Yaskawa Motoman

Yaskawa Motoman, set up in 1989 as a division of Yaskawa Electric Corporation, is headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, and operates as a leading robotics company in the Americas. Backed by its parent company, Yaskawa Electric, set up in 1915 in Kitakyushu, Japan, it has deployed over 540,000 MOTOMAN robots, 18 million servos, and 30 million inverter drives globally. With ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001 certifications, Yaskawa Motoman supplies automation offerings for industries such as automotive, e-commerce, and biomedical, with applications in arc welding, assembly, coating, dispensing, material handling, cutting, packaging, palletizing, and spot welding. Its product line includes over 150 robot models and pre-engineered “World” offerings, integrating robots, process, and safety equipment. Yaskawa Motoman operates in 28 countries with approximately 14,000 employees worldwide, supported by its sister division, Yaskawa America, Inc., Drives & Motion Division, which manufactures control products, AC servo motors, and inverters. Recent innovations include the Motoman NEXT platform and Weld Builder software, showcased at events like NVIDIA GTC for adaptive grocery packing.