... industrial robots in FSW process. Originality/value The report is the first one outside Japan that details the new technology. Yoshihiro Kusuda can be contacted at: kusuda_itnl@ybb.ne.jp © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Robotics Automotive industry Japan Friction stir welding...

... after Japan Conversion Corporation's critical accident occurred in 1999, could not work when the Fukushima‐Daiichi accident occurred on 11 March 2011. Originality/value The paper emphasizes the importance of establishing emergency response schemes when a nuclear disaster occurs. As a result, MSTC...

...Yoshihiro Kusuda Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the International Robot Exhibition (IREX) in Tokyo, Japan 2011, with emphasis on the new trend of the Japanese robot industry. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on in‐depth interviews with exhibitors...

...Yoshihiro Kusuda Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review new robots and applications in the food‐related industry through the exhibits at the Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition, Japan. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on interviews, exhibitions and press releases...

...Yoshihiro Kusuda Purpose This paper seeks to report on the Robot Award of Japan and to review the award winners of 2010. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on findings at the exhibition, published papers and in‐depth interviews with award winners. Findings The Ministry...

..., multiple cultivation shelves are used, the mass production of vegetables in a small space is facilitated. About 50 plant factories currently operate across Japan, growing lettuce, herbs, tomatoes, strawberries and so forth. The Japanese government aims to triple the number by 2011 by taking various...

... the device. In this mode, compliance control was applied to operate as an OT. The patient can conduct rehabilitation to the level of the patient's muscular power. Rehabilitation Limbs Robotics Musculoskeletal system Japan Figure 10 shows experimental results of compliance control to evaluate...

...Yoshihiro Kusuda Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan 2009, with emphasis on new trend of Japanese robot industry. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on in‐depth interviews with exhibitors and the reporter's insight...

...Jocelyne Troccaz; Yoshihiro Kusuda Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the iREX2007, the International Robot Exhibition 2007 held in Tokyo, Japan, with emphasis on new trends in the Japanese robot industry. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on in‐depth interviews...

... 2007 Robotics Manufacturing systems Japan To survive amidst severe competition, Japanese enterprises have recently been promoting global production, to achieve uniform quality worldwide, and increased production at optimal locations. This trend and a particular production environment...

...Mike Wilson; Takashi Yagi Purpose Reports on trends in the design and application of robots in the Japanese automotive industry. Design/methodology/approach Surveys the business practices of Japanese automotive manufacturers and their plants in Japan and overseas Findings Since, the 1990s...

...Joe F. Engelberger; Yoshihiro Kusuda Purpose Aims to describe how Japan sees robotics for the future based on the author's observation of robots displayed at the World Expo 2005. Design/methodology/approach Visits with the Expo and the relevant symposium. Findings Japan is convinced...

... issues Japanese robotics should address in an attempt to revitalize the Japanese now depressed economy. Upon the request of the National Science Museum of Japan I have authored A History of Japanese Industrial Robots (Kusuda, 2004) which was published in July, 2004 (another A History...

... Medical Robotics Japan Japan is known as a Robot Country. It produces two‐third of all robots worldwide. One‐third of the total population of robots lives in Japan. This is true as far as the existing market, manufacturing applications, is concerned. However, new business opportunities...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Robots Japan SGI sponsors 2002 robocup soccer competition Keywords: Robots, Japan “If, less than 50 years from now, the robotic team can beat the human champions, think of what robots will be able to do for us in dangerous, extreme...

..., to overcome severe labor shortages many Japanese automotive factories developed arc‐welding, spot‐welding and painting lines using many robots of the same kind, and developed a new robot application field i.e. assembly using robots with vision sensors. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Japan Robots...

... countries, Japanese possess a "weaker feeling of it being wrong for robots to step into their daily lives, yet this is changing since devices come in the form of pets or humanoids, since a strong sense of friendship is developing in this regard. For one thing, a less religious environment is found in Japan...

...Yoshihiro Kusuda Since the advent of Honda’s ASIMO and Sony’s AIBO, robot fever has broken out in the general public of Japan. However no significant business has yet materialized, except in the pet robot business in the toy industry. On the other hand serious basic research for humanoid robots...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Robots Japan Japanese researchers labor to spawn robot industry Keywords: Robots, Japan By the end of the decade, the people who disarm bombs and search for survivors after a disaster may no longer need to put their lives on the line...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Japan Robotics Keywords: Japan, Robotics JARA (Japanese Robot Association) news- released that the industrial robot shipment in the first half (January to June) of 2001 amounted to 1,879 Billion Yen (ca. 1,600 M$) which is 26 per cent down...