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Okura Yusoki completes new R&D facility 'MIRAI Lab' in Kakogawa, Hyogo

Okura Yusoki Co., Ltd.Kakogawa, HyogoPublished Jul 21, 2026

InvestmentNot disclosed

PhaseCompleted

Start—

CompletionApr 9, 2026

Okura Yusoki has completed a new research and development facility called 'MIRAI Innovation Lab' on the site of its head office plant in Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture. The facility will accelerate development of next-generation material handling systems integrating AI and robotics for warehouse and factory automation, and is intended to serve as a future open-innovation hub with universities, research institutes and startups.

Project facts

Owner: Okura Yusoki Co., Ltd.
Facility: Logistics facility
Sector: Machinery & robotics
Location: Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan
Investment: Not disclosed
Scale / capacity: 2,909 sqm building area, 5,668 sqm total floor area
Completion: Apr 9, 2026
Announced: Jul 20, 2026
Themes: AI-infrastructure

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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