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Japan’s New Robot Strategy
April 2018
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
(METI)
Government of Japan
Japan’s New Robot Strategy
a) Overview
b) SMEs and Service sector
c) Nursing care
d)World Robot Summit
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Japan’s New Robot Strategy
a) Overview
b) SMEs and Service sector
c) Nursing care
d)World Robot Summit
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OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
- Keynote Speech by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
l The low level of productivity within the service sector is an issue faced in common the world over.
The further improvements to and spread of robotics technology will surely be a significant trump
card, solving such challenges at a single stroke.
l At manufacturing plants as well, robots hold the promise of dramatically increasing the productivity
of the production line.
l We will create a “new Industrial Revolution” through the use of robots. I will swiftly formulate a
master plan for this and incorporate it into my growth strategy.
l In Japan, we have already begun to utilize robots in a variety of fields including nursing care. I
intend for Japan to be a pioneer at the global level, becoming a showcase for the use of robots.
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Background and Attitude regarding “Robot Revolution”
l Prime Minster Shinzo Abe held the first meeting of the Robot Revolution Realization
Council at the Prime Minister’s Office in September 2014.
l After six meetings, the “New Robot Strategy" was formulated and released in February
2015.
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Japan Will Become the Showcase for the World’s Leading Robotics -
New Robot Strategy Diffusion of Robots into Every Corner of Daily Life -
l Robot Revolution Intensive Five Years Implementation Period started in fiscal year 2015, and the
following initiatives have been promoted:
Ø Government and private sector investment in projects related to robots for 100 billion yen
Ø Expand robot market scale to 2.4 trillion yen (annually) (the current market scale is 650 billion yen)
Ø Construct a new robot test field in Fukushima (provide an area for testing field robots and drones
Ø Facilitate innovation and accelerate public implementation through organizing the World Robot Summit
Ø Reduce Costs for initial introduction of robots by 20% and double the number of human resources for assisting
introduction of robots to 30,000 by year of 2020.
• Select best 100 practices related to use of robots in • Reduce and eliminate any risks of care workers to cause
the service field backaches and the like due to heavy workload such as
transferring elderly with arms. Support to allieviate care worker’s
• Develop and increase sophistication of brain (AI), heavy workload
eyes (sensors) and fingers (control) of robots
• System reform for nursing care insurance.
• Improve labor productivity by 2% or more, and More flexile nursing care insurance system to reflect needs of
strengthen competitiveness of domestic locations introducing new types of devices and robotics to eldery care,
• Expand market scale of system integrator (SIer) projects • Expand the number of cases to 100 or more where robot support
medical care
Achieve implementation of automatic driving • Utilize intelligent construction technology for 30% which
tractors to actual cultivation by 2020 contributes to improvement of productivity and saving labor
• Introduce robots to 20% of inspection and repair of critical/aging
• Introduce 20 or more types of new robots of which infrastructure
contribute to labor savings • Achieve for unmanned construction efficiency comparable with
manned construction in harsh environment such as all sorts of
disaster sites, landslides, and volcanic hazardous sites.
Towards realization of a “robot barrier-free society”: revise 10 relevant regulations in
cooperation with Regulatory Reform Council (Prepare and set rules on radio waves which are used for robots, robotization of visual
inspections (infrastructure safety and security), provide rules related to airborne robots, and so forth)
Enhance development of human resources for system integrators
(Implementation of on-the-job training (OJT) through demonstration projects, and so forth) 6
Japan’s New Robot Strategy
a) Overview
b) SMEs and Service sector
c) Nursing care
d)World Robot Summit
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Robot Introduction Demonstration Project
l Introduction of robots is to be implemented in such segments of the manufacturing and service sectors where they are not yet utilized
in order to achieve improvements in productivity by creating actual examples. Also, feasibility studies (FS) of introducing robots will be
conducted to show cost-effectiveness.
l In these projects the service providers (system integrators) are to be integral in supporting the utilization of robots and system
architectures.
