Announced details
Service robots, wearable devices, small mobility vehicles, industrial robots, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and other applications
The companies will jointly develop resin harmonic drive gears. Harmonic Drive Systems will provide product technology for harmonic drive gears, while RIKEN NPR will provide manufacturing technology for super engineering plastics. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed.
Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, Chairman and CEO: Maekawa Yasunori (前川泰則). Other company information: Not disclosed.
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Resin harmonic drive gear |
| Counterparty | NPR-RIKEN CORPORATION |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, Chairman and CEO: Maekawa Yasunori (前川泰則). Other company information: Not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | The companies will jointly develop resin harmonic drive gears. Harmonic Drive Systems will provide product technology for harmonic drive gears, while RIKEN NPR will provide manufacturing technology for super engineering plastics. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed. |
| Contract Date | 18 September 2026 (agreement to jointly develop the product) |
| Applicable area | Service robots, wearable devices, small mobility vehicles, industrial robots, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and other applications |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To address needs for weight reduction, lower noise, greater safety when coming into contact with people, and lower power consumption by leveraging the characteristics of resin, and to expand into new markets and applications.