NSK Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-25 - Product Launch - RT discloses NSK-backed inspection quadruped prototype - The prototype is about 20 kg, measures roughly 900 × 400 × 500 mm while standing, and can carry up to 7 kg of equipment. The planned demonstration includes stair and slope traversal, autonomous patrol, and meter-reading workflows. RT is targeting a… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-08-20 - Partnership - ATOM Humanoid and NSK sign humanoid-robotics MOU - NSK actuators will be installed on ATOM Humanoid robots for joint evaluation, with results intended to improve performance and address mass-production challenges. The companies will collect physical-AI data using ATOM Humanoid robots in NSK manufacturing… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-05-08 - Partnership - NSK and Delta Electronics sign next-generation robotics MOU - The companies will integrate electronic, control and mechanical technologies around rotary and linear robot actuators. They agreed to cooperate on research, integrated design, system validation and prototypes. Future work will assess commercialization… - source: nsk.com
• 2025-11-06 - Product Launch - NSK develops rotary and linear actuators for robotics applications - NSK said the actuators combine bearing, linear-motion and mechatronics technologies. The release describes compact, lightweight, high-backdrivability rotary and linear actuator designs. NSK also referenced collaboration with Delta Electronics around built-in… - source: nsk.com
• 2025-10-30 - Partnership - NSK takes strategic stake and partners with RT Corporation - The transaction used a third-party allotment of new shares and left NSK with more than one-third of RT voting rights. The companies agreed to pursue domestic quadruped robots and humanoid deployment in manufacturing. Their programme combines RT physical-AI… - source: nsk.com
• 2023-11-29 - Demonstration - NSK exhibits reconfigurable robotic-hand prototype at iREX 2023 - Individual finger modules could be rearranged to build the minimum hand configuration needed for a use case. German Aerospace Center wire-drive technology enabled smooth motion and gentle gripping of varied objects. NSK combined a detachable magnetic… - source: nsk.com
• 2015-04-16 - Demonstration - NSK completes real-world LIGHBOT guide-robot demonstrations - The autonomous guide robot operated under conditions close to actual use with visually impaired participants and rehabilitation staff. NSK validated indoor navigation, obstacle avoidance, voice guidance and safer user-controlled speed and stopping. The… - source: nsk.com