Takayuki Ito elected as Vice President of the International Federation of Robotics
Published on : Friday 16-06-2023
The 65 year old Takayuki Ito has a track record of more than 40 years in the robotics industry.
Frankfurt, 15 June 2023 – The Executive Board of the IFR has elected Japanese Takayuki Ito (Fanuc Corporation) as its new Vice President. Mr Ito succeeds Kenji Yamaguchi (Fanuc Corporation). Mr Ito represents IFR along with IFR President Marina Bill.
The 65 year old Takayuki Ito has a track record of more than 40 years in the robotics industry. He serves as Senior Managing Officer for the Robot Business and Sales Division of the Japanese robot manufacturer Fanuc Corporation. Takayuki began working for Fanuc in 1981 as a Software engineer. In 1997 he had been active as Executive Vice President, FANUC Robotics North America Inc., in Detroit. In 2002 he returned to his parent company serving the role of General Manager at the Robot Technology Center at Fanuc HQ.
In his new role as Vice-President Mr Ito assists Marina Bill, who serves as IFR President from 2022.
The International Federation of Robotics is the voice of the global robotics industry. IFR represents national robot associations, academia and manufacturers of industrial and service robots from over twenty countries. IFR was founded in 1987 as a non-profit organisation: www.ifr.org
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