries; offices in USA, Germany, Japan, Malaysia.

• Capability: AI-driven control and force feedback algorithms machine learning for environment adaptation real-time sensor integration and motion planning extensive communication interfaces vision systems integration wire…
• Strategic position: next-generation cobot technology leader 9 core technologies and 6 core algorithms torque-feedback and force sensing expertise global expansion (100+ countries) localized…

Products

• JAKA K-1

Facts

• Website: https://www.jaka.com/
• HQ: Shanghai (Minhang District), China
• Founded: 2014
• Segment: Industrial
• Funding total: $206M

Collaborative robot manufacturer

JAKA Robotics develops collaborative robots and intelligent robot systems for industrial automation, manufacturing and service applications.

• Target environment: Factories, electronics production, automotive supply chains, new-energy manufacturing, food production and collaborative robot workcells.
• Deployment model: Cobot hardware, intelligent robot products and automation solutions sold through global subsidiaries and partner channels.
• Customer context: Manufacturers, system integrators, production engineers, automation buyers and companies adopting collaborative robot cells.
• Workflow context: Collaborative automation, machine tending, assembly, screwing, painting, handling, inspection and flexible manufacturing support.
• Commercial maturity: Commercially mature cobot manufacturer founded in 2014, with global subsidiaries and deployed collaborative robot product families.
• Market position: Chinese collaborative robot OEM serving factory automation and general intelligent robot applications.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on application fit, integration ease, payload and reach requirements, safety validation, support coverage and competition from global cobot brands.
• Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes cobots, industrial robot arms, machine tending, collaborative automation and smart manufacturing.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2025-05-21 - Partnership - JAKA holds its 2025 Global Ecosystem Partner Conference in Shanghai and Changzhou - JAKA staged its 2025 Global Ecosystem Partner Conference across Shanghai and Changzhou with integrators and…
• 2025-04-24 - Facility Opening - JAKA opens Toyohashi base for Japan robotics support - JAKA opened a Toyohashi, Aichi base focused on intelligent robotics applications, automated solution development, and technical serv…
• 2025-04-01 - Product Launch - JAKA unveils the JAKA S 5 intelligent collaborative robot at Hannover Messe 2025 - Hannover Messe 2025 coverage on JAKA's site introduces the JAKA S 5 collaborative robot with sub-newton fo…
• 2024-08-04 - Partnership - JAKA Robotics partners with Brütsch Elektronik to expand collaborative-robot automation in Switzerland - JAKA and Brütsch Elektronik announced a partnership to deliver collaborative-robot auto…

Team

• Li Mingyang - Founder and Chairman - Founder row explains JAKA's development as a major Chinese cobot company focused on industrial automation and easy-to-deploy collaborative robots.
• Young Li - Founder & CEO

Relationships

• distribution_partner - JAKA Robotics partnered with Brutsch Elektronik for Swiss cobot channel coverage.
• customer - Toyota cooperation and automotive cobot use cited in JAKA Japan base news.
• technology_partner - Siemens RobIn e-Box interoperability demo cited in JAKA S 5 Hannover news.

Context tags

• Collaborative robot arm builder - Peer Group - JAKA builds collaborative robot arms for industrial automation.
• Collaborative factory automation - Workflow - JAKA cobots support collaborative factory automation.
• Machine tending - Workflow - JAKA supports machine tending workflows.
• Assembly automation - Workflow - JAKA supports assembly automation workflows.
• Collaborative safety control - Capability - JAKA cobots include collaborative safety features.
• Robot arm OEM - Stack Layer - JAKA builds complete robot arm systems.
• Palletizing and packaging - Workflow - JAKA supports palletizing and packaging workflows.
• Industrial robot arm builder - Peer Group - JAKA provides industrial robot arm systems.
• Factory automation cells - Customer Environment - JAKA cobots are deployed in factory automation cells.
• Commercial deployment - Commercial Stage - JAKA has commercial cobot deployments.