Hitachi Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-30 - Partnership - FANUC and Hitachi partner to commercialise Physical AI for factories - Initial validation in Ibaraki factories covers varied-part picking and production changeovers. The partners will assess recognition, robot motion, takt time and quality, including use of Hitachi’s edge AI semiconductor. The work combines Hitachi’s HMAX… - source: fanuc.co.jp
• 2026-09-29 - Partnership - Agile Robots and Hitachi agree Physical AI manufacturing partnership - The agreement covers robotic arms, mobile robots and Agile ONE, with AgileCore for simulation, control and orchestration. The partners plan to use Hitachi edge AI semiconductors and bring solutions to market through HMAX Industry and Agile customer channels.… - source: agile-robots.com
• 2026-09-03 - Product Launch - Hitachi starts offering new HMAX Physical AI components - HMAX Data Fabric collects, integrates and organizes distributed operating data for AI use. HMAX AI Operations governs the safe deployment and ongoing operation of AI systems. Physical AI FDE teams work with customers to integrate models and workflows in… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-07-15 - Capability - Hitachi adopts NVIDIA Cosmos and Isaac for physical-AI R&D - NVIDIA Metropolis is also being applied to the company’s smart-building operations. Planned membership in the NVIDIA Cosmos Coalition extends the work into open world-model development with other Japanese organizations. Coalition members can build on Cosmos… - source: nvidianews.nvidia.com
• 2026-07-13 - Partnership - UBTECH and Hitachi begin Walker S2 manufacturing validation - The cooperation covered elevators, building systems, healthcare, industrial equipment and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. Hitachi China Research Institute, UBTECH and Hitachi Elevator conducted secondary development and operational testing on an… - source: ubtrobot.com
• 2025-11-27 - Demonstration - Epistra reports laboratory bioprocess validation with Hitachi and Fermelanta - Epistra reports that 60 experiments explored an 11-variable condition space, increasing reticuline yield from 3.2 to 6.0 g/L. The release reports up to 73% fewer laboratory experiments; pilot-scale validation was planned for fiscal 2025. - source: epistra.jp
• 2019-12-27 - Acquisition - Hitachi completes acquisition of JR Automation - JR Automation employed more than 2,000 people across 23 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia at closing. The acquired business serves automotive, life-sciences, aerospace and other manufacturers with intelligent automation systems.… - source: hitachi.com
• 2019-04-24 - Acquisition - Hitachi agrees to acquire JR Automation - The agreement covered JR Automation Technologies and its industrial automation operations. JR Automation was described as a robotic systems integrator with automation capabilities across multiple industries. The deal moved JR Automation toward Hitachi… - source: hitachi.com