What does the Motoman do?
With more than 500,000 Motoman industrial robots, 18 million servos and 27 million inverter drives installed globally, Yaskawa provides automation products and solutions for virtually every industry and robotic application; including arc welding, assembly, coating, dispensing, material handling, material cutting.
What does Yaskawa Electric do?
Yaskawa is the leading global manufacturer of variable frequency drives, servo systems, machine controllers, and industrial robots. Our standard products, as well as tailor-made solutions, are well known and have a high reputation for outstanding quality and reliability.
How much do robotic arms cost?
Today, an industrial robotic arm can cost anywhere from $25,000 to $400,000. When looking at the cost of an industrial robot system, other peripherals like controllers, a teach pendant, end of arm tooling (EOAT) and software must be considered as well.
Who makes Motoman?
Their Motoman robots are heavy duty industrial robots used in welding, packaging, assembly, coating, cutting, material handling and general automation. The company was founded in 1915, and its head office is located in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture….Yaskawa Electric Corporation.
| Headquarters of Yaskawa | |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electrical equipment Robotics |
Did Yaskawa buy Motoman?
2010 Yaskawa Motoman Robotics: Motoman Inc. and Yaskawa Electric America combine to form Yaskawa America with a Motoman Robotics Division. This change allows the company to more effectively target the global marketplace.
How do we program a robot?
There are three steps involved. First, you get motors and sensors running using off-the-shelf drivers. Then you develop basic building blocks so that you can move the robot and read its sensors. Finally, use that to develop smart, complex software routines to create your desired behavior.