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Yamaha Robotics is a robotics company founded 1984, based in Japan, developing 3 robots primarily in the Industrial Arm category.
Industrial robots and SCARA systems for assembly and transfer automation.
Yamaha Motor’s Robotics Business Unit builds SCARA and other industrial robots, including the YK-TW orbit type and YK-XG series, for factory automation tasks such as assembly and transfer of workpieces. The business is based in Hamamatsu, Japan, and its product pages position these robots for precision pick-and-place and high-speed motion applications in industrial manufacturing.
Active products
3
Maker Score
62
Strong evidence
View factor breakdown
Price range
$130K
1 of 3 priced
Top-rated product
63.8
Robo Score
YK-TW
Company facts
- HQ
- Hamamatsu, Japan
- Founded
- 1984 · 42 yrs
Maker Score
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Milestones
Yamaha Motor says its industrial robot development began in 1984.
Press coverage
- Orbit type SCARA robots YK-TW
Yamaha Motor Global
- Medium type SCARA robots YK-XG
Yamaha Motor Global
In the news
2 events · last 90 days
7.8momentumYamaha expands autonomous farming platform with new weed-control system for orchards and vineyards
In the news
2 events · last 90 days
Why Yamaha Robotics has been in the news, across 4 outlets — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's Robo Score — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Active products by Yamaha Robotics
3 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | YK-TW | Industrial Arm | Reach 500 mm·Payload 5 kg | — | 2012 | 63.8 |
| 2 |  | Yamaha Fazer R G2 | Research | Payload 50 kg·Top speed 20 m/s | $130K | 2022 | 54.4 |
| 3 |  | XY-X Series | Industrial Arm | — | — | — | 41.4 |
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