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The Day Industrial Robots Were Introduced in Japan. Why Did the Father of Robotics Entrust Kawasaki?
August 27, 2018
Learn the backstory of how Kawasaki Aircraft Industries beat out electrical manufacturers to become Unimation Inc.'s business partner in Japan. This partnership led to the licensing of the Kawasaki Unimate, Japan's first...
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Kawasaki Robotics Opens 50th Anniversary Website
July 27, 2018
Kawasaki's robotics business has marked 50th anniversary in 2018. To commemorate this occasion, we have launched a special website. It offers various interesting content such as the message from the short movie showing 50 years of our history and video tour exhibiting a lineup of Kawasaki ...
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The Legacy of Japan’s First Domestically Manufactured Industrial Robot, the “Kawasaki-Unimate”
July 27, 2018
Japan’s first domestically manufactured industrial robot, the Kawasaki-Unimate, weighed 1.6 tons and had a payload of 12 kg. Learn more about this early robot, and how it paved the way for widespread robot adoption...
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ABB and Kawasaki create world’s first common interface for collaborative robots(PDF:107K)
June 20, 2018
ABB and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, both global leading players in industrial automation and robotics, are showcasing the world’s first common collaborative robot operating interface at automatica in Munich, Germany from June 19-22, 2018.
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What Is the “Special Training” for Industrial Robots? Let’s Ask Kawasaki Robot School
June 20, 2018
Education is essential to safely operate industrial robots. In this article, learn about the training offered by Kawasaki Robot School in Japan. To sign up for a Kawasaki training class near you, click on "Training" in the top menu bar...
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