FANUC's businesses were founded in 1956 when it started to develop numerical controls (NCs) and servo systems.
Since its founding, FANUC has always emphasized research and development in its management.
FANUC is a group of companies, principally FANUC Corporation of Japan, Fanuc America Corporation of Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA, and FANUC Robotics Europe SA of Luxembourg, that provide automationproducts and services such as robotics and computer numerical control systems.