Transporting Heavy Rebar with Ease
Work support robot unveiled
September 6, 2016, Ichikawa, Japan - Construction workers of Japan's Shimizu Corporation demonstrate for the operation of a robot arm to assist workers to carry a heavy steel bar, 13m in length and weighing 200kg at a construction site of Gaikan highway in Ichikawa, suburban Tokyo on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Shimizu and ActiveLink, a subsidiary of japanese electronics giant panasonic developed a robot arm "Haikin Assist Robo" to carry heavy materials to reduce workload of construction workers. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) LWX -ytd-