Yaskawa released its MotoPick 4 software system, and is expanding its Smart Pendant’s capability with its new Pallet Builder extension. 

Rapid Robotics is now integrated with the entire Yaskawa robotics portfolio, and can deliver more speed and higher payload robots.

The Yaskawa robot is designed for palletizing tasks and features an 800 kg payload capacity.

The versatile, extended-reach GP8L robot is designed to offer extremely fast performance in a compact footprint.

The six-axis GA50 robot from Yaskawa is suited for laser cutting small holes and sharp corners, as well as laser welding.

Meeting safety standards (ISO 13849-1) and complying to ISO TS15066, each robot offers four modes of collaborative operation and can shift between collaborative speed in power force limiting mode or full speed in industrial mode.

Featuring an 176 lb payload capacity, the PL80 robot offers a 81.1 inch horizontal reach, 129.5 inch vertical reach and 0.03 mm repeatability.

The new Yaskawa PL190 and PL320 robots expand the payload range of the PL mobile product line | Image credit – Yaskawa Yaskawa announces the availability of two new 4-axis palletizing robots that extend the range of payloads for the Yaskawa PL (palletizing) product line. The Yaskawa PL190 has a 190 kg payload capacity and…

Yaskawa is tapping Realtime Robotics’ motion planning technology to improve a variety of materials handling and fulfillment applications, including piece picking and mixed case palletizing. Yaskawa said using Realtime’s technology enables its robot cells to be deployed and used more efficiently. The first of these mixed pallet robot cells will soon start being installed at…

Yaskawa America has released Yaskawa Compass, software with a graphical interface intended to make CNC programming easier for industrial automation.

Yaskawa’s new MOTOMAN-HC20DT cobot arm is designed to resist dust and moisture, as well as to handle heavier payloads.

Yaskawa Motoman’s new PH series robots are shelf-mounted and are available in tow models for different payloads and reach capacities.

Yaskawa Motoman and RAMTEC (Marion, Ohio) have announced the formation of the Ohio Manufacturing Workforce Partnership. This strategic partnership will support the State of Ohio in creating a highly sustainable workforce development model and will provide Ohio educators and students with STEM-aligned curriculum and training in order to become proficient in Industry 4.0 technologies. Yaskawa…

Yaskawa Motoman has added two high-speed, six-axis robot arms to its line of paint robots. The MPX1150 and MPX2600 robots are designed create for a variety of painting and dispensing applications. The main differences between the two robots are the payloads and horizontal and vertical reaches. The compact MPX1150 robot, which is designed for painting smaller…

Yaskawa Electric, one of the worlds’s largest makers of industrial robots, reported a 150% spike in net profit for the six-months ended Sept. 30, compared with the same period last year. The Japanese company posted a company-record $184 million profit for the period, citing demand for its industrial robots in China, Japan and the U.S.,…

The MLX300 software option is the newest generation of integration for Yaskawa robots and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). The MLX300 lets operators control and program Yaskawa robots in a standard PLC programming environment, eliminating the need to learn a specific robot-programming language. All program execution is performed by the PLC; the motion control is handled…

Yaskawa Motoman is pleased to announce that Jorge Cosio has joined the company as General Manager of Yaskawa Mexico. In this position, Cosio will be responsible for the company’s strategic direction and sales growth in Mexico. Plus, he will be responsible for the operation of Yaskawa’s three facilities located in Mexico (Aguascalientes, Apodaca and Queretaro). […]

The fast six-axis MPX3500 robot offers superior performance and efficiently creates a smooth, consistent finish in painting and coating applications. It offers a flexible, compact design and is suitable for painting parts of nearly any size and shape, including recessed, curved or contoured surfaces. The MPX3500 has a 15 kg wrist payload capacity and a 25 […]

In celebration of National Robotics Week, Yaskawa Motoman provided facility tours for student groups from local high schools, universities and career centers. Attendees had the opportunity to see live robotics demonstrations and learn about the future careers they could have in automation. Yaskawa Motoman hosted approximately 400 students. Schools, universities and career centers represented include: […]

The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded reaccreditation status to the Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. Yaskawa Academy (formerly known as Motoman Technical Education Center – MTEC) has been an Accredited Provider since 1993. IACET Accredited Providers are the only organizations approved to offer IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs). […]

Yaskawa Motoman announces that Germán Villalobos has joined the company as General Manager of Yaskawa Mexico. In this position, he will be responsible for the company’s strategic direction and sales growth in Mexico. He will also be responsible for the operation of Yaskawa’s three facilities located in Mexico (Aguascalientes, Apodaca and Queretaro). Villalobos brings nearly […]