TOKYO -- Nidec, the world's largest motor maker, has added robots to its core products along with electric vehicle motors, as the Japanese company continues its dramatic expansion of businesses in the hard disk drive sector to home appliances.
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Nidec founder and Chairman Shigenobu Nagamori stressed on Wednesday "it's risky to buy all semiconductors from other companies." (Screenshot from Nidec's website)
TOKYO -- Nidec, the world's largest motor maker, has added robots to its core products along with electric vehicle motors, as the Japanese company continues its dramatic expansion of businesses in the hard disk drive sector to home appliances.