“We are encouraged by the level of attendance from visitors seeking to discover how the latest industrial robots can improve business operations and performance,” commented Yasushi Miyake, Director of the IM Division at Yamaha Motor Europe. “We feel very positive about the signs that are emerging and the contribution our industry can make to ensuring safety and prosperity.”.
While protecting its customers, partners, and employees, Yamaha has continued to work on product innovations, including advanced software that simplifies control and programming, as well as SCARA robots like the latest YK-XE series. Designed to be affordable and efficient, the YK-XE series can handle payloads of 4 to 10 kg and manipulate items such as textiles, food, and high-tech components in activities ranging from packaging and logistics to product assembly. 
At Motek, the YK400XE, with its 400 mm arm length, served Haribo candies to visitors during the trade show, working with Yamaha's latest RCXiVY2+ vision system. The RCXiVY2+ introduces new features, such as spot detection for tracking objects like food and clothing that lack a defined shape. The RCXiVY2+ system is managed directly by the RCX340 main controller using specific robotic vision instructions, ensuring greater speed and efficiency than traditional machine vision.
Yamaha's YK400XE with RCXiVY2+ vision served candy to demonstrate the accuracy in picking up objects such as food and textiles.
An additional demonstration showed the YK400XE and RCXiVY2+ working with Asyril's Asycube intelligent parts feeder, integrated via software created by Yamaha, to accelerate bulk component picking and precise placement with on-the-fly orientation checking.
Yamaha's LCMR200 linear transport module demonstrated that its programmable direction, speed, and acceleration provide added flexibility. While traditional conveyor belts and roller conveyors typically allow for only one direction and a fixed speed, the LCMR200 enables system integrators to maximize throughput and minimize the footprint of any cell containing one or more robots performing processes such as picking, placing, dispensing, mechanical assembly, and packaging. It can also improve the productivity of semi-automated and manual production lines.
