The 8th Robot Awards sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Japan Machinery Federation, etc., from the university to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award to Tohoku University, the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award to Fujita Medical University (* 1), Excellence Award Tsukuba University was selected for (Infrastructure / Disaster Response / Construction).The award ceremony will be held on the 17th at Tokyo Big Sight in Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo.
According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Robot Award is a system that recognizes companies and organizations that have developed excellent robots in order to promote the development of robot technology. It started in 2006 and this is the eighth time.This time, there were 8 applications from companies and universities nationwide, and each award was decided by the selection of the Special Judging Committee.
Tohoku University Tadokoro, Kunyo, and Tadakuma Labs, which were selected for the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, have developed a highly flexible gripper mechanism (* 2) with a triple bag structure.The Tohoku University Field Robotics Laboratory of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has created a simulation system that uses drones and sensing technology to remotely acquire information such as the topography and ash fall thickness in restricted areas during a volcanic eruption and predict the occurrence of sediment flow. rice field.
Fujita Medical University, which was selected for the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award, has developed a rehabilitation support robot for people with lower limb paralysis due to stroke, etc. in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation.The University of Tsukuba, which received the Excellence Award, succeeded in developing a robot that saves labor in the work of smoothing the concrete poured into the floor at the construction site, along with Taisei Corporation.
Other winners are the following companies.
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award FANUC ▽ Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award Nile Works ▽ Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Award (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Agency Commissioner's Award) Nikko ▽ Japan Machinery Federation Chairman's Award Ganko Food Service, Yasukawa Electric ▽ Excellence Award (Service Field) ATOUN ▽ Excellent Award (Social Implementation Category) Shimizu Construction ▽ Jury Special Award Automation Promotion Association
* 1 Fujita Medical University Name changed from Fujita Health University from October 2018, 10
* 2 Gripper mechanism A robot hand that can firmly hold an object
reference:[Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry] The 8th Robot Award has been decided!