Introducing robots to the process of pouring bread Introducing robots to the manufacture process of
Case 1 Case 3
dough into a bread pan coils for micro motors
Company ：ECO GREEN SAITAMA CO., LTD. （Hiki-Gun, Saitama） Company ： NAMIKI PRECISION JEWEL CO., LTD.（Kuroishi-Shi, Aomori)
System Integrator ： FUKUSHIMA INDUSTRIES CORP.（Saitama-Shi, Saitama） System Integrator： THK INTECHS CO., LTD. (Nerima-Ku, Tokyo)
l A parallel link robot alleviates part of the required handwork （the l Applying twin-armed robot and automaRon machines to sensiRve work
soKened dough can be nimbly grasped by the robot) processes with tweezers to assemble a few millimeters of micro paXern
coils instead of using convenRonal hand work by human workers
Introducing robots to processing enameled Introducing robots to the process of arranging raw
Case 2 Case 4
metal wares of Nanbu Ironware gyoza into a package
Company : OIGEN （Ohshu-Shi, Iwate） Company ： RINGER HUT CO., LTD. （Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo）
System Integrator ： KAWASAKI TRADING CO., LTD. （Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo） System Integrator ： SUNBIT KK （Fukuoka-Shi, Fukuoka）
l A system is introduced to restaurants in which gyoza, molded by a gyoza
l A mulR-jointed robot applies enameled metal to a Nanbu Ironware molding machine, are arranged in a tray by a twin-armed robot, and then
teapot and then removes unneeded metal pieces. sold in the restaurants. 8
Japan’s New Robot Strategy
a) Overview
b) SMEs and Service sector
c) Nursing care
d)World Robot Summit
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System for Accelerating Development/Introduction of Care Robot Equipment
・Request for
Private sector companies・ Development of Verification at nursing care
equipment
monitor study, etc. Nursing care site site, etc.
Research insRtutes, etc.
○Take advantage of high level of engineering ○From early stages of development, carry out
capabilities in Japan and support development of ・EvaluaRon of verification (monitor study, evaluation) regarding
equipment based on specific needs of the elderly prototypes, etc. conveyance of care site needs and prototype
and nursing care sites equipment
【Led by METI】 【Led by MHLW】
Provide opportunity for exchange of opinions between
development work site and nursing care site
Key areas of focus in nursing care where robot technology is used (revised by METI/MHLW on Feb. 3, 2014)
Key areas of focus sRpulated by METI and MHLW for development support (since FY2013)
○PaPent transfer assistance ○Toilet assistance
・Wearable device uses robot technology to ・Toilet with adjustable posiRoning uses robot
provide power assist to caregiver technology for excrement disposal
○ProtecPon of paPent with demenPa
・Non-wearable device uses robot
technology to provide a power assist to ・Device pla_orm for nursing care facility
caregiver for movement picking up paRent uses such robot technology as sensors and
an external transmission funcRon
○Mobility assistance
・Walking support device that uses robot ・ Device pla_orm for home nursing care
technology to safely transport objects to support uses robot technology such as fall detecRon
elderly and others when going outside sensors and external transmission devices
・Walking support device uses robot technology to ○Bathing assistance
assist elderly and others with indoor mobility, ・Device using robot technology to support
standing up, or si`ng down, parRcularly to or a series of movements when ge`ng in or
from the toilet or helping maintain appropriate
out of the bath
posture when using the toilet.
10Robotic Nursing Equipment Introduction Promotion Project
2 billion yen (Budget for the Fiscal Year of 2016)
Cases
Case1 Wearable transfer aids Case 3 Monitoring systems
Company CYBERDYNE Inc. “HAL for Care Support (Lumbar)” Company Noritsu Precision Co., Ltd. “Neos+Care”
l Mitigates risks for backache of caregivers by reducing loads on l Using image processing technology, the system detects and
their lower back during the assistance to elderly or disabled identifies patient movements (sitting up, getting out of bed and
people such as the transferring care aid wandering about) in real-time.
