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1. Earthworks
Tele-Earthwork System Fujita Corporation 2
Navigation-type Surveying System Using Real-time Kinematic GPS Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. 4
GPS-based Remote Control System for Construction Equipment Taisei Corporation 6
Image-controlled Non-prism Laser Measurement System Taisei Corporation 8

2. Foundation Work
Multi-jointed Pile Driving Machine RX2000-2 Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. 10
Integrated Control System for Diaphragm Wall Excavation Kajima Corporation 12
Slurry Control System for Diaphragm-wall Excavation Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. 14
Automatic Excavation System for Diaphragm-wall Excavator Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. 16
Excavation System for Diaphragm Wall Obayashi Corporation 18
Automatic Concrete Placing Control System for Diaphragm Wall Obayashi Corporation 20
SH-SHINSO Method (Unmanned Deep Shaft Construction System) Shiraishi Co. 22
Hydraulic Jack Control System for Underpinning Taisei Corporation 24
High-Accuracy Position Control System for Underground Diaphragm Walls Thisei Corporation 26
Digging Work System for Hard Rock Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd. 28
Digging Work Robot Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd. 30
Removable Grout Plant Toto Electric Industry Co., Ltd. 32

3. Crane Work
Safety & Compact New Type Crane "LC08M-1" Komatsu Ltd. 34
New Mini Crane from Japan Can Ride on the Van, Can Go up and down the Stairs "KALCA1TA" (LM15-1) Komatsu Ltd. 36
Concrete Placing Crane Obayashi Corporation 38
Automated Crane for Reinforcement Takenaka Corporation 40

4. Dam Construction
FUJITA Automatic Concrete Transfer System (FACTS) Fujita Corporation 42
Self-rising Dam Form Hazama Corporation 44
Robot for Green-Cutting and Disposing Latance Hazama Corporation 46
Automated-Aggregate-Plant Hazama Corporation 48
Dam Concrete Transport Facilities INCLINE Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 50
Automatic Form for Dam Construction Kajima Corporation 52
Automatic Control System of the Hydraulic Crawler Crane - The application to the concrete dam construction - Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. 54
Konoike Transfer Car Automatic Control System Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. 56
Automatic Concrete-Transport System Maeda Corporation 58
Automatic Concrete Transportation System in Dam Construction Works Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. 60
Dam Concrete Automatic Transfer System Obayashi Corporation 62
Automatic Concrete Casting System for Dam Construction Sato Kogyo Co., Ltd. 64
Self Climbing Formwork for inclined Round Surface Sato Kogyo Co., Ltd. 66
Brush-type Concrete Green Cutting Robot Shimizu Corporation 68
Grout Data Control System Toto Electric industry Co., Ltd. 70

5. Concrete Work
Self-rising Dam Form Hazama Corporation 44
Robot for Green-Cutting and Disposing Latance Hazama Corporation 46
Automatic Form for Dam Construction Kajima Corporation 52
Automatic Control System of the Hydraulic Crawler Crane - The application to the concrete dam construction - Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. 54
Konoike New Tunnel Lining System (K-Nil) Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. 72
Water-Jet Concrete Chipping Robot Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. 74
Automatic Concrete-Transport System Maeda Corporation 58
Automatic Concrete Transportation System in Dam Construction Works Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. 60
Dam Concrete Automatic Transfer System Obayashi Corporation 62
Automatic Concrete Vibrator Obayashi Corporation 76
Automatic Concrete Casting System for Dam Construction Sato Kogyo Co., Ltd. 64
Horizontal Concrete Distributor Takenaka Corporation 78
Simplified Distributor "DB ROBO" Takenaka Corporation 80
Automated Precast Concrete Manufacturing System Takenaka Corporation 82
Tunnel Swift Lining Robot Tekken Corporation 84
Lining Cutting Robot Tekken Corporation 86
Shotcrete Control System Toa Corporation 88
Control Equipment for Secondary Lining Concrete Placement Toa Corporation 90

6. Mountain Tunnel
PASS (Pre-Arch Shell Support) METHOD Fujita Corporation 92
Front Monitoring System for Mountain Tunnel Hazama Corporation 94
New Pre-Lining Support Method Hazama Corporation 96
Konoike New Tunnel Lining System (K-NTL) Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. 72
Secondary Lining by Using an Automatic Vibrator System Maeda Corporation 98
Hard Rock Heading Machine Roadheader S-300 Obayashi Corporation 100
Automatic Operation System for Tunnel Boring Machine Obayashi Corporation 102
A New System for Marking off on the Face in a Tunnel Obayashi Corporation 104
Rotary Shotcrete System Obayashi Corporation 106
TBM Full-Automatic Operation System Obayashi Corporation 108
Automatic Transport System Intended for Long Tunnels, GEO-SHUYFLE Sato Kogyo Co., Ltd. 110
Three-dimensional Tunnel Marking System Taisei Corporation 112
Lining Cutting Robot Tekken Corporation 86
Tunnel Swift Lining Robot Tekken Corporation 84
Automatic Slump Adjusting System Toa Corporation 114
Control Equipment for Secondary Lining Concrete Placement Toa Corporation 90
Shotcrete Control System Toa Corporation 88
Laser Ventilation System Toa Corporation 116
Roadheader with Automatic Excavation System Toda Corporation 118

