# Yaskawa Electric and GAZOO Racing to Bring AI Autonomous Welding Robot Technology to GR KART Manufacturing Site

- Source: Yaskawa
- Published: 2026-10-28T05:30:51.000Z
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- Original: https://www.yaskawa.co.jp/newsrelease/news/1682029

## Summary

Yaskawa Electric and Toyota GAZOO Racing have jointly developed AI-driven autonomous robot production technology, with deployment beginning in September 2026 at the Gamagori GR KART workshop. The technology builds on the SFA method (Sequence Freezing Arc Welding) jointly developed by the two parties in 2024, and uses MOTOMAN NEXT robots equipped with GPUs and AI to autonomously recognize the state of pipe frames, complete welding, confirm and correct quality, and analyze appearance images, welding sounds, and various data in an integrated manner.

## Why it matters

Yaskawa and GAZOO Racing are extending their SFA welding experience into an AI autonomous welding line, and it has already gone into actual production at the GR KART workshop, offering a view of how welding automation moves from validation to the mass-production floor.