# MOTOMAN NEXT

- Manufacturer: Yaskawa
- Form: Robot arm
- Commercial status: Not disclosed
- Last verified: 2026-10-03
- Page: https://vuntum.com/en/robots/yaskawa-electric-motoman-next

## Specifications

| Criterion | Value | Level of evidence | Source | Verified on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Sim simulation (conditions = Yaskawa says it fully supports the NVIDIA engineering toolchain as an alternative to YNX Robot Simulator) | Yes | manufacturer statement | Yaskawa Europe (actualités) | 2026-10-03 |
| Natural-language control by an AI (conditions = Via the Agentic Robot System integrating Gemini Robotics ER 1.6) | Yes | manufacturer statement | Yaskawa (pages produit officielles) | 2026-10-03 |
| Operating system | Linux (ACU, with Docker container deployments) | manufacturer statement | Yaskawa Europe (actualités) | 2026-10-03 |
| ROS compatibility (conditions = ROS bridge implemented through the gRPC protocol, connecting Yaskawa services to ROS2 modules) | ros2 | manufacturer statement | Yaskawa Europe (actualités) | 2026-10-03 |
| Block-based programming (conditions = on the Smart Pendant Android tablet) | Yes | manufacturer statement | Yaskawa Europe (actualités) | 2026-10-03 |

“Not disclosed” means no information, not “no”. A level of evidence comes with every value.

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