With at least $180 million in facility-specific investment and more than 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). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →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.
At a glance
- Company
- Yaskawa America
- Industry
- Robotics & Automation
- Location
- Franklin, Wisconsin
- Investment
- At least $180.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- More than 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
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
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Franklin Campus — Yaskawa America, Franklin, WI." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/yaskawa-america-franklin-campus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.