The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry founds "This year's robot grand prize" for the robot industry promotion.

The robot industry is paid attention and expected as industry with the prospect. However, the industrial-use robot is the majority now, and the demand for a close, active service robot of the life environment is a little from the problem on a technological side and the price side etc.To break this situation, to prompt the robot to develop in the service agency to which a big expansion will be expected in the future, and to improve the concern for the robot further, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will found "This year's r

An excellent robot in technology, safety, and the design, etc. in the robot that the manufacturer and the university make is concretely chosen every year, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry commends it. Four as "Service robot section" and "Robot section for a special environment" (disaster relief etc.), etc. section prizes are installed besides the grand prize.

It is scheduled that it asks the manufacturer and the university for the application in July, and the victory ceremony is done through the examination by the specialist in December when the first time is noticeable.