Present stale and future outlook for industrial robots in Japan

Abstract

Japanese production of industrial robots amounted to US$34 million in 1973 (hereafter, calculate 1 US$ = Yens 270,‐). For the last couple of years, the demand stayed weak because of the slow down of industrial investment. However, the advancement of robot technology, the improvement cost‐performance of robots, and the active investment on the improvement of productivity and labour welfare in industries caused to increase the production of industrial robots up to $48 million in 1976 and will assure the future expansion of the robot market. (See Fig.1, Fig.2).

Citation

Yonemoto, K. and Shiino, K. (1977), "Present stale and future outlook for industrial robots in Japan", Industrial Robot, Vol. 4 No. 4, pp. 171-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb004484