# Yamazaki Mazak and ABEJA to jointly develop physical AI for machine tools

Yamazaki Mazak and ABEJA announced a joint development agreement on October 16, 2026, to implement physical AI on manufacturing floors, including AI agents for machining optimization, production scheduling, and robot behavior learning, with commercialization targeted by end of fiscal 2028.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-10-16
- Where: Nagoya, Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: AI agents for machining processes, AI agents for production schedules, robot behavior learning environment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Yamazaki Mazak](https://endata.com/companies/15015.md) (partner)
- [ABEJA](https://endata.com/companies/15016.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [metalworkingnews.info](https://metalworkingnews.info/yamazaki-mazak-and-abeja-to-jointly-develop-physical-ai-implementation-for-machine-tools/), 2026-11-04: "We highly value ABEJA’s technology that delivers stable operation and information protection."

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