Title :
Comparative innovation trajectories of US and Japan: the case of robotics
Author :
Miyazaki, Kumiko ; Kumaresan, Nageswaran
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Manage., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, an analysis is made of the capabilities and the competitive position of the innovation system in Japan in the field of robotics, using patent, publications, market related and interviews data. Based on the techno-economic network model, an analysis is carried out to analyze the three poles of activity-science, technology and the market-focusing on knowledge flows. A comparison is made with the situation in the US
Keywords :
patents; research and development management; robots; technology transfer; Japan; R&D management; USA; innovation trajectories comparison; interviews; knowledge flows; market-related data; patents; publications; robotics; techno-economic network model; technology; Computer aided software engineering; Industrial engineering; Innovation management; Intelligent robots; Manufacturing industries; Robot kinematics; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Technological innovation;
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.1999.787801
