Japan’s Nippon Ceramic, Panasonic, and Nabtesco are among the leading companies in the robotics theme, according to the latest Thematic Scorecard for the component makers sector from GlobalData.

All three companies gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) for the robotics theme in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the component makers sector. A Thematic score of 5 out of 5 indicates that the companies’ competitive position in this theme will significantly improve their future performance. Also identified as a dominant player in this theme is Harmonic Drive.

On their tail, with a score of 4 out of 5 in the robotics theme, are Intel, TDK, Sunny Optical, Renesas, Navinfo, Sony, Continental, Aptiv, Sensata, Cognex, Hon Hai, Valeo, AAC Technology, Keyence, and Denso.

GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard ranks companies within a sector on the basis of overall leadership in the 10 themes that matter most to their industry, generating a leading indicator of future performance.