Title :
Comparative innovation trajectories of US and Japan-the case of robotics
Author :
Miyazaki, Kumiko ; Kumares, Nageswaran
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Manage., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
The robotic innovation system in Japan has been undergoing drastic technological changes and now it is at a turning point, which requires new concepts and policies. In this paper, the authors analyze the innovation trajectories of the USA and Japan at macro- towards the meso-level to identify the capabilities and competitive position in a comparative way. The paper utilizes the concepts of a techno-economic network, which defines the three major poles as: science-mainly activities producing certified knowledge; technology-mainly conception and development of material products; and market-mainly refers to the state of user demand
Keywords :
commerce; product development; research and development management; robots; Japan; USA; capabilities; certified knowledge production; competitive position; innovation trajectories; macro- towards the meso-level; market; material products development; meso-level; robotics innovation; science; techno-economic network; technological changes; technology; user demand; Computer aided software engineering; Databases; Engineering management; Industrial engineering; Innovation management; Materials science and technology; Service robots; Technological innovation; Technology management; Turning;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.807809
