# Yaskawa and Midea partner on nursing care robots

Yaskawa and Midea formed a joint venture to develop robotic products for the nursing care sector, including exercise equipment and a toilet system for bedridden patients. The venture aims to sell 10 to 15 products by 2019, with forecast sales of $4.47 million to $5.36 million in fiscal 2018.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2017-06-18
- Status: announced
- Products: robotic products for nursing care, exercise equipment for elderly, toilet system for bedridden patients
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Midea](https://endata.com/companies/1678.md) (partner)
- [Yaskawa](https://endata.com/companies/16432.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2017/06/18/yaskawa-invests-e4-million-in-production-facility-in-sweden-and-partners-with-midea-in-asia/13011/), 2017-06-18: "The companies say the joint enterprise aims to be selling 10 to 15 products by 2019, including exercise equipment which can be used while lying down and a toilet system for bedridden patients."

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