Case 2 Non-wearable transfer aids Case 4 Mobility aids
Company Panasonic Corporation "Resyone" Company RT.WORKS co., ltd. “Robot Assist Walker RT.1”
l Only one care giver is required to support safe and simple l Mitigates risks for falling down by automatically operated cart
transfer between bed and wheelchair, thus lightening the load along with user’s movement (e.g. brakes when users walk
for care givers downhill)
11Priority Areas to which Robot Technology is to be Introduced in Nursing Care
Note: Items in red are newly designated priority areas and items.
Patient Transfer Assistance Mobility Assistance Toilet Assistance Monitoring and Bathing Assistance
Communication systems
・ Walking assist devices using ・ Adjustable positioning toilets
・ Wearable devices using ・ Monitoring system platforms ・ Devices using robot technology
robot technology to assist using robot technology for
robot technology to with sensors and external to assist care receivers in the
elderly and others in walking excrement disposal
provide power assistance communication functions using series of motions when getting
outdoors and to safely carry
to caregivers robot technology for nursing in and out of a bathtub
loads
care facilities
Nursing Care Service
Assistance
・ Walking assist devices using
・ Non-wearable devices using ・ Monitoring system platforms
robot technology to assist elderly ・Devices using robot
robot technology to provide with fall detection sensors and
and others in moving indoors, technology predicting the
power assistance to caregivers external communication
standing up and sitting down; evacuation timing of elderly
in picking up elderly and others functions using robot
particularly assisting them in and others and guiding
them to a toilet at the technology for home nursing
getting to and from a toilet and
appropriate timing care
supporting their posture in the
toilet
・Devices using robot
technology collecting and
accumulating information
involving nursing care
services, including watching,
・Wearable mobility assistance ・Devices using robot mobility assistance and
devices using robot technology to assist elderly ・Life assistance devices using toilet assistance, thereby
technology to assist elderly and others in the series of robot technology for allowing caregivers to utilize
and others in walking motions for removing and communication with elderly such information to provide
outdoors, preventing falls putting on clothes below the and others . elderly and others with
and assisting motion waist in a toilet required support.
10Japan’s New Robot Strategy
a) Overview
b) SMEs and Service sector
c) Nursing care
d)World Robot Summit
13Concept
The World Robot Summit (WRS) is a combination of robot competition and trade show that brings together the best
and latest in robotics technologies from around the world in the hopes of realizing a world where robots and humans
live and work together.
WRS will feature two events:
World Robot Challenge, in which robots compete with one another, and World Robot Expo, where the latest robotic
technologies will be exhibited. Robot Excellence from around the world will come together in one location with the
aim to implement robotics in real daily life/society/industry and accelerate the research and development of robots.
●Goals
Implementation of robots in actual
Realization of a world where robots and
Acceleration of R&D of robots society, including daily lives of
humans live and work together
individuals and industrial sectors
●Approach
By combining robot challenges (WRC) and exhibition (WRE), the WRS will bring together and showcase Robot Excellence from
around the world. WRS shall
Provide opportunities for ordinary
Encourage scientists and engineers to people to connect with researchers and Raise awareness, interest, expectation,
interact with each other and stimulate industry experts and learn directly from and understanding of ordinary people
each other’s R&D them about the latest studies and use toward robotics
cases in the field of robotics
●Factors that will be Examined
Applicability of robots in actual society,
Physical and intellectual functionalities Ordinary people's increased accessibility
including daily lives of individuals and
of robots and acceptance of robots
industrial sectors
14Robotics for Happiness
Message
Efficiency. Safety. Collaboration.
Engineers and scientists throughout the world
are entrusting the dreams of humanity
to the future of robots.
While they may seem to be in competition,
these minds actually work in solidarity.
