Full Name
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
About
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI / 三菱重工) is a major Japanese heavy-industry conglomerate, established in 1950 out of the Mitsubishi group (founded by Yataro Iwasaki in 1870), headquartered at 3-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, with businesses spanning energy, logistics and drive systems, aviation and defense, machinery and infrastructure, consistently ranked in the Fortune Global 500. In robotics, MHI launched the home companion and remote-care robot Wakamaru (若丸) in 2005: about 100 cm / 30 kg, supporting conversation, remote monitoring, reminders and daily assistance; production was discontinued in 2009.
Technical Overview
Company Stage
Mass Production
Focus Application
Service
Robot Products
0
Contact Information
Address
3-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Development Timeline
2005
Launched home companion robot Wakamaru (about 100 cm / 30 kg)
2009
Discontinued Wakamaru production
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