
The Trade Mission in Japan, highlighted in Robotics, allows participants to know the ecosystem leading global automation, with Tokyo and Nagoya as centers of excellence in industrial robotics and advanced mechatronics. The experience includes the International Robot Exhibition (iREX), the most influential robotics fair in the world, where innovations in collaborative robots, autonomous mobility, and smart manufacturing systems are presented. Attendees will visit companies, plants, and technology centers driving next-generation automation. The mission incorporates strategic meetings with manufacturers, distributors, and development laboratories. Participants will analyze technologies capable of optimizing operating costs and scaling industrial processes. Upon completion, they will have a deep perspective of the Japanese model of efficiency and precision applied to manufacturing. Sources: iREX Japan Robot Association; METI Japan; AIST Robotics Labs (2024).