The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Yaskawa Electric: 2 models, 2 deployments across 1 region. 1 source back the record.
CategoryIndustrial Robots
Appears inManufacturing robots
Overview
Servo motors and drives. Motoman industrial robot series. Key actuator supplier.. Headquarters: Kitakyushu, Japan. Founded: 1915. Status: private. Type: hardware.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Press releases
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Yaskawa Motoman
Yaskawa Motoman industrial robot arm for welding and assembly.
Current platform
Yaskawa MOTOMAN GP180
Six-axis high-payload handling robot with 180 kg payload and 2702 mm reach, designed for fast and accurate material handling.
Partnerships
Every company Yaskawa Electric has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1FANUC Corporation1× joint11 total
- 2Fujitsu1× joint
- 3Harmonic Drive SE1× joint
- 4Kawasaki Heavy Industries1× joint2 total
- 5NVIDIA1× joint119 total
Most recent
- with FANUC Corporationjust announced
- with Harmonic Drive SEoperating
Yaskawa Electric on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Yaskawa Electric's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Yaskawa Electric deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Keiichiro Yasukawa Founder
- Hiroshi Ogasawara President and Representative Directorsecondary-verified
- Junji Tsuda Chairman of the Boardsecondary-verified
- Masahiro Ogawa President & CEOsince 2020-04-01IR-verified
Founders (1)
- Keiichiro Yasukawacofounderno longer at company
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Yaskawa Electric.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Yaskawa Electric2 deployments
Recent coverage
Yaskawa Electric in third-party press
Peers
75 peers across 1 segment. Every Yaskawa Electric competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
industrial robot(75)
33 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2051.61304640928) · leader Mind Robotics at 3415%
- ABB Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- AMP Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- BD Rowadirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Comaudirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Diakontdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- EFORT Intelligent Equipmentdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Mentioned on (7)
Registry pages whose text names Yaskawa Electric.
Companies (2)
Robots and products (3)
People (2)
Supplied by (2)
Compute / semiconductor
- NVIDIAvia Yaskawa MOTOMAN GP180NVIDIA Isaac -- AI-powered robot programming and visual guidance for Motoman GP180supplies
Actuators & motors
- Nabtescocompany-levelNabtesco RV-320-E-129 RV reducer (Nabtesco P/N P65E015D00) sold as Yaskawa Motoman genuine part #151592-4, Main Axis Drive Assembly of MRM2-750-SL robotsupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Partnerships
2 total · 1 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Yaskawa Electric has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with FANUC Corporationjust announced
- with Harmonic Drive SEoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1FANUC Corporation1× joint11 total
- 2Fujitsu1× joint
- 3Harmonic Drive SE1× joint
- 4Kawasaki Heavy Industries1× joint2 total
- 5NVIDIA1× joint119 total
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Harmonic Drive SE x Yaskawa Motoman (Industrial Robot Reducers)withHarmonic Drive SEmanufacturing2010-01-01operating
- technology2026-07-16announcedjust announced
Timeline
Every recorded move in Yaskawa Electric’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Keyence
2026-08-23Supply: Keyence vision for Yaskawa from Keyence
New supplierNew supplier: Cognex
2026-08-23Supply: Cognex vision for Yaskawa robots from Cognex
New supplierNew supplier: Sumitomo Drive Technologies
2026-08-23Supply: Sumitomo cyclo drives for Yaskawa from Sumitomo Drive Technologies
New supplierNew supplier: Nidec Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: AC servo motors from Nidec Corporation
New supplierNew supplier: Siemens
2026-08-23Supply: Siemens PLC for Yaskawa from Siemens
New supplierNew supplier: ATI Industrial Automation
2026-08-23Supply: ATI tool changers for Yaskawa from ATI Industrial Automation
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Honda
2026-08-23Supply: Yaskawa Motoman for Honda to Honda
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Toyota Motor Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Yaskawa Motoman for Toyota to Toyota Motor Corporation
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Yaskawa Electric logo
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
YASKAWA - GP180 with Handguide Function Wheel & Seat Handling Assist...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Yaskawa Motoman GP-Series Industrial Robots
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Yaskawa MOTOMAN GP180 at Global
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-22
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Yaskawa Electric.Peer companies
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye4 models
- ABB3 models
- KUKA AG3 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- Beckhoff Automation2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Yaskawa Electric from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Yaskawa Electric: Bullish On Results Beat And Favorable Outlook
Japan Integrates Semiconductor, Robotics, Automotive for Physical AI Leadership
Japan Bets on Physical AI as Next-Gen Growth Engine
Yomiuri: Yaskawa Electric Unveils Udon-Serving Robots
Fujitsu partners with Fanuc, Yaskawa and Kawasaki to advance physical AI using Nvidia technology
Fujitsu has begun working with Japanese robotics manufacturers Fanuc, Yaskawa Electric and Kawasaki Heavy Industries to explore the development and deployment of physical AI…
NVIDIA Cosmos Powers Japan’s Physical AI Leaders in Robotics & Manufacturing Innovation
Japan’s robotics leaders unite with Nvidia
Nvidia partners with Japan robotics firms on AI development
Fujitsu to explore physical AI development and implementation across industries with FANUC, Yaskawa Electric, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries integrating NVIDIA technology
Nvidia builds Japan physical AI coalition with Fujitsu, FANUC
Fujitsu to explore physical AI development with FANUC, Yaskawa Electric, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries integrating NVIDIA technology
Fujitsu announced it has begun exploring physical AI business opportunities with robotics leaders FANUC, Yaskawa Electric, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, integrating NVIDIA…
Japan’s Robotics and Manufacturing Leaders Build on NVIDIA Cosmos to Advance Physical AI Frontier
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/yaskawa-electric.md
- RSS feed: /companies/yaskawa-electric/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/85b9fd23-0503-44aa-b244-21e970e27e49
- Revision history: /companies/yaskawa-electric/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye4 models
- ABB3 models
- KUKA AG3 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- Beckhoff Automation2 models
Video
Industrial robot Picking boxes from a conveyor and places in a bin
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New Arrived: Yaskawa Motoman Robot. AR2010 welding robot. With the YRC1000 controller, with a whole set of welding accessories. YOM:2023 Welcome to contact
Yaskawa GP12 Robot carrying out a Palletising demonstration in our workshop, here at Pelican Systems
www.nkfautomation.com A one-stop supplier of industrial robot integration and supporting equipment. Focus on supporting product of industrial robot for 13 yea
Discover essential information about the I/O Variables used in Yaskawa Motoman Robots. Learn what it is and how this works to enhance robot functionality.
Yaskawa Motoman GP7 robot now doing the refurbishing. A video for checking the inner motors and gears. Contact WhatsApp +86 13785981225 if you are looking fo
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Learn about joint, linear, and circle moves in robotics and how they impact playback speed. Gain insights into optimising these movements for enhanced efficienc
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An overview of Yaskawa UK robot training, courses and content and our dedicated instructors here at Yaskawa UK Headquarters in Washington
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Yaskawa Electric draws attention at the 92nd percentile but verifies reality at the 47th percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap +45, 6th widest among industrial_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 20, 2026