1. Pflegerobotik als Innovationstechnik in alternden Gesellschaften – Eine Analyse der Einflussfaktoren auf die Entstehung eines Lead-Markets in Japan
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Benjamin Rabe, Florian Kohlbacher, and University of Zurich
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Population ageing ,950 History of Asia ,Market theory ,Process (engineering) ,Chemistry ,General Engineering ,Market potential ,Robot ,Paro ,Economic shortage ,Marketing ,Stakeholder theory ,A81 2 - Abstract
Japan is an ideal country for studying the effects of demographic change and population ageing. This paper focuses on an ongoing market creation process for innovative technologies such as care robotics in Japan. The shortage on the Japanese care market is worsening, and this is why some creative inventors and entrepreneurs try to develop technologies that can (1) enable aged persons to continue living independently in their usual environment and (2) improve processes in care facilities. Combining lead market theory, stakeholder theory and the literature on market emergence, we analyse two case studies involving the most notable developments in care robotics in Japan: the HAL robot suit and the therapeutic robot Paro. We identify the stakeholders in the market creation process of Japanese care robots and evaluate the lead market potential of this developing sector. The acceptance of such robotic technologies will also be discussed with reference to the cultural specifics of Japan and other countries.
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- 2015
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