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Yamaha Motor is a robotics company founded 1955, based in Japan, developing 9 robots primarily in the Industrial Arm category.
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Add a deployment →Industrial SCARA robots for high-speed assembly and handling
Yamaha Motor’s robotics business produces SCARA industrial robots including the YK-XEC clean-series, YK-TW orbit-type series, YK-XG series, and related automation equipment such as the LCM100. The company markets these robots for assembly, transfer, and clean-room applications, with global robotics sales and marketing based in Hamamatsu, Japan.
Company facts
- HQ
- Hamamatsu, Japan
- Founded
- 1955 · 71 yrs
- Website
- yamaha-motor.co.jp
RoboScore
60.48 RoboScore + 0.64 Momentum· Strong evidence
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On the company boards
- #59 of 338·Industrial Arm·best robot 58.35 + depth 4.68 + news 0.64 = total 63.67
- #25 of 56·AGV·best robot 54.01 + depth 0.00 + news 0.64 = total 54.65
- #99 of 167·Warehouse AMR·best robot 51.94 + depth 0.00 + news 0.64 = total 52.58
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Milestones
Launched the YK-XEC clean SCARA robot series for clean-room automation.
Installed its first SCARA robot in one of its factories, marking the start of its SCARA history.
Press coverage
- SCARA robots - Industrial Robots | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Yamaha Motor Global
- Orbit type SCARA robots YK-TW - Yamaha Motor Global
Yamaha Motor Global
- Yamaha Motor Launches Clean SCARA Robot YK-XEC Series
Yamaha Motor Europe
In the news
1 event · last 90 days
+0.64momentumof 15 maxYamaha Motor Launches New YE4 and YE10 SCARA Robots and RCX440 Controller - Cost-effective SCARA robot series for China and other Asian markets - - News releases | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
In the news
1 event · last 90 days
Why Yamaha Motor has been in the news, across 2 outlets — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's RoboScore — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Public loss record
Japanese workplace accidents reach the labour ministry and product incidents reach NITE. We read both, and they are small files.
Active products by Yamaha Motor
9 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | YK-XGP | Industrial Arm | Repeatability ±0.01 mm·DOF 4 DOF | — | 58.4 |
| 2 |  | YK-TW | Industrial Arm | Reach 1 m·Payload 5 kg | — | 55.0 |
| 3 |  | LCM100 | AGV | Payload 15 kg·Top speed 3 m/s | — | 54.0 |
| 4 |  | YK-XGS | Industrial Arm | Reach 1.2 m·Payload 50 kg | — | 53.7 |
| 5 |  | YK-XC | Industrial Arm | DOF 4 DOF | $10.5K | 53.6 |
| 6 |  | YK-XEC | Industrial Arm | Reach 710 mm·Payload 10 kg | — | 53.5 |
| 7 |  | LCMR200 | Warehouse AMR | Payload 30 kg·Top speed 2.5 m/s | — | 51.9 |
| 8 |  | YK-XE | Industrial Arm | DOF 4 DOF | — | 50.0 |
| 9 |  | YK-XG | Industrial Arm | DOF 4 DOF | — | 50.0 |
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