The aim and editorial policy of “History of Robotics Research and Development of Japan”
OPENCommittee of Robotics Research and Development Archive
The Chair: Prof. Atsuo Takanishi
“History of Robotics Research and Development of Japan” is an archive that integrates typical and historical results of Japanese robotics research and development. Items contained in this archive have been selected from prize winning works of RSJ awards or valuable and useful works for our society. You will be able to overlook transition of robotics researches and developments in Japan.
Intelligent arc welding robot “Mr. AROS”
- 1975
- Akira TsuchihashiTakashi KogawaShimon AndoNorihisa Miyake
Control Algorithm for Precision Insert Operation Robots
- 1976
- T. GotoK. TakeyasuT. Inoyama
Transistor Assembly System
- 1976
- Masakazu EjiriTakafumi MiyatakeSeiji KashiokaMichihiro MeseYoshihiro ShimaHiroshi SakoYuzaburo SakamotoIsamu YamazakiToshimitsu Hamada
Development of Personal Micro Robot “Move Master”
- 1982
- Yoshitaka Ohnishi
Intelligent Mobile Robot with Transformable Crawler
- 1984
- T. IwamotoK. KamejimaY. NakanoK. HonmaY. SakakibaraM. FujieY. OgawaH. KaiseK. kanH. Yamamoto
Biped Walking Robot WHL-11
- 1985
- M. OhtsuY. SasakiT. YoshidaM. SasakiA. HoriguchiK. SakataM. FujieK. IchiryuY. Nakano
A Teleoperation System for Space Experiments
- 1989
- Ichiro WatanabeKeiju OkabayashiRyosuke SudaTakashi Uchiyama
Multifingered Multisensory Bilateral Master-slave controlled Manipulator System
- 1990
- Ken OnishiTakeo Oomichi
Motion tracking processing system, “Tracking Vision”
- 1994
- Takashi UchiyamaToshihiko MoritaNaoyuki SawasakiKeiju OkabayashiKazunori AsadaMasahiko SatoHirochika InoueMasayuki Inaba
The Open Controller of the MHI PA-10 Robot
- 1994
- Ken ONISH
AN INNOVATIVE AUTOMATIC ASSEMBLY SYSTEM WHERE A TWO-ARMED INTELLIGENT ROBOT BUILDS MINI ROBOTS
- 1996
- Shinsuke Sakakibara
Development of a force controlled finishing robot "Valibo"
- 1996
- Makoto JinnoFumio OzakiTakashi YoshimiKyoichi TatsunoMasakazu KandaYasuhiko TamadaShintaro NagatakiIsao KogumaMikio Takahashi
Walk Training System and Walk Supporting System
- 1996
- Masakatsu FujieYasuhiro NemotoIkuo TakeuchiAtsushi KosekiAkihiko sakaiShizuko HattoriTomoyuki TaniSaku Egawa
The Developing of the Method of Initializing Angle of the Robot Arm Which Has a Reduction Gear Using a Incremental Encoder
- 1996
- Tomokazu HirabayashiHiroshi MiyazawaNoriaki Kotani
New Automated Assembly Cell for Small Volume Production (CAC: Circular Assembly Cell)
- 1996
- Masayuki TakiguchiIchiro SuzukiMasami TanakaMasahiko SakaiTetsuya KominamiManabu Okuma
Robot Vision using Stereo Vision with Random-dot Pattern Projection
- 1996
- Manabu HashimotoKazuhiko SumiShin'ichi KurodaNorio KodairaShotaro Iwata
A Beach Ball Volley Playing Robot with a Human
- 1998
- Kyoichi TatsunoHirokazu SatoHideaki HasimotoFumio OzakiJunji OakiHideki OgawaMichihiro UenoharaTakashi YoshimiYukio AsariKatsuhiro MaedaHiroyuki BambaHiroaki NakaiYasuhiro TaniguchiEiji TanakaMitsuyoshi TachimoriMinoru IshikawaSatoshi Okada
Small-size and high-precision robot with closed-loop mechanism
- 2000
- Jiro MatsuyamaKiyoshi MaekawaMasahiro FujitaTomoyuki KobayashiKeisuke Sadao
Motionmedia Contents Sharing via Audio
- 2000
- Akira NakayamaSatoshi IwakiTamotsu MachinoIkuo KitagishiMasashi Okudaira
HOAP: Humanoid for Open Architecture Platform
- 2001
- Takashi UchiyamaToshihiko MoritaRIADH ZaierShinji KandaYuichi MuraseFumio NagashimaYusuke YasukawaKeiju OkabayashiMiwa UekiKatsushi SakaiMitsuaki AoyamaShigeo TatenoKoichi KimuraHiyoshi IshikawaKeita OginoMinoru YoshinoMasashi Kobayashi
