Kawasaki Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-23 - Partnership - Dexterity and Kawasaki expand RL030N warehouse-robot collaboration - Dexterity is scaling production and deployment of Mech robots using the Kawasaki RL030N arm. The RL030N adds an articulation axis for confined and variable warehouse workflows. The integration combines Kawasaki robot hardware with Dexterity’s Mech hardware… - source: automation.com
• 2026-06-16 - Product Launch - Kawasaki Robotics unveils RL030N 8DoF Physical AI robot platform - The RL030N adds an additional articulation axis for dexterity beyond conventional 6-axis industrial robots. Kawasaki said the platform supports adaptive motion, obstacle avoidance, confined-space manipulation and complex motion planning. The robot uses… - source: kawasakirobotics.com
• 2026-05-22 - Partnership - Kawasaki opens Physical AI Center San Jose with AI and technology partners - The center is intended to accelerate social implementation of physical AI in robotics. Kawasaki named healthcare, elder care, mobility, semiconductors and automotive as starting application areas. Kawasaki described collaboration themes with NVIDIA, Analog… - source: khi.co.jp
• 2026-02-16 - Product Launch - Kawasaki launches compact CP110L palletizing robot - The smaller body targets sites constrained by ceiling height and workcell space. The hollow wrist expands routing and end-effector options for medium-heavy palletizing applications. - source: global.kawasaki.com
• 2025-06-18 - Research Publication - TACT paper uses RHP7 Kaleido for tactile whole-body contact manipulation - The TACT paper introduces tactile-modality extended ACT for humanoid whole-body contact manipulation from human teleoperation data. The system is integrated with retargeting and locomotion control and demonstrated on the life-size RHP7 Kaleido humanoid. The… - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-05-26 - Research Publication - Distributed tactile-sensor control paper demonstrates multi-contact motions on RHP Kaleido - The paper develops whole-body multi-contact motion control using deformable distributed tactile sensors mounted on humanoid limbs. The authors demonstrate motions including forearm-supported stepping and thigh-contact balancing on the life-sized RHP Kaleido… - source: arxiv.org
• 2023-03-22 - Product Launch - Kawasaki launches RS025N in the Americas - The six-axis arm combined a 25 kg payload, 1,885 mm reach and ±0.04 mm position repeatability for general factory automation. Its cantilevered upper arm expanded the working envelope below, behind and close to the robot while reducing base interference.… - source: kawasakirobotics.com
• 2022-06-06 - Demonstration - Kawasaki Robotics demos RapidPlan welding cell at Automate 2022 - The booth demo combined Kawasaki KRNX control with Realtime Robotics motion planning and collision avoidance. Two Kawasaki BX100N robots simulated car-door spot welding with ARO 3G modular guns. Attendees could see target order, allocation and robot sequence… - source: businesswire.com