Living and Working with Robots Robots are already working for us. Written by Torikai Shin-ichi and Matsuoka Satoshi Photos by Takano Akira and Yamada Takashi Japanese Text Work Robots that Go Wherever They Are Needed Denso Corporation makes automotive parts. It has also developed advanced industrial robots that have components which function a lot like human hands, feet, eyes and ears.
Robots generally work from a fixed position on the production line, performing a single task.
But Denso's robots move freely over magnetic tape on the floor. They select parts, transport them, and perform a number of assembly tasks. And when production slows down in one place, the human staff can move some robots and put them to work somewhere else. Hashimoto Shuichi works in Denso's industrial design department. But now we can use these robots for those situations, too.