David Fingold Keyence Corp KYCCF-5 WATCH Oct 29, 2018

Robotics? The leaders in robotics are in Japan. The applications are really broad. Everything from robotic arms to the manufacturing of cars.

There are really only 3 companies in high end machine vision. These companies produce gear that literally allow robots to see. There has been an explosion in demand across multiple industries. Dividend yield of 0.2%. (Analysts' price target is ¥70,000.)

This is a Japanese corporation. They literally allow robots to see. They also make different kinds of sensors. Their value proposition is that their products pay back for their clients, very frequently in under 12 months. He doesn’t believe they’ve had a down year, because the products provide such strong payback to clients. (Analysts’ price target is 71,577¥)

(Past Top Pick, Aug.14, 2017, Up 30%) They make sensors to let robots see. He's owned it for five years. It has a 55% operating profit margin and 80% gross margins. As cap spending increases, he thinks more will go to automation, including robot vision.