One person's ideas inspire another's,
and one person's technology
makes another's technology possible.
Robotics is like another form of life
with which we share this planet,
and itʼs growing little by little every day.
The goal of this challenge is simple:
The welfare of humanity.
That each and every person in this world
can share their lives with robots
and find happiness like never before.
In 2018, and again in 2020,
the worldʼs engineers and scientists
will gather in Japan.
They will come to discuss
the new future being created today,
and to create new forms of Happiness.
World Robot Summit 2018 & 2020
Robotics for Happiness 15World Robot Summit (WRS)
Program
World Robot Challenge (WRC) World Robot Expo (WRE)
Competition Categories: The Expo portion of WRS includes display and
• Industrial Robotics demonstration of real-world applications of
• Service Robotics robotics from around the world.
• Disaster Robotics
• Students/Youth
Symposium / Workshop Program Side Events
Symposium / Workshop Side Events
International Forums by academia, presentations Various side events are planned.
and workshops by companies supporting WRS (e.g. participatory and experiential events)
are planned.
16World Robot Challenge 2018 Details here: hTp://www.worldrobotsummit.org/en/
l A total of 9 challenges in 4 categories. ※1
l Total amount of prize money for the World Robot Challenge 2018 will exceed 100 million yen. ※2
Category Challenge Challenge Summary Prize
21 million yen
Industrial Robotics Assembly Challenge Belt-drive unit assembly, Task board and Kitting 1st Place: 15 million yen, 2nd Place: 5 million yen, 3rd Place: 1 million
yen
1.Bring Me
Partner Robot Challenge Go get an object from a designated room.
(House Support Challenge) 14 million yen
2. Tidy Up Here Test
Real Space League 1st Place: 10 million yen, 2nd Place: 3 million yen, 3rd Place: 1 million
Tidy up the objects to the original positions in a room.
HSR(Toyota Motor Corporation) as the standard robot yen
3. Demonstration
platform Demonstrate the concept of future partner robots which make humans comfortable and happy.
1. Handyman
The robot demonstrates navigation tasks, human-robot interaction task, etc.
2. Interactive Cleanup
Partner Robot Challenge The robot observes human gesture to understand the target object and the trash can. 14 million yen
(House Support Challenge)
3. Human Navigation 1st Place: 10 million yen, 2nd Place: 3 million yen, 3rd Place: 1 million
Virtual Space League The robot generates a linguistic instruction for a real user to find a target object in an unknown virtual yen
HSR(Toyota Motor Corporation) as the standard robot environment.
Service Robotics platform 4.Open Task
The participants demonstrate human-robot interaction tasks by using the simulator and make
presentations on those tasks.
13.9 million yen (Additional 1 million yen to the best team among the 1st-
place teams)
Stocking and Disposing Tasks
1. Stocking and Disposing Tasks
1st Place: 3 million yen, 2nd Place: 1 million yen, 3rd Place: 0.3 million
Self-stocking of products such as onigiri rice balls, bento lunch boxes, etc., and removing expired foods
yen
Future Convenience Store Challenge 2. Customer Interaction Task
Customer Interaction Task
(Automation of Retail Work Challenge) Proposing and demonstrating customer services in the near future
1st Place: 3 million yen, 2nd Place: 1 million yen, 3rd Place: 0.3 million
3. Toilet Cleaning Task
yen
Cleaning toilet seat, toilet floor and wall
Toilet Cleaning Task
1st Place: 3 million yen, 2nd Place:1 million yen, 3rd Place: 0.3 million
yen
Daily Inspection/Maintenance: Visually recognize and adjust the valves etc. installed at specified position.
Fault Detection: Measure fault sound and/or vibration of pipes of which positions are not specified, and 14 million yen
Plant Disaster Prevention Challenge report the measurement results. 1st Place: 10 million yen, 2nd Place: 3 million yen, 3rd Place: 1 million
Diagnosis: For a large structure, e.g., tank and chimney, diagnose the health of the structure. yen
Disaster Response: Respond to the accident occurred during the inspection.
