Yaskawa Electric Corporation

Market context

Yaskawa is a foundational industrial robotics company because it supplies both complete robot arms and the motion-control hardware that underpins automated manufacturing cells.

Products

• GP25
• HC10DTP
• HC20DTP
• Motoman Industrial Robots - Industrial

Facts

• Website: https://www.yaskawa-global.com
• HQ: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
• Founded: 1915
• Ticker: 6506.T / TSE
• Segment: industrial robotics

Industrial robot and motion-control manufacturer

Yaskawa builds MOTOMAN industrial robots and the servo motors, drives and controllers that support factory automation.

• Target environment: Manufacturing plants, welding cells, assembly lines, packaging operations, machine tending, material handling and industrial automation sites.
• Deployment model: Robot-builder and motion-control model spanning complete industrial robots, servo systems, controllers, drives, software and service support.
• Customer context: Manufacturers, system integrators, automotive plants, electronics factories, logistics automation users and industrial automation distributors.
• Workflow context: Industrial robot arms, servo motors, motion controllers, drives, welding automation, material handling and factory robotics.
• Commercial maturity: Global industrial robot manufacturer with large installed base and vertically integrated motion-control capability.
• Market position: Public-market industrial robotics manufacturer.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on industrial capex, robot reliability, integrator support, application fit, service network, controller ecosystem and competition from other industrial robot OEMs.
• Adjacent context: Industrial robots, robot arms, servo systems, motion control, factory automation and manufacturing cells.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-06-15 - Partnership - Novarc and Yaskawa America sign MoU for AI-powered autonomous welding - Novarc and Yaskawa America signed an MoU for AI-powered autonomous welding. The agreement links Novarc welding intelligence software with Yaskawa industrial robot systems. The collaboration targets automated welding workflows for fabrication and industrial pr…
• 2026-02-16 - Product Launch - Yaskawa launches robotic warehouse solutions in North America - Launch brought Yaskawa robotic warehouse solutions to the North American market. Yaskawa America supports deployment, delivery and service for the offering. The solution package includes motion-planning and vision technologies for warehouse automation.
• 2025-07-01 - Facility Opening - Yaskawa plans Wisconsin robot manufacturing facility - Expansion includes a planned robotic manufacturing facility in Franklin, Wisconsin. Yaskawa said robots will be manufactured in Franklin and shipped to customers or integrated at its Ohio facility. This is distinct from Yaskawa’s MOTOMAN NEXT product launch a…
• 2023-11-29 - Product Launch - Yaskawa launches MOTOMAN NEXT adaptive industrial robot series - Yaskawa launched the MOTOMAN NEXT series with five payload classes from 4 kg to 35 kg. The series adds autonomous adaptivity through environment recognition, judgment and motion planning functions. Yaskawa positioned the open platform for food, logistics, agr…

Team

• Hiroshi Ogasawara - Representative Director, Chairman of the Board - Ogasawara is senior board leadership for Yaskawa Electric, a core industrial robotics company.
• Masahiro Ogawa - Representative Director, President - Ogawa is executive leadership for Yaskawa Electric.

Supply chain relationships

• Photoneo - Motioncam 3d Cameras - Photoneo says PackMaster integrates multiple MotionCam-3D cameras with Yaskawa robots for mixed palletizing.
• SCHUNK - Schunk Co Act And Flexgrip Grippers - Yaskawa names SCHUNK Co-act and FlexGrip grippers for Smart Series and GP-series robots.
• SICK AG - Sick Sbot Safety Kits And Microscan3 Scanner - Yaskawa says SICK sBot kits provide safety monitoring for Smart Series systems.
• Roboworld - Robosuit And Pendant Armor - Yaskawa names Roboworld Robosuit and Pendant Armor protection for Smart Series robots.
• VIPA Controls - Vipa Remote I/o Kits - Yaskawa says VIPA remote I/O kits support Fieldbus and Ethernet communication for Smart Series systems.
• Cognex Corporation - Cognex In Sight Based Motosight 2d - Yaskawa says Cognex In-Sight based MotoSight 2D provides machine vision for Yaskawa robots.
• OnRobot - Onrobot Electric, Vacuum And Adhesive Grippers - Yaskawa names OnRobot grippers and Yaskawa-specific docs/software for Smart Series robots.
• Schmalz - Schmalz Ecbpi And Fxcb Vacuum Grippers Compatibility - Yaskawa says Schmalz vacuum gripper models are compatible with the HC10DT robot.
• Vention - Mounting Plates, Stands And Workstations Compatibility - Yaskawa says Vention offers mounting plates, stands and workstations compatible with Smart Series robots.
• Robotiq - Robotiq Hand E, 2f 85 And 2f 140 Grippers Compatibility - Yaskawa says Robotiq grippers are compatible with select Smart Series robots.

Relationships

• Novarc - AI Welding Mou - Novarc and Yaskawa America signed an MoU to bring Novarc welding intelligence onto Yaskawa robotic systems.

Context tags

• Industrial robotics companies - Peer Group
• Industrial robotics supply chain - Stack Layer - Yaskawa Electric Corporation's robotics role maps to the industrial robotics supply chain stack layer.
• Industrial robot arm builder - Peer Group
• Robot OEM - Stack Layer - Yaskawa Electric Corporation's robotics role maps to the robot oem stack layer.
• Servo motion control supplier - Stack Layer

Customers and deployments

• Planned Robot Manufacturing Facility Count - 1 planned Wisconsin robot manufacturing facility - 2025-07-01 - Franklin robotics manufacturing facility - industrial robot manufacturing - Yaskawa America announced plans fo…

Articles

• 2023-11-29 - Yaskawa is building MOTOMAN NEXT into adaptive robot cells - A November 29, 2023 MOTOMAN NEXT launch, five payload classes, and open platform controls give Yaskawa an adaptive industrial robot anchor. - Kor…