Why this project qualifies
With $180 million in facility-specific investment and 700 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
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The robotics & automation context.
Robotics & Automation tracks qualifying U.S. facilities manufacturing industrial robots, humanoid robots, automated systems and related robotic equipment. The category follows the physical production sites where robotics companies build machines and core components, while distinguishing them from software-only, research-only, warehouse-operations and end-user deployment projects.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- Yaskawa America
- Industry
- Robotics & Automation
- Location
- Franklin, Wisconsin
- Investment
- $180.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 700
- Status
- Planning
- Announced
- Jun 13, 2025
- Opening timeline
- The company describes an 8–10-year phased consolidation and expansion rather than a firm opening date.
- Added to tracker
- Sep 11, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Yaskawa Franklin campus announcement https://www.yaskawa.com/about-us/media-center/news/-/news/detail/detailed_news/13678885/News/28176/2025
- Yaskawa primary-source announcement PDF https://www.yaskawa.com/documents/20197/890786/PR.YAI.42.pdf/63b9713a-7ed4-78b3-2390-4dd5f777c324?t=1749649112474
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