Disaster Robotics
14 million yen
6 tasks: Traversing obstacles, Vehicle inspection, Vehicle inspection using tools and rescue, Secure the 1st Place: 10 million yen, 2nd Place: 3 million yen, 3rd Place: 1 million
Tunnel Disaster Response and Recovery Challenge route, Fire extinguish, Shoring and Breaching.
yen
Assessing standard performance levels (e.g. mobility, sensing, information collection, wireless 14 million yen
Standard Disaster Robotics Challenge communication, remote control, on-site deployment, durability, etc.) required in disaster prevention and 1st Place: 10 million yen, 2nd Place: 3 million yen, 3rd Place: 1 million
responses. yen
1. Skill Challenge
School Robot Challenge 2. Open Demonstration
Pepper(SoftBank Group Corp.) as the standard robot Participating teams will demonstrate a robot
platform 3. Technical Interview
Junior Participating teams will have an interview with a panel of judges N/A※3
Setting tasks such as picking and placing an object at home and making robots to perform those tasks.
Home Robot Challenge Skill Challenge, Open Demonstration, Technical Interview.
※1 With regards to competition details in 2020, stated details are all present assumptions and the final details will be confirmed by referring to the progress of technology and the results of pre-competition held in 2018.
※2 There will be no winners if no participating teams can accomplish a certain level of performance.
※3 The winners will be given prize instead of prize money.
17About
World Robot Summit 2018 World Robot Summit 2020
TOKYO AICHI/FUKUSHIMA
@Tokyo Big Sight @Aichi International Exhibition Centre
/Robot Test Field located in Fukushima Pref.
October 17-21 August and October
2018 2019 2020
*Held alongside Japan Robot Week 2018 【Tentative】
10/17-10/21 @Tokyo Big Sight *Held alongside RoboCup Asia-Pacific Open
and Japan Robot Week 2020
World Robot Summit 2018 World Robot Summit 2020
TOKYO AICHI/FUKUSHIMA
Name World Robot Summit 2018 Name World Robot Summit 2020
Venue Tokyo Big Sight East 7/8 Halls Venue Aichi International Exhibition Centre
Schedule October 17-21, 2018 Schedule Early October 2020 for one week
*Held alongside Japan Robot Week 2018 * Held alongside RoboCup Asia-Pacific Open
and Japan Robot Week 2020 (tentative).
Host Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
/New Energy Industrial Technology Development Two of the challenges under the Disaster Robotics Category
Organization (NEDO) are scheduled as follow:
Venue Robot Test Field located in Fukushima Prefecture
Schedule Mid-August 2020 for about 3 days
Host Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
/New Energy Industrial Technology Development
Organization (NEDO) 18Chairperson Executive Committee Members
The Advisory Board of Takeo Kanade Hiroaki Kitano
the Executive Committee U. A. and Helen Whitaker
University Professor, Carnegie
Founder, the RoboCup Federation / President and CEO, Sony
Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. / Professor, Okinawa
Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
for World Robot Summit
Mellon University
Executive Committee Members
Chieko Asakawa Executive Committee Members
Mayumi Oda
IBM Fellow / IBM Distinguished Service Professor,
Carnegie Mellon University Okami (inn manageress), Kagaya Co., Ltd.
Executive Committee Members
Thomas Bauernhansl Executive Committee Members
Gill Pratt
Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing
Engineering and Automation IPA/ CEO, Toyota Research Institute, Inc. / Executive Technical Advisor,
Director, Institute of Industrial Manufacturing and Toyota Motor Corporation (former Defense Advanced Research
Management (IFF), University of Stuttgart Projects Agency (DARPA) Program Manager)
Executive Committee Members
Henrik Christensen
Executive Committee Members
Professor, Computer Science, Dept. of Computer Takako Suwa
Science and Engineering / Director, Institute of
Contextual Robotics, University of California, San President, Daiya Seiki Co., LTD.
