Tsukuba City is committed to providing real world infrastructure and testbeds for developing and commercializing robotics technologies. Visit us at CES2011 Robotics Tech Zone.

1. ROBOTICS TSUKUBA
HUB CITY FOR GROWING
ROBOTICS COMPANIES
PARO by AIST
HAL by Cyberdyne Taizokun by General Robotics
TAOAicle by AIST Ladybug by JS Robotics

2. ROBOTICS TSUKUBA
tsukuba for robotics
HUB CITY FOR GROWING
ROBOTICS COMPANIES
Real World Testbed for Robotics Commercialization
Tsukuba City is committed to providing real world infrastructure and testbeds for devel-
oping and commercializing robotics technologies.
Real world field testing
Tsukuba is a nationally designated “Robot Zone,” a real world testbed for develop-
ment and commercialization of practical mobility and other civilian robots. Special pro-
visions in Japan’s traffic laws enable active use of Tsukuba’s parks, public roads, indus-
trial parks, residential areas, agricultural areas, schools and shopping areas for robotics
testing. An example is the annual Tsukuba Real World Robot Challenge.
Tsukuba Robotics Solutions Center
This planned center will promote cooperation between industry, institutes and uni-
versities to apply robotics to real world needs.
Robot Safety Center robotics tsukuba
hub city for growing
Robot Safety Center
robotics companies
Newly built, the Robot Safety Center
is the first safety certification center for ci-
vilian robotics. It will lay needed ground-
work for international safety standards that
are needed before robotics can be put to
wide public use.
Tsukuba High Tech Park for starting and growing robotics companies
This “mini” industrial park will add to Tsukuba’s incubator ca-
pacity and be aimed at robotics and similar start up companies.
Robotics education and workforce development
This effort will develop training and education for the work-
Planned Robotics/IT High Tech Park force needed to support robotics business models.
Strengthening world-class research & development capability
Major institutions and universities in Tsukuba are coordinating efforts to further
strengthen the area’s capabilities for world-class robotics.
Model areas for real world robotics implementation
Tsukuba is a nationally designated area for testing
the mixing of mobility robots and real world traffic - in-
cluding the world’s first vehicle licensing for robots. Tsukuba Center Inc.
Incubator, laboratories and offices for entrepreneurs
Promoting experimental introductions of robotics
Tsukuba is actively working to provide robotics researchers and companies with
early stage experience in real world situations, so they can quickly identify opportunities
for improvement and realize these when they move to larger markets.
For further information:
Tsukuba City Industrial Promotion Office
Email: eco050@info.tsukuba.ibaraki.jp
©Tsukuba City

3. ROBOTICS TSUKUBA
tsukuba for ai & software
HUB CITY FOR GROWING
ROBOTICS COMPANIES
Creative, cutting edge AI and robotics research demand international teams made up
of the best talent available. In addition to accessing talent from top nearby universities
- University of Tsukuba, University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Tech-
nology, Waseda University and Keio University all have world-class
computer science research groups, Tsukuba makes it easy to access
international talent.
Institutes in Tsukuba have actively attracted international talent for
more than a generation.
Companies wanting to transfer researchers
to Tsukuba benefit from attractive immigra-
tion policies. Researcher visas are not subject
to one-day lotteries or quotas set with general TM
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labor or illegal immigration as priorities. Systems Corp.
After his return to the U.S., one American
researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Sci-
ence and Technology in Tsukuba wrote, “Japan is perceived as the
center of the universe in areas like robotics, hybrid & advanced
cars, electronics, optics & cameras.” The best researchers seek out locations of leading
edge excellence. Tsukuba is such a location.
tsukuba for sensors, displays,
mechatronics & components
Gateway to the North Kanto precision manufactur- Nikko
ing area, Tsukuba provides robotics companies with Utsunomiya
Hitachi
access to the right mix of mechatronics, sensors and
components that they need to optimize cost and per- Takasaki Mito
formance. North Kanto Precision Manufacturing Area
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ports
North Kanto is home to world-class technology in
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precision manufacturing from the newest magnesium
alloys to advanced servo motors and mechatronics.
Narita Intl
Companies here also have extensive mass production Hachioji Airport
Tokyo
networks throughout Asia.
So if your robotics design demands high perform-
ance components, you can source them, even develop
them, in North Kanto. If your robotics plans demand low cost, mass produced parts, you
can easily source them from North Kanto. These means
optimal cost/performance manufacturing at all levels
and stages of robotics commercialization.
Tsukuba is gateway to Japan’s world-leading technolo-
gies in sensors, displays and mechatronics - hardware that
robotics companies need to succeed.
LL Sensor by Xiroku

4. ROBOTICS TSUKUBA
TSUKUBA for COMPANIES
HUB CITY FOR GROWING
ROBOTICS COMPANIES
Soon to be more convenient to Narita International Airport than is Tokyo, Tsukuba of-
fers a politically and socially stable base for reaching into Asia. Located in the only Asian
metropolis having two major international hub airports, Tsu-
kuba gives you convenient access to Japan, Asia - and the rest
of the globe.
Comfortably located outside Tokyo, Tsukuba provides com-
panies with lower cost, knowledge-worker infrastructure in a
pleasant suburban setting.
Japan’s mature technology and intellectual property policies
help you keep your technology yours. There are no compul-
sory partnerships, no compulsory certification marks, and no
“indigenous innovation” restrictions - and no patent trolls.
Tsukuba’s designation for special handling of researcher
visas means that robotics companies can bring in international talent that they want when
they want it. Tsukuba is already home to 7000 foreign researchers from 131 countries.
Tsukuba’s pending status as a Strategic Global Innovation Center, if approved, will
result in tax breaks for small and medium business, as well as further support for interna-
tional personnel, and for infrastucture development and training.
tsukuba for families
Diversity-friendly, ex-urban Tsukuba welcomes foreign researchers and their families.
With 25 years of experience in welcoming foreign researchers, Tsukuba’s experienced
International Affairs Division offers guidance and assistance in 5 languages (English, Chi-
nese, Korean, Thai and Japanese) and information in 6 languages (Chinese, English, Ko-
rean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai).
Routinely listed among the world’s top-ten ultra-safe travel destina-
tions, Japan offers peace-of-mind to families who move here.
Eco-modern residences are within easy cycling distance of most
research and office campuses. More than 48 km of pedestrian walkways
connect universities, laboratories, museums, libraries, schools and resi- Rinrin Road - 50 km of Cycling Bliss
dences in Tsukuba’s central district, and 141 parks provide recreation across the city.
Tsukuba’s top ranked public schools have welcomed international students for decades,
and the Tsukuba International School provides the choice of an English curriculum. Well-
supervised public nursery schools, pre-schools and children’s halls provide parents with
space to pursue career and family.
And all of Tokyo is just minutes away on the new 130-kph Tsukuba Express train line.