A Message from the Director
Robotics realm has developed by incorporating the principles of mechanical and electric engineering, and intelligence, among others. Recently, the scope of its application has extended to human science, body motion science, psychology, above and beyond. In the future, it is likely to incorporate the principles of sciences like chemical and biological sciences. Hope is pinned particularly on the birth of the robots that employ new materials, free from conventional metals.
Until now, the robotics has mainly been applied to the industrial robots for automated manufacturing of cars and electric appliances. In the future, however, it should be used in a broad spectrum, in addition to these applications, ranging from the production of food or clothes, for health care, welfare, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, construction, environmental monitoring, researches for or development of natural resources, among others.
We find it essential to advance the research and development, identifying the vital technical issues not from a robot creator’s but from its user’s viewpoint. For instance, a new technology may give birth to an extremely useful or low cost robot that delivers the same work as the one it was developed from does. They are truly useful in expanding the sphere of the application.
In this approach, we will commit ourselves to the promotion of multi-faceted research, development and applications, on the basis of profound cooperation with the people from society and industrial world, exploring the creation of new robots together with all the people in the team.