Nikkei xTech publishes interview on Fictiv's sourcing of humanoid parts

On November 10, 2026, Nikkei xTech published an interview article about sourcing parts for humanoids that featured Fictiv, a subsidiary of the MISUMI Group.

What can be confirmed in this case is that Nikkei xTech published an interview article featuring Fictiv. This article does not summarize or reconstruct the interview's statements or arguments. Please refer to the original article for details. The publication of the article itself cannot be treated as evidence of Fictiv's production capacity or order performance. In a related article, we covered Jabil and humanoid development and production, focusing on the transition from prototyping to design and manufacturing geared toward mass production (Jabil discusses progress in humanoid development and mass production, report says). Meanwhile, a report that more than 1 million robots are operating in Amazon warehouses illustrates that production capacity at factories and the number of robots running in the field are separate measures (Amazon reported to operate more than 1 million robots in its warehouses). When considering the role of companies that support manufacturing, the systems that enable prototyping and parts sourcing, the capacity of mass-production facilities, and the number of robots actually in operation cannot be treated as the same thing. These articles cover different companies and events; they do not demonstrate Fictiv's performance or a relationship with Amazon. To understand the industry's structure, it is necessary to view the chain from parts design and sourcing through manufacturing, robot deployment and the accumulation of operational data, while distinguishing the players and track records at each stage. The presence of manufacturing support alone does not establish the scale of mass production, utilization rates, robot performance or safety, or whether operational data is used for retraining. If specific production volumes, parts involved, manufacturing processes or deployment records for Fictiv are disclosed in the future, the focus will be on determining which processes it handles. This article does not claim to have verified these figures or records at this time.