Omni-directional Power Assisted Cart
- 2001
- S. FujiwaraH. KitanoH. YamashitaH. MaedaH. Fukunaga
Development of Marking/Cutting and Welding Robot Systems for thick steel pipes
- 2001
- Masami KobayashiTakashi KuboyamaSatoru YamasumiMasashi KoikeMikio Murakami
Internet-based Robot MARON-1 (:Mobile Agent Robot Of Next-generation)
- 2002
- Naoyuki SawasakiShinji KandaYuichi MuraseYusuke YasukawaKeiju OkabayashiMiwa UekiKatsushi SakaiTakashi UchiyamaIkeshima HiroyukiMurakami YasuhiroImai Hidekazu
Entertainment Robot AIBO
- 2002
- Masahiro FujitaKoji KageyamaTadashi OtsukiSatoshi AmagaiToshi.T. Doi
Anthropomorphic Robot Hand - Gifu Hand III
- 2003
- Haruhisa KawasakiTetsuya MouriSatoshi ItoHisayuki ShimomuraToshinori MatunamiNoburu HanadaTeruaki Azuma
Service Robot “enon”
- 2004
- Takashi UchiyamaToshihiko MoritaNaoyuki SawasakiShinji KandaYuichi MuraseKeiju OkabayashiMiwa UekiManabu NakaoYoshihiko MurakawaKatsushi SakaiJiang ShanChen BinYusuke YasukawaToshikazu KanaokaTokuichi ShishidoTsutomu AsadaKoichi MatsuoYutaka NamikawaTomohiro Yamada
Development and practical use of FSJ (Friction Spot Joining) robot system
- 2004
- Yoshitaka SetaMitsuo FujimotoHajime KashikiYasunori TakeuchiKazumi Fukuhara
Development of Ultra-small Size Laser Scanner "SOKUIKI sensor" for Environment Recognition of Service Robots
- 2004
- Hirohiko KawataToshihiro MoriSin'ichi Yuta
Stereovision module: Image recognition module for a common basis for next-generation robots.
- 2005
- Manabu NakaoNaoyuki SawasakiChen BinTakuya FukagaiShinji KandaToshihiko MoritaTakashi UchiyamaTetsuya TaharaYuji NaganoDaisuke AbeToshihiro YamanakaHisayoshi Naito
Double-Arm Working Machine ASTACO
- 2005
- Ishii AkinoriTomita KunitsuguIshibashi HidetoFujishima KazuoOota YasunoriOmata TakayukiEgawa Eiji
Autonomous mobile surveillance system
- 2005
- Junichi TakiguchiNaoyuki KajiwaraYoshiharu ShimaRui HirokawaRyujirou KurosakiJunichi MeguroKiichirou IshikawaYoshiharu AmanoTakumi Hashizume
Miuro, the robot that play your favorite music at your favorite place
- 2006
- Hisashi TaniguchiAkihiro NishimuraShinichi HaraJunichi HayakawaShinichi Okamoto
Socially interactive teddy bear robot prototype
- 2007
- Ichiro WatanabeTakashi ImaiToshikazu KanaokaHiroshi HidakaHisatoshi YamaokaSatoshi AmemiyaHayato TatedaYusuke Yasukawa
Human Cooperation Robot for Assembly Operation Assist "Car Window Installation Assist"
- 2007
- Hideyuki MurayamaKousyun FujiwaraNaoyuki TakesueFutoshi SuzukiAtsushi ShibataKuniyasu MatsumotoHitoshi KonosuHideo Fujimoto
High Speed Handing System of M-430iA’s combined with Visual Tracking
- 2008
- Yoshiharu INABARyo NIHEIToshinari TAMURAHidenori KUREBAYASHIYasuyoshi TANAKA
Force-controlled metal spinning machine for forming non-axisymmetric shapes
- 2009
- Hirohiko AraiShozo FujimuraIsao OkazakiShigehiro AnzaiKeiichi OsadaKazuhisa MoritaHiromi OyamaHirofumi MitsunagaSaburo Kageyama
Blood Sample Courier System with Autonomous Mobile Robots
- 2009
- Ryosuke MuraiTatsuo SakaiKoichi MitaniHisato NakajimaHiroyuki Uematsu
Head-care Robot
- 2010
Automated Cell Culture System
- 2010
- Katsumi NakashimaTakashi SakuraiHitoshi HasunumaSumihiro UedaOsamu HabataHidekazu KanazawaShigeyuki WakitaniHideaki TaharaShigetaka ShimodairaToshimasa Uemura
Advanced INLAY System for Inlet/Outlet Nozzles of Reactor Vessel of Nuclear Power Plant
- 2010
- Noriaki SHIMONABEKen ONISHIMakoto OHIRAKazuyuki HINAMIAtsushi SUGIURA
Precision Finishing System for Bevel Gears of Aero Engines
- 2013
- Hikaru UenoNobuhiro ShibasakiKoichiro HayashiTomozou MikamiDai Kaneko