7. Shield Tunnel
Highly Integrated Shield Driving Automatic Control System (Hi-SDACS) Hazama Corporation 120
Automatic Segment Assembly Robot (Automatic Assembling of Core Type Concrete Segment) Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. 122
Automatic Shield Direction Control System (Fuzzy Controlling of Deviation and Direction Deviation Amount) Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. 124
Kajima Type Automatic Segment Erection System Kajima Corporation 126
Automatic Segment Erection System (Short Bolt Type) Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 128
Multi-Jointed Arm Erector Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 130
Fault Diagnosis System for a Shield Tunnelling Machine Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 132
Cotter Type Joint Segment Automatic Erection System Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 134
MS (Multi Stage) Shield System Komatsu Ltd. 136
K-EASIS - Konoike Easy-operating Automatic Shield Integrated System - Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. 138
Construction Method of Transporting and Installing Precast Railway Slabs Using Compressed Air Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. 140
Position Control System of a Shield Tunneling Machine Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. 142
Segment Automatic Building Intelligent System "SABIS" NKK Corporation 144
Self-Supported Segment Assembly Robot for the Shield Tunneling Method, 0-SERO Obayashi Corporation 146
Rebar Fabricating Robot for the Secondary Cast-in-place Lining at the Shield Tunnel Obayashi Corporation 148
Segment Bold Tightening Robot, OMNIHAND 500 Obayashi Corporation 150
Segment Automatic Carrier System for Shield Works Shimizu Corporation 152
An Invert Concrete Screeding Machine for Shield Tunneling Thkenaka Civil Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. 154
An Automatic Direction Control System for Shield Tunneling Thkenaka Civil Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. 156
Double-grip Type Automatic Erector Toda Corporation 158

8. Marine Ship/Underwater Work
Seabed Rock Excavating and Trenching Machine: YD500 Komatsu Ltd. 160
Marine Work's Execution Support System Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. 162
GPS-based Precision Vessel Positioning and Guidance System Taisei Corporation 164

9. Placing of Reinforcement/Steel-framework
Automated Weather-Unaffected Buildings Construction System "AKATSUKI 21" Fujita Corporation 166
Force up Building Floors High into the Air "ARROW-UP SYSTEM" Fujita Corporation 168
FCF Construction Method Fujita Corporation 170
Welding Robot System for Building Main Columns "WELMA" Fujita Corporation 172
Automated Building Construction System (AMURAD Construction System) Kajima Corporation 174
NC Welding Machine for Steel Girders Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 176
Building Construction Push-Up Jack System Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 178
Automatic Concrete Distribution System with Tower Crane - Application to Super High-rise R.C. Building Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. 180
MCCS (Mast Climbing Construction System) Maeda Corporation 182
Automatic Rebar Bender and Rebar Column Fabrication Unit Obayashi Corporation 184
ABCS (Automated Building Construction System) Obayashi Corporation 186
Automated Construction System for Reinforce Concrete Building Obayashi Corporation 188
Computer Integrated and Automated Construction System
---SMART System--
Shimizu Corporation 190
Remote Shackle Releasing System
---Mighty Shackle Ace--
Shimizu Corporation 192
Load Balancer "GEO" Shimizu Corporation 194
Column Welding Robot Shimizu Corporation 196
Steel Members Positioning System for Ground Level Assembling Taisei Corporation 198
'T-UP' Building Construction Method Taisei Corporation 200
Laser-controlled Automatic Measurement System for Steel Erection Taisei Corporation 202
Mast Column Building Method & Mast Column Crane Taisei Corporation 204
Roof Push up Construction Method Takenaka Corporation 206
Steel Frame Welding Robot Takenaka Corporation 208
Assembly Line for Reinforcement Bar Units Takenaka Corporation 210
Automatically Adjusting System of Plumbing Structural Steel Column TO - Plumb Navi Toda Corporation 212
Steel Plate Handling Machine EASY LIFTER Toda Corporation 214
Mechanized System for Anti-quake Reinforcement, Drilling Machine Toda Corporation 216

