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Yasuhiko Hashimoto

Director, Managing Executive Officer, President, Precision Machinery & Robot Company, 川崎重工業株式会社

Biography

Yasuhiko Hashimoto is the Director, Managing Executive Officer, and President of the Precision Machinery & Robot Company at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. He oversees both the robotics and the hydraulic components & systems businesses. Hashimoto started his career at Kawasaki in 1981 after completing his degree in Engineering at the University of Tokyo. In 2003, he became the Vice President of the sales and marketing office of Kawasaki Robotics (USA), Inc. in San Jose where he led and expanded the cleanroom robot business in the semiconductor manufacturing field worldwide. Returned to Japan in 2009, Hashimoto held the post as the Deputy General Manager of Robot Business Division. He soon served as the General Manager in 2012 and the Executive Officer in 2013. Hashimoto established the joint venture company Medicaroid Corporation with Sysmex Corporation in the same year. He has been holding the role of the President of Medicaroid since.

Sessions

Outlook and Strategy of Robotics in Japan

Description

産業用ロボット出荷世界一位を誇りロボット大国と呼ばれてきた日本。しかしながら近年は、AI等知能系の進化や、産業用に留まらないロボットに対する新たなニーズの顕在化、ユーザ及びプレイヤの多様化など、ロボット産業を取り巻く状況は大きく変化している。そうした中、日本がロボットを最大限活用し社会課題を解決していくためには何が必要か。また、日本が今後もロボット大国としての地位を確保するための方策は何か。本セッションでは、ロボット産業界や学術界の第一線でリーダーシップをとるパネリストを迎え、日本のロボット産業の展望と戦略について議論を行う。

Speakers

Location

1-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Shin-Marunouchi Building, Room 902

Schedule

April 24, 2019 at 10:00AM - 10:50AM