ROBOTS

Robot industry base

Kitakyushu has a concentration of world-class industrial robot manufacturers, small/medium companies that have elemental technologies applicable to the robotics industries, national level innovative robot venture companies, and universities/research institutions that are engaged in work related to robot technologies.

In 2003, the government awarded certification to Kitakyushu as “special zone for robotics development/development experiments” through innovative activities such as the development of tests using walking robots on public roads. (The special zone has been developed on national level since January, 2006.)

In 2006, the Kitakyushu Robot Forum was established as a network body comprising industries, universities and governments to further promote the robot industry.

Robots first created in Kitakyushu City