iREX2022 (International Robot Exhibition )

iREX
2022 (International Robot Exhibition) was held at the Tokyo Big Sight from March 9 to 11 Kawasaki took part in the exhibition and showcased latest robot technologies with the themes of “Safe and Secure Remote Society” and “Near Future Mobility
Despite the COVID 19 many people visited our booth every day Thank you for your visit and interest in Kawasaki The following are partial photos of our exhibits.

You can see our exhibits at our special iREX2022 site.

Happy New Year!

Despite the continued corona pandemic, we received many purchase orders last year because of strong demand from the semiconductor industry and Chinese market. Due to the supply chain problem of semiconductor, electronics and plastic parts, we could not always satisfy customers’ requests. Although the situation is expected to continue this year, we will do utmost to cope with the problem. We would ask for your understanding and cooperation.

In December 2021, we established a joint venture company with Sony, “Remote Robotics, Inc.” and started a remote service platform using the Successor technology. Our Robot Business Division will start R&D of the dual-arm type self-travelling robot as a new platform, which combines autonomous technologies and remote operations. Demonstration experiments are already underway.

We will also develop a robot data platform in line with Kawasaki’s DX initiative so that we can change our business model. It will enable to provide SIers and users with continued services, and move forward to new fields of robotics in addition to the existing areas. As we are evolving to a fully integrated robot manufacturer, we would ask for your continued support.

January 1, 2022
Noboru Takagi
Executive Officer and GM, Robot Business Division
Precision Machinery・Robot Company
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Kawasaki Robostage marked 100,000 visitors

Our robot showroom, “Kawasaki Robostage” recorded 100,000 visitors. Mr. Yoshikawa and his family were welcomed by our friendly staff on December 18, 2021 (photo below).

Kawasaki Robostage was opened in Daiba, Tokyo in 2016 as a robot showroom. Since then, it was visited by many people of all ages, despite occasional closures due to COVID-19.

Come and enjoy at Kawasaki Robostage. It is entrance free and no reservation is required. 

click for more information: https://robotics.kawasaki.com/ja1/robostage/en.html

New general-purpose robot RS013N  

To meet increasing demand mainly in the electronics and food industries, Kawasaki launched a new 6-axis general-purpose robot, RS013N that has the payload capacity of 13kg.

The RS013N has the top-level speed and motion range in its class while inheriting the advantages of the R series.
It fits in and enhances the existing R series lineup to cover even wider needs of the market.

Salient advantages of the RS013N are

• Top-level high speed and wider motion range in its class
• High degree of protection IP67 for all axes
• Flexible layout (slim and compact body, built-in harness and hoses and small interference radius around the body.

Click here for more information!

New robot office in Thailand  

The Robot Division of Kawasaki Motors Enterprise (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has opened a new office in Rayong. More than 4,000 Kawasaki robots are in operation in the country. The Robot Division is providing not only after service, but also consultation of automation, system engineering and start up supports. Our robot team is full-heartedly supporting the customers from the new office.

Kawasaki Robostage Reopened  

 Our robot showroom, Kawasaki Robostage was closed due to COVID-19. It has reopened from March 21. Please come and enjoy. It is free and no reservation is necessary.

Kawsaki Robostage has been holding robot seminars titled, Let’s become a robot engineer! for Japanese primary school kids since three years ago. The seminars are always full of reservations. Kawasaki envisions the future society where robots and humans will co-exist and work together. The seminar gives a good idea about the bright future to young yet promising kids.

◆For more detail, please visit here.

Online Seminar for kids  

On March 21, an online seminar sponsored by the Asahi Gakusei Shimbun (newspaper for students) was held for primary school kids. Kawasaki took part and introduced various types of robots exhibited at Kawasaki Robostage.

More than 600 primary school students participated in the seminar via Zoom and YouTube. Enthusiastic kids learned a lot about robotics with great interest. (Photos below: Kawasaki Robostage on the air）

Online Seminar for CHERSI  

CHERSI (the Consortium of Human Education for Future robot System Integration) is a government-led organization by industry and academia to support human resource development. As part of its activity, Kawasaki was asked to hold an online seminar for students of the National Institute of Technology, Tokyo College. A Kawasaki instructor gave a lecture about the history and application technologies of industrial robots.

Enthusiastic students learned a great deal of robotics with a visual presentation online.

Season’s Greetings

A happy new year!

2020 witnessed the COVID-19 pandemic which seriously affected global robot business, and the world is still facing hardship. However, to prepare for the post-corona time, we are not only developing new technologies, but also strengthening our organization and improving awareness.

Last year, the surgical robot system, hinotori™ was approved by the Japanese government, and a surgical operation was performed successfully in December for the first time in Japan. Also, to contribute to society, we are now launching a company-wide project, PCR testing service for COVID-19.

The Kawasaki’s group vision 2030 that President Hashimoto has announced is based on robot technologies such as Successor, the remote control operation, and TRanbo, self-propelling robot technology. The robot technologies are becoming progressively more important. We are challenging to contribute such expectations and moving forward towards the year 2030. This year, as we are expecting a V-shaped economic recovery, we would appreciate your continued support.

