WOGO and Onomichi Dockyard's Four-Legged Robot Initiative Featured in The Nikkei

The initiative in which WOGO Inc., a University of Tokyo startup, is working with Onomichi Dockyard Co., Ltd. to put four-legged robots to work inside the shipyard has been featured in The Nikkei, as part of its series “Shipbuilding Japan: Each Its Own Course”.

The article looks at automation efforts in a shipbuilding industry facing a severe labour shortage, and covers the four-legged robots WOGO supplies to Onomichi Dockyard for inspection and transport work on site.

The Nikkei: “Onomichi Dockyard introduces robots to shed the ‘3K’ image: a workplace that attracts young people” (subscribers only)