In a bid to improve quality and reduce costs, we started developing industrial robots for use in our manufacturing plants in the 1970s. Fast forward 30 years and our Partner Robot programme was then formed with the guiding philosophy of our founders at its heart: “to enrich society through manufacturing.” Research began to develop robots that had the ability to use tools, assist those with limited mobility and provide medical and nursing support. These were to be robots that lived in complete harmony with society.