Mechatronic Machines Supporting Human Society and Daily Life

摘要

Toshiba has been developing and manufacturing mechatronic machines that support people's lives and society, such as automatic teller machines (ATMs), ticket gate machines, and letter sorters. These mechatronic devices reduce labor and increase efficiency by replacing the manual handling of complicated operations with intelligent processing by machine. For example, an ATM can process 10 currency notes per second, write in the depositor's bankbook, and turn its pages. Also, a new-style ticket gate machine can rapidly process multiple tickets while passengers walk through a 1.6 m passage.Such mechatronic technologies are progressing in step with the times, with the machines becoming smaller, faster, and cheaper.