# East Asia Brief — Yaskawa Electric

4 briefings mentioning Yaskawa Electric.

- [Harmonic Drive expands Japanese reducer capacity for humanoid robotics demand](https://eastasiabrief.com/robotics/harmonic-drive-expands-japanese-reducer-capacity-humanoid-robotics-deman-32) — Capital expenditure at the Hotaka plant targets high-torque strain wave gears to clear joint actuator bottlenecks across industrial and humanoid robotics… *(August 28, 2026; Robotics · Japan · Harmonic Drive Systems)*
- [China Antimonopoly Review Imposes Harsher Operational Remedies on Automation Mergers](https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/china-antimonopoly-review-imposes-harsher-operational-remedies-automatio-34) — State regulators use conditional merger approvals to secure domestic supply guarantees and intellectual property access across precision control and robotics… *(August 28, 2026; Trade & Policy · China · Schneider Electric, Siemens, ABB, Rockwell Automation, Fanuc, Yaskawa Electric, Inovance Technology, Estun Automation)*
- [China servo motor makers squeeze foreign rivals on cost and delivery](https://eastasiabrief.com/robotics/china-servo-motor-makers-squeeze-foreign-rivals-cost-delivery-47) — Domestic automation suppliers led by Inovance expand factory retrofit market share as shorter lead times and localized software win industrial machinery… *(August 28, 2026; Robotics · China · Shenzhen Inovance Technology, Yaskawa Electric, Mitsubishi Electric, Estun Automation, Leadshine Technology)*
- [Nabtesco adapts cycloidal gearboxes for heavy logistics robots](https://eastasiabrief.com/robotics/nabtesco-adapts-cycloidal-gearboxes-heavy-logistics-robots-54) — Japanese precision reducer leader shifts industrial robot joint drives into heavy-payload autonomous mobile platforms and pallet movers. *(August 28, 2026; Robotics · Japan · Nabtesco Corporation)*

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