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Case Study: Robot helps horses sleep soundly

May 11, 2020

Kawasaki's palletizing robot CP180L installed at Metsä Wood UK brings greater flexibility and enegy-efficient performance.

Case Study : Kawasaki Robot Paves the Way for Productivity Boost

April 06, 2020

Kawasaki Robotics' good quality equipment, attitude, and engineering skills helped Morris Brothers achieve its ideal application and increased productivity. (PDF:314.5K )

Kawasaki Robotics Presents ‘Ask the Experts’ Facility at Mach 2020

February 11, 2020

MACH 2020 exhibitor Kawasaki Robotics is pioneering an innovative new opportunity for visitors.

KawasakiI Robotics & Synthotec Scoop Industry Award

January 28, 2020

Kawasaki Robotics UK has won the prestigious Supplier Partnership – Ancillary Machinery Award at the 2019 Plastics Industry Awards. (PDF:253.7K )

duAro2 Has Joined the Series, Powering Kawasaki’s Cobots Further

February 26, 2019

Kawasaki's cobot, duAro, keeps evolving - This article features the intent of developing the duAro2 and the story behind it.

XYZ Featuring the World Robot Summit

January 25, 2019

This article highlights the Industrial Robotics category of the competition held in Japan, detailing the performance of robotics engineers and researchers from around the world as they went head-to-head over the course of four days.

e-News Archive

December 26, 2018

These are an archive of the news from 2009. It is refreshed each two months.

The World Robot Summit - Challenging the Possibilities for the Future of Robots

October 16, 2018

Learn about the World Robot Summit (WRS), which features an industrial robot competition that uses Kawasaki duAro collaborative robots and RS007N & RS007L general purpose robots...

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...

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...

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 ...

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.

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...

How Are Industrial Robots Built? A Guide on the Components and the Movement of Robot Arms

May 22, 2018

Take an in-depth look at the internal structure of industrial robot arms, as well as the engineering and mechanics behind their human-like motion…

Inside Look at the Kawasaki Robot Showroom! Exploring Robots in Action Performing Real Applications

April 23, 2018

Watch exclusive videos of Kawasaki robots performing a wide variety of applications in our private showroom & learn about the many robot types featured

The New Guy at GIZMODO Is a Robot That Can Co-Work with People. Say Hello to duAro

April 23, 2018

The collaborative duAro robot moves into the GIZMODO Japan offices to help with office work like taking photos and saving documents, and even DJ-ing its own party

Dual-Arm SCARA Robot "duAro" - Behind the Scenes of the Collaborative Robot Development

March 12, 2018

Shogo Hasegawa, Kawasaki Robotics Factory Automation & Clean Group GM, gives an inside look into the pursuit of the ultimate user/human-friendly robot

Siemens Installs Kawasaki One Ton Payload Robot in Lausward Power Plant

February 27, 2018

Watch this video from Siemens to see the powerful Kawasaki MG10HL robot remove burners on huge gas turbines. It carries up to 1,000 kg and has a 4 meter reach

The Next-Generation Robots by Kawasaki - Soon to Become "Robots Next Door"?

February 16, 2018

Learn about the next-generation robots Kawasaki exhibited at iREX2017 and our journey from industrial to fully integrated robot manufacturer

Fox’s Biscuits fresh approach to Robotics

January 14, 2018

Fox’s Biscuits fresh approach to Robotics