Company
Yaskawa Electric
Yaskawa Electric is a major Japanese industrial robot manufacturer based in Kitakyushu, producing the Motoman series (GP, HC, and MA) of 6-axis industrial…
- HQ
- Kitakyushu, Japan
- Status
- active
Appears inManufacturing robots
Models
1
Deployments
1
Overview
Yaskawa Electric is a major Japanese industrial robot manufacturer based in Kitakyushu, producing the Motoman series (GP, HC, and MA) of 6-axis industrial robots and collaborative robots for automotive, electronics, and general manufacturing automation. Public company (TYO: 6506).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Robot
Motoman GP, HC, and MA series industrial robots
Stage
Public company listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO: 6506)
Industry standing
Major industrial robot manufacturer
Founded
1915
HQ
Kitakyushu, Japan
Revenue
~B
Business
Motion control, robotics, system engineering
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
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
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.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Yaskawa Electric?
- Yaskawa Electric is a major Japanese industrial robot manufacturer based in Kitakyushu, producing the Motoman series (GP, HC, and MA) of 6-axis industrial robots and collaborative robots for automotive, electronics, and general manufacturing automation. Public company (TYO: 6506).
- 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).
- Is Yaskawa Electric publicly traded?
- Yes. Yaskawa Electric is publicly traded on public markets, per the DEPLOY registry.
- 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.
- How can I invest in Yaskawa Electric?
- Yaskawa Electric is publicly traded (public markets), so its shares can be bought through any broker.
- Where is Yaskawa Electric headquartered?
- Yaskawa Electric is headquartered in Kitakyushu, Japan.
- Who owns Yaskawa Electric?
- Yaskawa Electric is publicly held by its shareholders.
- 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 37% of companies tracked by the registry.
- 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 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
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.
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 63rd percentile but verifies reality at the 34th percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap +28.3, 6th 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 15, 2026