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Yaskawa Europe GmbH, Engineering Robotics (MOTOMAN NEXT Team)

A UX/UI Design for Hands-On Yaskawa Machine Intelligence

We designed an intuitive tablet interface for Yaskawa’s MOTOMAN NEXT concept cell at Automatica trade fair in Munich. Visitors could place fruit, scan the scene, and watch an AI-powered robot pick and move objects in real time. The HMI visualized what the robot “sees” and “understands", through clear steps, playful icons, and live feedback. A UX/UI project that turned complex robotics into a hands-on, approachable experience for both experts and curious guests.

Project Overview

Client: Yaskawa Europe GmbH, Engineering Robotics (MOTOMAN NEXT Team)

Timeline: March–June 2025

Peerigon Team: 1 UX/UI Designer collaborating closely with the engineering team

Sketch of the HMI Concept Cell

Sketch of the MOTOMAN NEXT Concept Cell setup at the Yaskawa booth: Robot, table, tablet interface and AI-powered overhead screen.

Objective

To develop a human-machine interface for the MOTOMAN NEXT Concept Cell – Services with AI Machine Vision and automatic collision-free Path Planning at Automatica 2025, and enable visitors to interact with an intelligent robot arm via tablet. The Yaskawa team planned a cell where visitors could place fruit, scan the scene, select an item, and watch the robot pick it up and navigate around obstacles. The tablet interface was designed to make the robot’s intelligence tangible visually and through conversational microinteractions.

Screenshot: Flow Diagram

Why this matters

At a trade fair like Automatica, where industry professionals explore the future of robotics, our goal was to showcase the full potential of Yaskawa’s cutting-edge systems through a clear, visually guided interface. The result: an intuitive interaction that highlights the robot’s intelligence and invites users to engage with it as a capable, responsive partner.

Opening Screen Tablet UI
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