日本第五届机器人学会年会于1987年11月26日—28日在筑波大学隆重召开。约500多名专家、学者参加了大会,其中来自中国、中国台湾的在日本留学人员约15人。共宣读论文238篇。从本届大会所宣读的论文中可以看到,日本的机器人研究分为下列六个方面:一、机器人手的机构及控制(主要是轨迹和力的控制)。二、机器人的行走机构(2足、4足、车轮)及 The 5th Annual Robot Society of Japan was held at Tsukuba University on November 26-28, 1987. About 500 experts and scholars attended the conference, among which about 15 were studying in Japan from China and Taiwan. A total of 238 papers were read. It can be seen from the papers read in this conference that the research on robotics in Japan is divided into the following six aspects: First, the mechanism and control of robot hands (mainly the control of trajectories and forces). Second, the robot’s walking agencies (2 feet, 4 feet, wheels) and