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Solving Societal Issues with Unmanned Solutions   Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Feb. 8, 2021 No. 84)

Solving Societal Issues with Unmanned Solutions Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Feb. 8, 2021 No. 84)

Today, Yamaha Motor is actively developing unmanned solutions to address a range of societal issues. Our strengths in this field stem from the record of results we forged from engaging in the personal mobility business as well as robotics from the late 1970s, and the considerable technological know-how acquired along the way.
At present, the labor shortages seen in the agricultural secto

Revision of Forecasts for Consolidated Business Results and Dividends for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2020

IWATA, February 1,2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) hereby announces that at the Board of Directors meeting held today, the Company has decided to revise the forecasts for its consolidated business results and year-end dividends for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 announced on November 9, 2020 as follows:
 
1) Revisions to Consolidated Business Results Forecast <

Yamaha Motor continues to cooperate with other motorcycle makers in the Connected Motorcycle Consortium to improve safety

IWATA, January 29th 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. believes, that motorcycles have a great potential as an enjoyable and practical mean of individual transport in the future. New elements of safety for the company’s products is a focus in Yamaha developments.
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. signed an agreement in December 2020 with other world leading motorcycle manufacturers to continue cooperation

Motorcycle R&D That Sparked a Study of VR-Induced Motion Sickness   Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Jan. 18, 2021 No. 83)

Motorcycle R&D That Sparked a Study of VR-Induced Motion Sickness Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Jan. 18, 2021 No. 83)

Thanks to advances in virtual reality technology, today we are seeing its use spread to various fields, from day-to-day life to commerce and industry. However, this greater use of virtual reality (VR) equipment and headsets has also resulted in many reports of people suffering afterwards from symptoms similar to car-induced motion sickness. This has put the brakes on expanding the range of usage

New Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes at Yamaha Motor

IWATA, December 24, 2020 - At today’s Board of Directors Meeting, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective, January 1, 2021.
 
■Organizational reforms (effective, January 1, 2021)
1. Technical Research & Development Center
The Mobility Technology Center and the Advanced Technology Ce

Yamaha Motor: Announcement of Personnel Changes in the Office of Executive Officers

IWATA, December 24,2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) hereby announces that, at the Board of Directors meeting held on Thursday, December 24, 2020, the Company has determined the following executive and executive officer movements.
The appointments of these executives and executive officers will be formally decided at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be he

Announcement of Personnel Changes

IWATA, December 14, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective December 15, 2020
 

Personnel Changes in General Managers
(Name) (New position) (Current position) KIMURA,
Takashi General Manager of Business Planning
Division, Robotics Business Unit,
Solution Busin

Single-axis robot AGXS (left) and the newly developed Robot Positioner EP-01 (right)

Yamaha Motor adds Single-Axis Robots ABAS and AGXS to Robonity series - Improving usability and operations while pursuing a balance between cost & reliability -

IWATA, December 9, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today new additions to the Robonity series* of the single-axis Basic model: ABAS and Advanced model: AGXS robot positioner EP-01 sets. These are scheduled for release later on January 6, 2021.
* “Robonity” is a coined word that incorporates “robot” and “infinity.” The name expresses the concept of a series with a rich

Craftsmanship Permeating Our Production Workplaces   Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Dec 8, 2020 No. 82)

Craftsmanship Permeating Our Production Workplaces Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Dec 8, 2020 No. 82)

At Yamaha Motor’s manufacturing and production sites, we revel in the challenge to create ever more beautiful and higher quality products as well as relish the search for real improvements and greater advances. We value our workplace culture that blends tradition with innovation, and see that our hard-won skills and proven technologies are handed down to the next generation.
Underpinning

Cal Crutchlow Joins Yamaha as Official MotoGP Test Rider

November 16, 2020—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing are delighted to welcome Cal Crutchlow back to the Yamaha family. The popular MotoGP star will join the Yamaha Factory Racing Test Team programme taking on the role of Official MotoGP Test Rider for the 2021 season.
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing are delighted to announce that experienced and successful MotoGP

Announcement of Personnel Changes

IWATA, November 13, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective November 15, 2020
 
Personnel Changes in Group Companies
(Name) (New position) (Current position) KOBAYASHI,
Osamu President of Yamaha Motor do Brasil
Ltda.,
and President of Yamaha Motor da

YMVSV Leads Series A Funding Round for Canvass Analytics Inc.

IWATA, November 11, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary based in Silicon Valley in the United States, Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley Inc. (YMVSV), led the funding round for Canvass Analytics Inc. (Canvass) founded in 2016, headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Summary of YMVSV Official Release

YMVSV aims to conduct the

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Yamaha Motor (TOKYO:7272) is a world-leading producer of motorcycles, marine products, power products and robotics.

Yamaha Motor (TOKYO: 7272) is a world-leading enterprise manufacturing land-mobility such as motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and electrically power assisted bicycles, marine products such as boats and outboard motors, robotics products such as surface mounters and drones, as well as engagement in the finance business. The company's diverse businesses and wide variety of products are built around its proprietary technologies focused on powertrain, chassis and hull, electronic control, and manufacturing technologies. Yamaha Motor operates global development, production and sales networks through 140 subsidiaries and equity-method affiliates in 30 countries and regions, working to realize our Corporate Mission of being s "Kando* Creating Company."
About 90% of consolidated net sales are generated in more than 180 countries and regions outside of Japan.
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