# Yaskawa Electric to build $180M AI-powered robot factory in Wisconsin

Yaskawa Electric is building a U.S. factory in Wisconsin for AI-equipped robots, with an investment of $180 million. Production is targeted to start by the fiscal year ending February 2029.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-11-29
- Where: Wisconsin, United States
- Value: $180.0M
- Starts operating: 2029
- Status: announced
- Products: AI-equipped industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa Electric Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/16371.md)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/japan-s-yaskawa-to-invest-180m-to-build-ai-powered-robots-in-us), 2025-11-28: "Japan's Yaskawa Electric is building a U.S. factory for robots equipped with artificial intelligence, aiming to start production by the fiscal year ending February 2029."

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