CategoryIndustrial Robots
Appears inManufacturing robots
Overview
Japanese industrial robot manufacturer and one of the global Big Four robot makers. Produces MOTOMAN industrial robots and servo motors. Publicly traded (TSE: 6506). Developing MOTOMAN NEXT series with AI vision and touch capabilities.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Founded
Products
MOTOMAN NEXT
Mid-term plan
R&D spend
Incidents
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Where Yaskawa Electric's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Masahiro Ogawa President & CEOsince 2020-04-01IR-verified
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 →
Operated deployments (1)
- Yaskawa MOTOMAN GP180Global
Operator customers (1)
- Yaskawa Electric1 deployment
Recent coverage
Yaskawa Electric in third-party press
Fujitsu partners with Fanuc, Yaskawa and Kawasaki to advance physical AI using Nvidia technology
Fujitsu to explore physical AI development and implementation across industries with FANUC, Yaskawa Electric, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries integrating NVIDIA technology
Japan's Robotics and Manufacturing Leaders Build on NVIDIA Cosmos to Advance Physical AI Frontier
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
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).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Yaskawa Electric logo
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 19, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- 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
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Yaskawa Electric?
- Japanese industrial robot manufacturer and one of the global Big Four robot makers. Produces MOTOMAN industrial robots and servo motors. Publicly traded (TSE: 6506). Developing MOTOMAN NEXT series with AI vision and touch capabilities.
- What does Yaskawa Electric make?
- Yaskawa Electric has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Yaskawa MOTOMAN GP180 (Yaskawa Electric builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with Yaskawa Electric?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Yaskawa Electric building in the same form factors include Savoye, Ambi Robotics, FANUC Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric FA.
- Who is the CEO of Yaskawa Electric?
- Masahiro Ogawa is the ceo of Yaskawa Electric, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Yaskawa Electric headquartered?
- Yaskawa Electric is headquartered in Kitakyushu, Japan.
- Where does Yaskawa Electric operate robots?
- Yaskawa Electric operates 1 verified deployment, including at Global.
- Is Yaskawa Electric a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Yaskawa Electric ranks in roughly the top 41% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Yaskawa Electric founded?
- Yaskawa Electric was founded in 1915.
- Is Yaskawa Electric safe?
- Yaskawa Electric has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Yaskawa Electric.Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Yaskawa Electric from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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…
Fujitsu to explore physical AI development and implementation across industries with FANUC, Yaskawa Electric, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries integrating NVIDIA technology
Fujitsu announced a physical AI initiative with FANUC, Yaskawa Electric, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, integrating NVIDIA Cosmos, Omniverse, Isaac and Newton for a sovereign…
Japan's Robotics and Manufacturing Leaders Build on NVIDIA Cosmos to Advance Physical AI Frontier
NVIDIA announced that Japan physical AI leaders are building on NVIDIA Cosmos, Isaac, Metropolis and Jetson; expanded the Cosmos Coalition to Japan with AIRoA, FANUC, Fujitsu,…
Yaskawa America gets information security certification
Yaskawa America said that independent ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification shows its focus on protecting customer information. The post Yaskawa America gets information security…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/yaskawa.md
- RSS feed: /companies/yaskawa/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/981a91d7-a5a9-44c0-aedb-645102b96cf7
- Revision history: /companies/yaskawa/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
Reality vs attention
Yaskawa Electric draws attention at the 57th percentile but verifies reality at the 33rd percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap +24, 7th widest among industrial_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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: Jul 23, 2026