TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to review new robots and applications in the food‐related industry through the exhibits at the Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition, Japan.Design/methodology/approach– The paper is based on interviews, exhibitions and press releases.Findings– The paper finds new commercial applications of robotics are emerging, notably in handling viscoelastic materials and the fast pick‐and‐place handling through parallel‐link robots.Originality/value– This paper provides an overview of the latest robotic applications in the Japanese food industry.
VL  - 38
IS  - 6
SN  - 0143-991X
DO  - 10.1108/01439911111179084
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01439911111179084
AU  - Kusuda Yoshihiro
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Robots at FOOMA Japan: a food machinery and technology exhibition
T2  - Industrial Robot: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 572
EP  - 576
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -