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Project for the Practical Application of Next-Generation Robots |
| FY2004-FY2005; FY2004 Project Budget: 3,000 million yen |
In this project for promoting the establishment of systems for practical applications, we are developing cleaning robots, security robots, childcare robots, reception robots and next-generation intelligent wheelchair robots, for which there is expected to be a large market by 2010. Demonstration robots will be designed and fabricated to introduce the current level of technology development at the 2005 World Exposition (EXPO 2005) in Aichi, Japan. The venue for EXPO 2005 will be designed based on the concept of a simulated living environment that includes a network environment and a physical environment that is inhabited by a large number of people. Within the exhibition site, several robots developed in this project will be used to actually provide useful services to visitors as well as exhibition participants and support staff.
In the area of prototype development support, we are looking for original technologies from Japan that could lead to the creation of robots with applications in a wide variety of different environments, including households and offices, by 2020. We are also aiming to discover original Japanese technologies to upgrade robot-related technologies and promote inter-industry collaboration and collaboration between industry, academia and the governmental sector, and identifying challenges for the dissemination of robots. |
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