Technical corroboration with Unimation Inc.(USA) for manufacturing robot.
Kawasaki manufactured the first Industrial Robot in Japan.
Production of electric robot ("P" series) began.
Technical corroboration with Unimation Inc. terminated and start global robot business.
Large size electric robot "E" series put on the market.
Kawasaki Robotics Co., Ltd. Established for after service and training.
Detroit Robot Liaison Office opened in USA.
Medium/ Small sized "J" series launched.
Kawasaki Robotics (USA), Inc. established in Detroit, USA.
UK Robot Liaison Office opened.
Large sized "U" series launched.
All digital controller "AD series" launched.
Local production started at Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., in Lincoln, USA.
Kawasaki Robotics GmbH established in Neuss, Germany.
ISO9001 acquired in Japan.
Kawasaki Robotics (UK), Limited established in Manchester, UK.
All digital compact sized controller "C series" launched.
Medium/ Small sized "F" series launched.
ISO9001 acquired in KRI.
ISO14001 acquired in Akashi Works. (Robot Division)
Kawasaki Machine Systems Korea Ltd. established in Incheon, Korea.
Movement of KRUK (Britain) to Warrington.
Kawasaki FS02, FS03 and C70 Controller,exclusive for FS02/03, launched as a small end robot of Kawasaki F-series.
Package Cell launched.
Release of Z-series large-size general-purpose robots
Movement of KRUK (Britain) to Warrington.
Kawasaki takes over Kobelco painting robot.
Full-scale participation in the clean robot market
Release of KF-series explosion-proof painting robots
Release of D-series robot controllers
Release of M-series extra large-size general-purpose robots
5 more models were added to explosion-proof painting robots "K-series".
The Friction Spot Joint(FSJ), our original joint method, was developed.
FS03 was improved and accomplished the best high-speed playing ability in the class.
The exclusive controller "D70" was launched.
China Robot Liaison office was opened in Tianjin.