Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Japan Robot Week in Aichi is set to be held from September 9-12 as one of the few technology exhibitions to go forward since the Covid pandemic began.
“With the evolution of robot technology through AI and IoT,” the basic mission statement reads, “the playing field for robots is rapidly expanding from manufacturing sites and into daily life. We are aiming for an exhibition that brings together the latest robot-related technologies that highlights the scenes of the main activities and promotes opportunities to create new robot businesses.”
While it is not clear exactly how many companies and organizations will offer exhibitions or presentations, one of the most enthusiastic participants is the ASK Corporation, which has advertised that it will put on display its HaptX Gloves DK2, a glove-type tactile device for virtual reality and robotics.
The venue for the exhibition is itself of some interest, the Aichi Sky Expo.
Opened only in September 2019, not long before the onset of the global pandemic, its attractive facilities sit next to Chubu Centrair International Airport, an artificial island that is part of Tokoname city. It is Japan’s newest convention center as well being at present its 4th largest.
The Aichi prefectural government studied the possibility of siting an Integrated Resort (IR) including a casino at the same location, though it never actually moved forward with a bid.
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