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Scenes from CEATEC 2015

Oct. 9, 2015

The Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies, or CEATEC, is the Asian version of the Consumer Electronics Show, with hundreds of tech companies unveiling their latest creations. Click on for a look at some new items from the Land of the Rising Sun.

Matt LaWell

CHIBA, Japan — The Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies, or CEATEC, is the Asian version of the Consumer Electronics Show, with hundreds of tech companies unveiling their latest creations. Some of those new items will be available for commercial purchase (like the Bocco robot spotlighted on the 11th slide), while others are purely for developmental and exhibition purposes (like the Omron pingpong-playing robot on the first ). Click on for images from Chiba.

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Matt LaWell | Staff Writer

Staff writer Matt LaWell explores news in manufacturing technology, covering the trends and developments in automation, robotics, digital tools and emerging technologies. He also reports on the best practices of the most successful high tech companies, including computer, electronics, and industrial machinery and equipment manufacturers.

Matt joined IndustryWeek in 2015 after six years at newspapers and magazines in West Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio, a season on the road with his wife writing about America and minor league baseball, and three years running a small business. He received his bachelor's degree in magazine journalism from Ohio University.