Japanese robotics

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ASIMO is a humanoid robot invented by Honda.
ASIMO is a humanoid robot invented by Honda.

Japan is the premier robotics designer and producer in the world [1], having created a number of entertainment and industrial robotics through commercial production and research. Honda and Sony are developing human-like robots which will have both commercial and industrial applications. Honda is in the process of perfecting the ASIMO and Sony has a similar model called the QRIO.

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[edit] History of Japanese Robotics

Among Japan's oldest robots are the karakuri ningyo, or mechanical dolls. Karakuri ningyo are believed to have originated in China. During the Edo period (1603-1867), Takeda-za developed a mechanical-puppet theater which flourished in Osaka's Dotonbori district.[2]

[edit] Types of Robots

[edit] Entertainment robots

QRIO

ASIMO

[edit] Humanoid Robots

  • ASIMO, Manufactured by Honda
  • QRIO
  • HOAP(*1) Robot Series (Humanoid for Open Architecture Platform), Manufactured by Fujitsu [3]

[edit] Androids

Androids are robots designed to strongly resemble humans.

  • Actroid is a realistic female robot demonstrated most prominently at Expo 2005 in Japan.

[edit] Animal (four legged) robots

Aibo playing with kids
Aibo playing with kids

[edit] Social robots

PaPeRo

[edit] Guard robots

  • Guardrobo D1 is manufactured by Sohgo Security Services.

[edit] Domestic robots

[edit] Industrial Robotics

Eventually the deeper long term financial resources and strong domestic market enjoyed by the Japanese companies prevailed, their robots spread all over the globe. Only a few non-Japanese companies managed to survive in this market, including Adept Technology, Stäubli-Unimation, the Swedish-Swiss company ABB (ASEA Brown-Boveri), the Austrian manufacturer igm Robotersysteme AG and the German company KUKA Robotics.

This includes the one used by the robot based automative production plants. Assembly line robots

[edit] Characteristics of Japanese robotics

This includes, the ideas of what Japan sees in robotics. The future of robotics such as gaining more role in production etcetera, this also includes AI.

[edit] Mobility and movement

One of the characteristics and advancement of Japanese robotics from the others is the movement and mobility of the robots used.

[edit] Commercial Applications

Japanese engineers expect robots to be available for commercial household use by 2010. The domestic market for Japanese commercial and industrial robots may be as high as $8 billion dollars by this time [4].

[edit] Japanese robotics companies

[edit] General robotics

[edit] Industrial robotics

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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