Diego
Executive Committee Members
Ryoji Chubachi Executive Committee Members
Yangsheng Xu
President, National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) President, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Executive Committee Members
Katsushi Ikeuchi Executive Committee Members
Naoko Yamazaki
Emeritus Professor, the University of Tokyo /
Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia Astronaut
19Support Character
• As a result of public offering, Doraemon has been chosen as the support
character for the World Robot Summit.
Reasons for selection:
For the summit aiming to promote a world where robots and humans successfully live and work
together, Doraemon was deemed to be the most appropriate character as a symbol of “cooperation”.
As a bridge between humans and robots, Doraemon will support this summit.
20WRS2018 Sponsors As of April, 2018
Global Partner
Official Partner
Gold Partner Silver Partner
Supporter
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As of April, 2018THIS YEAR
World Robot Summit 2018 World Robot Summit 2020
TOKYO AICHI/FUKUSHIMA
@Tokyo Big Sight @Aichi International Exhibition Centre Whoʼs next…?
/Robot Test Field located in Fukushima Pref.
October 17-21 August and October
2018 2019 2020 2024
*Held alongside Japan Robot Week 2018 【Tentative】
10/17-10/21 @Tokyo Big Sight *Held alongside RoboCup Asia-Pacific Open
and Japan Robot Week 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games
in Tokyo
World Robot Summit 2018 World Robot Summit 2020
TOKYO AICHI/FUKUSHIMA
Name World Robot Summit 2018 Name World Robot Summit 2020
Venue Tokyo Big Sight East 7/8 Halls Venue Aichi International Exhibition Centre
Schedule October 17-21, 2018 Schedule Early October 2020 for one week
*Held alongside Japan Robot Week 2018 * Held alongside RoboCup Asia-Pacific Open
and Japan Robot Week 2020 (tentative).
Host Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
/New Energy Industrial Technology Development Two of the challenges under the Disaster Robotics Category
Organization (NEDO) are scheduled as follow:
Venue Robot Test Field located in Fukushima Prefecture
Schedule Mid-August 2020 for about 3 days
Host Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
/New Energy Industrial Technology Development
Organization (NEDO)Summary: Toward the Realization of Robot Revolution
Focus on strategic areas and formulate a workable plan (“New Robot Strategy”)
l Clarify the image of Robot Revolution to be realized by 2020 and specify the strategic areas
l Employing all policies & measures toward the realization of Robot Revolution (R&D, introduction
demonstration, regulatory reform, standardization, international strategy)
Steadily advance the New Robot Strategy centering on the Robot Revolution Initiative
l Promoting initiatives beyond the walls of various stakeholders through strong cooperation among
industry, academia and government.
l Establish an ecosystem which connects closely among robot manufactures, system integrators
and robot users.
utilizing WRS as an innovation vehicle, with the aim to implement robotics in
real daily life/society/industry and accelerate the research and development
of robots
23Fukushima Robot Test Field
24Fukushima Robot Test Field (RTF)
• A test site for field robots and drones will open in Fukushima Pref. from FY2018.
• It will serve as a major demonstration test site for field robots and drones for delivery,
disaster response and infrastructure inspection, etc.
Drone Area ROV1, AUV2 and
Unmanned Ship Area
Minami-soma
1 Remotely Operated underwater Vehicle
City 2 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Basic Development
Facility
13 km
Infrastructure Inspection
Fukushima & Disaster Response Area
Prefecture
Namie Town
https://www.pref.fukushima.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/209046.pdf
25Facilities in the RTF
• Facilities for testing infrastructure inspection (industrial plants, bridges,
tunnels) and disaster response (earthquakes, floods, etc.) will be installed.
Airfield with Safety Net Fukushima Robot Test Field Water Tank
Industrial Plant Flooded Town
Bridge Tunnel Disaster-affected City Road with Debris
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