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Nikkei Asia
2 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Kawasaki Heavy teams with Foxconn to add 'nursebots' to robot lineup
Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Foxconn modeled a new robotic nurse after Kawasaki Heavy's Nyokkey service robot, above. (Photo by Yuta Maeda) MASASHI ISAWA TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries has teamed with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn to develop humanoid robots that are able to perform nursing tasks, with the aim of eventually expanding their use to other sectors. The companies have already developed a nursing robot based on the Japanese company's service robot, Nyokkey. Pilot tests are underway at a hospital in Taiwan, where Foxconn, the world's biggest contract electronics manufacturer, is based.
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Nikkei Asia
23-06-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
IHI and GE Vernova to test parts for ammonia-burning gas turbines
Energy New equipment at Japan plant to help develop combustors, a core component IHI installed combustor-testing equipment at a plant in Hyogo prefecture with GE Vernova's help. (IHI) MASASHI ISAWA TOKYO -- Japanese engineering company IHI and GE Vernova have built a facility at a plant in Japan to develop a combustor for large-scale ammonia-burning gas turbines for power generation, as the companies near an important step in decarbonizing thermal power. Test equipment has been installed at an IHI plant in Aioi, Hyogo prefecture, in western Japan. Testing of combustion systems, a key component, will begin this summer.
