IWATA, May 30, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will open the Yamaha Motor Advanced Technology Center in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

The Center aims to further advanced technology development in the robotics, artificial intelligence, and IT fields, recruit and develop advanced human resources, and promote open innovation.

As a hub for development of advanced technology such as AI/IoT, motion control, and image processing in the robotics field, Yamaha Motor plans for the Center to progressively commit, recruit, and develop advanced specialist human resources in each field in order to promote next-generation robotics technology development as well as utilization of technology from the artificial intelligence and IT fields, such as data science and digital marketing.

At the same time, Yamaha Motor is also positioning the Center as a hub for open innovation, promoting linkages and collaboration with companies, universities, and research institutions which possess knowledge and strengths in advanced technology fields.

Yamaha Motor has put forth “growth in the solutions business field” and “advancement of the development of foundational technology” as key themes among the growth strategies in the Medium-Term Management Plan, and has thus been working to strengthen development in the elemental technologies of robotics, artificial intelligence, and IT. Through the opening of the new Center, Yamaha Motor will actively promote the gathering of information relating to various advanced technologies, strengthening of collaboration with related companies and universities, and taking advantage of the Center’s location to recruit and develop advanced technology human resources.

Facility Overview

Building Name: Yamaha Motor Advanced Technology Center

Location: 8th Floor, Shin-Yokohama No. 3 Tōshō Building,

3-9-5 Shin-Yokohama, Kōhoku Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture (a 7-minute walk from JR Shin-Yokohama Station)

Floor area: Approx. 360m2

Planned Opening Date: June 14, 2018

Center Manager: Kazuhiro KOBAYASHI (Advanced Engineering Division, Robotics Business Unit)

Number of Personnel Planned to be Allocated: Within 2018: Approximately 15; Within 2021: Approximately 50

Divisions: Advanced Engineering Division, Robotics Business Unit/ Digital Strategy Division, Advanced Technology Center

Details of Activities: Advanced development in the robotics field (Advanced robotics fields including AI, IoT, motion control, and image processing)

Technology utilization and business proposals in the artificial intelligence and IT fields (Technology development in fields such as data science and digital marketing)

Related Information Yamaha Motor Recruitment Information https://global.yamaha-motor.com/jp/recruit/