... industrial robots in FSW process. Originality/value The report is the first one outside Japan that details the new technology. Unlike these approaches, Honda devised a novel solution where a standard off‐the‐shelf industrial robot can be employed for the application. Striving to reduce...

... 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. © Emerald Group...

...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...

... handling technology of soft food stuffs taking advantage of the advanced robotics. All these efforts will contribute to make new robotic applications in food industry grow rapidly. For agriculture and farming, although a lot of research and development are being done, all depends on when and how Japan...

... are installed in front of control box, with settings that can be changed according to rehabilitation contents and a patient's condition. Moreover, the angle display terminal (MCD23F‐P06BR; IDEC Corp., Osaka, Japan), digital pressure sensor (AP‐C33; Keyence Corp., Osaka, Japan), and analog pressure sensor (GP1...

...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...

... can be contacted at: h_sakai@mail.toyota.co.jp © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Robotics Manufacturing systems Japan To survive amidst severe competition, Japanese enterprises have recently been promoting global production, to achieve uniform quality worldwide...

...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...

... Publishing Limited 2005 Japan Robotics 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 of Japanese Service Robots to be published in 2005...

... for medical applications among the Japanese robotic community partly stems from the tight policy of the Ministry of Welfare and Labor of the Japanese government concerning safety issue of applying robots on human beings. So far only AESOP has got approval for commercial sale inside Japan. All the DaVincis...

... dangerous for human rescue workers.” For further details contact about SGI and the sciences, visit http://www.sgi.com/industries/sciences/ , and for complete information about RoboCup 2002, visit http://www.robocup2002.org/ . © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Robots Japan SGI sponsors...

... and reliability, but also to be flexible to the changes of the production line. They must also conform to world standards, and to be installed and maintained easily both in Japan and other countries. Recently not so much effort has been made to develop new systems or new application fields, because developments...

... 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...

...., is the latest in a series of humanoid robots unveiled by Japanese researchers in the last few years. © 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...

...Yoshihiro Kusuda Outlines the main highlights of the JARA (Japan Robotic Industry Association) report A Survey of Technological Strategy for Creating Robotic Society for the 21st Century. This survey was sponsored by the Japanese government's METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry...