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Industrial Forum

Tuesday, May 12 2009, 13:00-17:00

International Conference Room,
Kobe International Conference Center

Sponsored by ICRA '09 and Kobe City

Prof. Ruediger Dillmann	Prof. Ren C. Luo	Dr. Katsu Yamane

* IERA Award Candidates

Barrett Technology

Name of Entry: Development of a Revolutionary Servomotor Technology
Company Name: Barrett Technology
Contact Person: Bill Townsend and Gill Pratt
Brief Description: This invention goes to the core of robotics by enabling service robots to be far more portable, working much longer periods between battery charges whilst reducing overall cost and complexity. The innovation is a brushless servomotor amplifier code-named Puck (Powerful Universal Controller). It functions as a networkable ultra-compact, ultra-efficient servomotor amplifier; but it also consolidates the additional functions of power supply, system controller, and position sensor whilst supporting arrays of user sensors through auxiliary analog and digital I/O.

Yaskawa Electric Corporation

Name of Entry: Next Generation Robot "Motoman-SDA10"
Company Name: Yaskawa Electric Corporation
Contact Person: Masahiro Ogawa
Brief Description: Our goal is solving various problems by robots that allow the collaboration with human. we believe that the collaboration can eliminate the dangerous of harmful work from the human labor so that elderly people can return to work. Utilizing the work force of elderly people is the key for population aging. The purpose of the development of this robot is the robotization of human labour, and the improvements of the work environment for people by human-robot coexistence. Our concept is to enhance the mobility, work ability and flexibility of the robot itself so that factors other than robot can be thoroughly simplified.

Cyberdyne

Name of Entry: Robot Suit HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limbs)
Company Name: Cyberdyne
Contact Person: Yoshiyuki Sankai
Brief Description: Robot Suit HAL is the world's first Cyborg-type robot capable of expanding, enhancing, improving and supporting the physical capabilities of its user simply by wearing it. When a person tries to move their body, nerve signals are sent from the brain to the muscles via motor-neuron. During these moments, very weak bio-electrical signals can be detected on the surface of the skin. HAL obtains these signals through sensors attached on the skin of the wearer. The power unit that generates the assistive power is controlled according to the signals obtained, thus moving HAL's joints in concert with the wearers own movements just before the human's movements. This allows HAL to support the wearer's daily activities or to realize the next generation rehabilitations.

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Science/Industry Forum Chairs

Hajime Asama (University of Tokyo)
Oussama Khatib (Stanford University)
Ruediger Dillmann (University of Karlsruhe)

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