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Motoman MH165
Yaskawa Motoman
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Motoman MH165
Yaskawa MotomanThe Yaskawa Motoman MH165 is a large, 6-axis articulated industrial robot manufactured by Yaskawa Motoman (a division of Yaskawa America, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Yaskawa Electric Corporation of Japan, founded 1915). It is designed for heavy-duty material handling, palletizing, machine tending, and related tasks, with a 165 kg payload capacity, 2651 mm horizontal reach, and ±0.2 mm repeatability. The robot operates under pre-programmed instructions via a DX100 controller and executes its assigned industrial tasks autonomously once deployed and programmed — no human performs or drives the task during operation. Used units from 2011 have been listed at approximately $22,500, and the robot is noted as the fastest in its MH series.
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Specification
- payload capacity
- 165 kg (363 lbs)
- horizontal reach
- 2651 mm (104.37 in)
- vertical reach
- 3372 mm
- axis speeds
- S/L/U axes: 110 °/s; T-axis: 240 °/s (fastest in MH series)
- joint range of motion (examples)
- S-axis: -180° to +180°; R-axis: -360° to +360°
Price
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Evidence-graded claims from the Yaskawa Motoman deep report
Yaskawa Motoman robots operate autonomously once programmed — no human performs or drives the task during operation.
Independent community sources (Reddit r/Welding [16], r/IndustrialMaintenance [17]) confirm real-world deployments where Motoman robots run production tasks (welding, assembly) independently under PLC coordination, with human involvement limited to upfront programming and maintenance — not task execution.
from Yaskawa Motoman deep report →Rapid Robotics partnered with Yaskawa Motoman to expand solutions for industrial robotic arms (February 2023).
The partnership is confirmed by a BusinessWire press release [11] — an independent newswire distribution — though the dossier contains no follow-up evidence of specific customer deployments or measurable outcomes resulting from the integration.
from Yaskawa Motoman deep report →Yaskawa Motoman robots are readily maintainable by industrial technicians, with community forums serving as a practical support resource.
Independent Reddit communities (r/IndustrialMaintenance [17], r/Welding [16]) contain firsthand accounts of technicians successfully maintaining and reprogramming Motoman robots in production environments, corroborating real-world maintainability without relying on vendor claims.
from Yaskawa Motoman deep report →
Yaskawa has shipped 500,000+ robots and recorded ~$4.5B in global sales.
These figures are cited in an official Yaskawa company document [3][9] and are self-reported; no independent audit, analyst report, or third-party verification appears in the dossier to substantiate the specific numbers.
from Yaskawa Motoman deep report →Yaskawa Motoman signed an MOU with Novarc for AI-powered autonomous welding (~June 2026).
The MOU is cited via Yaskawa's own media center [12] (a press release, not an independent source); no third-party reporting, customer validation, or demonstration of actual AI-powered autonomous welding capability is present in the dossier.
from Yaskawa Motoman deep report →Motoman robots support payloads from 0.5 kg (MotoMini) to 500 kg, with up to 6 axes per arm and controllers supporting up to 27 axes total.
Payload and axis figures come from third-party commerce sources (standardbots.com [6], dosupply.com [7]) and are not confirmed by official Yaskawa technical datasheets within the dossier; the 0.5 kg MotoMini figure and the 3–500 kg broader range are not contradictory but neither is officially verified here.
from Yaskawa Motoman deep report →
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