Japanese technology is innovative and Japan is rapidly moving toward “Society 5.0”, adding a fifth chapter to the four major stages of human development: hunter-gatherer, agrarian, industrial and information. In this new ultra-smart society, all things will be connected through IoT technology and all technologies will be integrated, dramatically improving the quality of life.
To realize this new era, the Government of Japan is doing everything it can to encourage various players, including start-ups and “hidden gems” among small- and medium-sized enterprises, to come up with brand-new and innovative ideas, to provide the world with solutions.
Making Industrial Robots Intelligent to Improve Productivity Using Japanese Technology
Japanese technology is changing on a daily basis. A controller developed by a Japanese company is rewriting the conventional norms about industrial robots and transforming distribution sites. Industrial robots have required a vast amount of programming and have cost a lot of time and money for system installation. Their installation has been particularly challenging in the distribution and logistics industry due to the difficulty in sorting a diverse and wide array of items efficiently. The new controller has solved these problems. The companies introducing the controller at their distribution sites have boosted productivity, giving people greater opportunities to engage in more creative tasks. Conventional robots required programming, by which humans provide detailed instructions regarding the specific timing and the angles that each joint must move. This task accounts for over 80% of the time and cost spent on installation.
However, the Intelligent Robot Controller allows robots to independently calculate the optimal trajectory from the start point to the final destination.
This controller can automate picking processes for various items in a distribution network which has been considered impossible. This is a ground-breaking robotics solution.The controller is dramatically changing manufacturing and distribution sites in Japan and overseas.
Japan is an advanced country, not only in terms of Japanese technology but also in society as a whole. They have everything from super-fast bullet trains to talking toilets and robots. Japanese people whose insatiable hunger for progressiveness has made Japan and the Japanese technology what they are today.