Robot Industry

• Announcement of the Selected Applicants for the Project to Promote the Development and Introduction of Robotic Devices for Nursing Care (May 28, 2013)Press Release
• “Robot Suit HAL® for Well-being” to Obtain International Safety Standard Certification for Service Robots (ISO/DIS 13482) (February 27, 2013)Press Release
• METI and MHLW Have Formulated the 4 Priority Areas to Which Robot Technology is to be Introduced in Nursing Care of the Elderly, and METI and NEDO Will Launch a PPP of Robotics (November 22, 2012)Press Release
• Announcement of the Winning Robots of the Fifth Robot Award (October 10, 2012)Press Release
• Call for applications for the 5th Robot Award - METI to recognize robots with the potential to contribute to the future market (July 6, 2012)Press Release
• Announcement of The 4th Robot Award (November 25, 2010)Press Release
• Call for applications for The 4th Robot Award - METI to recognize robots with the potential to contribute to the future market - (August 9, 2010)Press Release
• Robot market projections announced - Growth to 9.7 trillion yen anticipated by 2035 (April 23, 2010)Press Release
• Report compiled by the Robot Industry Policy Committee -Building a Safe and Secure Social System Incorporating the Coexistence of Humans and Robots, in the light of Japan's aging population and falling birthrate (March 25, 2009)Press Release

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