The industrial robotic software and hardware developer Agile Planet has changed its company name. It will now be known as Yaskawa Innovation.
All outstanding shares of Agile Planet were purchased by Yaskawa Motoman in June 2013 in order to strengthen its global leadership position in the advancement of “next generation” automation solutions, according to a company news release.
Steve Barhorst, president and chief operating officer of Yaskawa Motoman, said the name change was intended to strengthen the ties between Agile Planet and its new owners.
“The name change is intended to better communicate the value that Agile Planet brings as part of the larger Yaskawa family and the purpose behind the organization,” Barhorst said. “Yaskawa Innovation will develop robotic control solutions for the Americas and will work closely with our parent company, Yaskawa Electric Corporation in Japan, to drive advancements in the company’s global automation offerings.”
Roger Christian, the company’s marketing VP, said Yaskawa Motoman was looking forward to incorporating Agile Planet’s unique talents to better service its clients.
“We purchased Agile Planet to offer new and unique approaches to robot control,” Christian said. “This strategic acquisition will allow easy integration of robotics into semi-structured and eventually unstructured areas of manufacturing, logistics, bio-medical and beyond.”