January 1, 2021
Noboru Takagi
Executive Officer and GM
Robot Business Division
Precision Machinery・Robot Company
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd

Virtual Expo

To prevent COVID-19 from spreading, Kawasaki is holding an Online Exhibition on website. This is the second online exhibition after August. This time our subsidiary company in Germany, Kawasaki Robotics GmbH, is holding a Virtual Expo from December.
It contains useful information such as robot application technologies and much more. Please visit the website page below.

PCR Testing System  

Kawasaki is proposing a PCR testing system using robots. A demonstration system is installed at Kawasaki’s Tokyo Robot Center in Daiba. The PCR testing system employs many robots to automate dispensing, cultivation and testing of collected sampling in a short time, preventing workers from infection.

     The system is drawing keen attention from government offices and medical organizations as well as airports worldwide. Many officers including ministers visited to see the system and a number of newspapers reported the new technology.

     Based on our experience and expertise over half a century in robotics, Kawasaki is returning our state-of-art technologies to society, and trying to contribute to combat the pandemic. We wish that we will overcome COVID-19 and resume safe and secure daily life as soon as possible.

◆For more detail, please visit here.

今回は以下のトピックスでe-Newsをお届け致します。

Kawasaki Robostage　Re-opened  

　Following the lift of the state-of-emergency for coronavirus, Kawasaki’s robot showroom in Tokyo, Kawasaki Robostage has re-opened on June 1.
For the prevention of infection, the number of visitors who can enter at one time may be limited. We would like to ask for your understanding and cooperation.
◆For more detail about Re-opend of Kawasaki Robostage, please visit here.

Kawasaki’s humanoid robot, “Kaleido” shows up!

Kawasaki’s humanoid robot, “Kaleido” (photo, bottom right) appears in Kawasaki Robotage. In the past, it was showcased only in a few occasions such as exhibitions. This is the first time for a permanent exhibit.

Kaleido is 178cm tall and weighs 85kg, just like the size of an adult human. Come and meet him at Kawasaki Robostage to experience the future where robots and humans co-exist. You can feel that the future is just around the corner!

◆Please visit here for more information on Kaleido’s exhibits.

就任のご挨拶

Dear our valued customers and partners,

As of April 1, I have assumed office as General Manager of the Robot Business Division.

The world market for industrial robots had a drawback in 2019 due to the US-China trade friction and the new corona virus. The year 2020 is not clear because we do not know yet when the pandemic comes to an end.

However, I believe that the human wisdom can and will solve this disaster, and good economy will be back sooner or later. It is clear that the aging society needs robots for automation and labor-saving. In order to correspond to such strong needs, I have organized the Global Strategic Department to strengthen the network with overseas subsidiaries and distributors. Resources are also allocated in pursuit of expanding semiconductor and painting robot businesses through product differentiation.

In addition to our values of speed, responsibility and hospitality, I would like to start activities of 4Cs; “Challenge”, “Change”, “Communication” and “Cooperation” to offer excellent products and services of high added values.

I am looking forward to working closely with our customers and partners, and therefore appreciate your continued support.

April 1, 2020
Noboru Takagi
Executive Officer and GM
Robot Business Division
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Kawasaki Robots’ scene from iREX2019 are now available on YouTube

Kawasaki took part in iREX2019 (International Robot Exhibition) in Tokyo and showcased new robots and latest technologies.  

If you missed the exhibition, or want to see it again, you can see the scene from the exhibition on our YouTube.

MACH 2020 exhibitor Kawasaki Robotics is pioneering an innovative new opportunity for visitors with a ‘Not sure if you need a robot?’ confidential advice service on its stand for the duration of the event, with visitors able to remain completely anonymous should they so choose.

For the first time, visitors who might be thinking of automating but are uncertain about whether it is necessary, viable, affordable or achievable can meet with a Kawasaki Robotics expert for an independent assessment. To ensure that any advice provided is indeed absolutely independent, show visitors need not provide their name or company name when they meet with the Kawasaki Robotics experts, just their job function. Kawasaki Robotics Ian Hensman, who together with fellow industry stalwart Malcolm Akers will be providing the service throughout every day of MACH 2020 says “What matters here is independence and anonymity. If visitors seeking advice wish to remain anonymous, they need only remove their badge before joining us and discussing their ideas. This is not about us selling robots: it is about providing experienced insight into the advantages and possible pitfalls in potential applications, and offering overarching guidance and advice in such a way that potential users can better validate their ideas before investing too much time, money and resource into taking things further”.

Kawasaki Robotics arrives at MACH 2020 (Stand H6-472) fresh from a stunning win at the Plastics Industry Awards 2019, when it picked up ‘Supplier Partnership – Ancillary Machinery Award’ for its work with Malvern-based precision moulders SynthoTec Ltd. SynthoTec Operations Director Wayne Williamson, commenting on the many reasons why the company chose a Kawasaki robot, observed at the time “We are extremely pleased that we chose Kawasaki Robotics for another reason, too – we have been dealing with engineers who listen, understand what we’re saying and what we want to achieve, and are always available to us on demand when we have queries or questions.”

Kawasaki Robotics are appearing at MACH 2020 on Stand No H6-472.