Company profile
Rakuten Group
Rakuten Group operates e-commerce and digital services, including a public autonomous delivery network using ground robots and drones in Japan.
Facts
- Segment
- DELIVERY
- Country
- Japan
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Tokyo
- Founded
- 1997
- Ticker
- 4755
- Website
- https://global.rakuten.com/corp/
About Rakuten Group
Rakuten Group operates a broad digital-services business spanning e-commerce, fintech, mobile communications and online services. Its robotics exposure sits within Rakuten Drone, which provides unmanned-delivery operations for retailers and local communities using autonomous ground robots and aircraft.
The ground service combines ordering, store inventory, loading support, fleet supervision and last-mile delivery through a single operating workflow. Rakuten has progressed from trials to recurring public service in Japanese neighbourhoods, including Harumi and Toyosu in Tokyo. Robotics remains a defined operating programme within a diversified public group rather than the group’s primary business.
Market context
DEPLOYMENT
Summary
Type: Delivery network operator
Core: Rakuten Unmanned Delivery
Function: Deliver local orders
Audience: Retailers and households