Toward a Prosperous Future Where Humans and Robots Cooperate

• Published in: Journal of robotics and mechatronics Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 533 - 546
• Main Authors: Iwai, Masayo, Haruna, Masaki, Tanikawa, Tamio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Fuji Technology Press Co. Ltd 01-06-2023
• Subjects: Automation; Collaboration; Consortia; Consumption; Cooperation; Cyber-physical systems; Economic growth; Government industry relations; Infectious diseases; Labor productivity; Labor shortages; Manufacturing; Manufacturing engineering; Population; Prosperity; Robotics; Robots; Society; Trends
• ISSN: 0915-3942; 1883-8049
• DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2023.p0533

Based on the roadmap formulated by “Consortium for Human-Centric Manufacturing Innovation” (here-in after referred to as HCMI Consortium) of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, an industry-academia-government collaborative platform launched on April 10, 2019, this paper introduces initiatives and future prospects for human-centric robotics that collaborate with humans and human-in-the-loop cyber-physical system to support future industrial infrastructure for a sustainable and prosperous society. In particular, in cooperation with humans, it is important to understand the behavior of workers. For this purpose, it is important to have a fundamental technology that can represent models of human in cyber-physical systems and simulate the relationship between human and machines. Based on this fundamental technology, we are proceeding with demonstrations in various use cases.