10. Finishing Work of Building
Fireproof Insulation Spray Robot Fujita Corporation 218
Erect Exterior Walls on High Rise Building without Cranes "SHUTTLE SYSTEM" Fujita Corporation 220
Automatic Work Execution System for PC Panels on Exterior Walls Fujita Corporation 222
Floor Troweling Robot Hazama Corporation 224
Tile-Setting Robot for Exterior Walls Hazama Corporation 226
Exterior-wall Painting Robot Kajima Corporation 228
Concrete-Slab Finishing Robot Kajima Corporation 230
Material-Handling System for Interior Finishes Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. 232
Automatic Laser Beam Guided Floor Work Robot Obayashi Corporation 234
Automatic Winding Machine for Carbon Fiber Strand Obayashi Corporation 236
Suspender Device Controlling Load Rotation by Gyroscopic Moments Obayasbi Corporation 238
Robot for Sprayed-on Fire Protection ---SSR-3--- Shimizu Corporation 240
Ceiling Panel Positioning Robot --- CFR-1 --- Shimizu Corporation 242
EZ-ten Shimizu Corporation 244
Concrete Floor Finishing Machine FLAT-KN Shimizu Corporation 246
Robot for Painting Exterior Walls Taisei Corporation 248
Concrete Floor Screeding Robot "SCREED ROBO" Takenaka Corporation 250
Concrete Floor Surface Finishing Robot "SURF ROBO" Takenaka Corporation 252
Automated Coating Delamination Robot "JET-SCRAPER" Takenaka Corporation 254
Automatic Cladding System, TO-AUTO FX Toda Corporation 256
Fire-resisting Rock Wool Spraying Robot TN-Fukkun Toda Corporation 258
Light Weight Manipulator Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd. 260

11. Prefabrication of Reinforcement
Automated Reinforcement Pre-assembly Line Shimizu Corporation 262
Reinforcing Bar Fabrication Robot Taisei Corporation 264

12. Pavement Work
C & M Remixer Niigata Engineering Co., Ltd. 266
"Sentore 21" Asphalt Finisher Niigata Engineering Co., Ltd. 268
Robot Asphalt Finisher Niigata Engineering Co., Ltd. 270
SAKAI ER501F Road Profile Cutter equipped with ACCS (Automatic Cutter Control System) Sakai Heavy Industries, Ltd. 272
Bending Asphalt Paver The Nippon Road Co., Ltd. 274

13. Pneumatic Caisson Work
ROVO Caisson Method for Automating Excavation, Soil Transfer and Soil Discharging Operations in Pneumatic Caisson Ohmotogumi Co., Ltd. 276
Ground System for Remote Operation of Overhead Traveling Excavator in Pneumatic Caisson Ohmotogumi Co., Ltd. 278
Unmanned Caisson Method (Ground-Level Remote Control System for Pneumatic Caisson) Shiraishi Co. 280

14. Survey
Contour Boy Kajima Corporation 282
Navigation-type Surveying System Using Real-time Kinematic GPS Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. 4
Image-controlled Non-prism Laser Measurement System Taisei Corporation 8
Surveying Robot Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd. 284

15. Inspection & Monitoring
Front Monitoring System for Mountain Tunnel Hazama Corporation 94
Clean Room Inspection Robot "CRIMRO" Komatsu Ltd. 286
Clean Room Environment Measuring Robot (K-CREITOR) Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. 288
Automatic Inspection System for Piping Corrosion Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. 290
Clean Room Inspection and Monitoring Robot, CRIMRO Obayashi Corporation 292
Wall Tile Inspection System Obayashi Corporation 294
Inspection System for Tiles Cast in Concrete Panel Taisei Corporation 296
Exterior Wall Tile Inspection Robot Taisei Corporation 298
Clean Room Measuring Robot Takenaka Corporation 300
Tiled Wall Inspection System Takenaka Corporation 302
Inspection Robot for Nuclear Power Plant Toshiba Corporation 304
Ultra Compact Underwater Inspection Robot Toshiba Corporation 306

16. Maintenance/Others
Exterior-wall Painting Robot Kajima Corporation 228
Automatic Cleaning System for the under Carriage of Construction Machine "YC300W-1" Komatsu Ltd. 308
Konoike Transfer Car Automatic Control System Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. 56
Automated Cleaning System for Aluminum Scaffolding Board Obayashi Corporation 310
Floor-Climbing Type Elevator Sanoyas Hishino Meisyo Corporation 312
Automated Precast Concrete Manufacturing System Takenaka Corporation 82
TAPS ( Tobishima Auto Level IantographSlipform) Method Tobishima Corporation 314
Construction Manipulator Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd. 316
Wall Surface Operation Robot Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd. 318
Vacuum-adhering and Self-travelling System, Water-jetting Robot Urakami Research & Development Co. 320
Vacuum-adhering and Self-travelling System, Polishing and Painting Robot Urakami Research & Development Co. 322
Vacuum-adhering and Self-travelling System, Abrasives-blasting Robot Urakami Research & Development Co. 324

17. Element Techniques
Mobile Crusher 'GARAPAGOS' BR350JG Komatsu Ltd. 326
Autonomous Truck System Komatsu Ltd. 328
Construction Method of Transporting and Installing Precast Railway Slabs Using Compressed Air Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. 140
Steel Plate Handling Machine EASY LIFTER Toda Corporation 214
Mechanized System for Anti-quake Reinforcement, Drilling Machine Toda Corporation 216
Double-grip Type Automatic Erector Toda Corporation 158
Removable Grout Plant Toto Electric Industry Co., Ltd. 32