Pioneer of Japanese Robotics

Aspects of Japanese Robotics Research

Robotics appears to be a very lively and fruitful field of research in Japan. Some of the research topics cannot be found elsewhere at all, and some are significantly advanced. Discussing this impression, a collection of laboratories is introduced with their most outstanding topics. This report is based on the notes of trips through Japanese laboratories in February, September 1997, and January...

Robotics and Automation in Japanese Construction Industries

Trip report: Japanese progress in robotics for construction

T h i s trip was pan of a study mission sponsored by the Technology Transfer institute. urd co-sponsored by the Construction Robotics Laboratory at Camegie Mellon University. T h e study mission visited six of the largest construction firms in Japan. a University, md a Robotics Rexarch Assmiation. Perhaps the most important finding i s that a11 the major Japanese construction cornpanics have la...

Testing Space Robotics on the Japanese ETS-VII Satellite

Introduction ETS-VII (Engineering Test Satellite VII) is a NASDA programme designed to test key rendezvous, docking and robotics technologies in space. The Japanese space agency has built, launched and operates this test satellite, equipped with a robotic manipulator and a small subsatellite, to carry out such experiments. In response to a NASDA call for co-operation, ESA proposed two experimen...

Japanese Garden as a Physical Symbol of Japanese Culture

A’ view of nature within the framework of garden and in relation with human needs and drives that satisfy theneed to be rooted has caused the representation of nature in garden to be regarded as cultural heritage. Garden and garden designing are suitable cases for us to study cultural characteristics and traits. Thus, human beings have searched their eternal interest in an ideal and unattainabl...