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Japan
Japan-based logistics company providing fulfillment, shipping, transportation, and logistics processing services with a nationwide distribution network.
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United States
U.S. autonomous mobile robot integrator delivering turn-key AMR deployments using MiR, AGILOX and Universal Robots platforms.
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United Kingdom
UK-based collaborative and service robotics provider supplying AMRs, cobots, and inspection robots to public and private sector organizations.
Da Shiang Automation Industrial Co. Ltd. 達詳自動化工業股份有限公司
Taiwan
Taiwan-based robotic system integrator founded 2013; 1,000+ robot projects in automotive, aerospace, and metal manufacturing.
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Germany
German sales subsidiary of Janome Industrial Equipment (Japan), distributing servo presses and desktop/Cartesian robots in Europe since 1984.
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Taiwan
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