2011 Suzuki CSR Report - global suzuki

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05 Activities at Each Plant
SUZUKI CSR REPORT 2011
05 Activities at Each Plant
■Activities at the Development Promotion Department of CSR
Development Division (Yokohama R&D Center)
Again in this fiscal year, some engineers were sent from the
Suzuki Yokohama R&D Center for a lecture aimed at elementary
and junior high school students in line with a program called
“Dr. Tsuzuki Club School” sponsored by the Tsuzuki Ward
Administration Promotion Section (Yokohama City).
In fiscal 2010, a lecture under the theme of “Robots” was
provided to 201 students of three elementary and two junior
high schools, five schools in total. With the effective use
of a personal computer, projector, comprehensible texts,
charts, graphs, pictures, animations, real robot samples,
publications, etc., the presentation was made in an easily
understood manner.
Robots demonstrated there include H8 microcomputerequipped
master & slave type robots, a line tracing
robot that follows a line with its infrared sensor, PIC
microcomputer-based LED display unit, and radiocontrolled
electric wheelchair soccer robots (4 units). While
touching those actually moving state-of-the-art robots in
front of their eyes, the students were carefully listening to
the instructor's explanation.
During the question and answer session after the lecture,
the students asked questions and told us of their dreams,
wishes and opinions concerning robots. Also, we sometimes
receive thank-you notes and reports from the students and
their teachers. The opinions and impressions we receive
from those we came in contact with through such activities
are a source of inspiration and encouragement for the next
lecture.
■Activity Ryuyo Proving Ground
●Opening Ryuyo Proving Grounds to the Public for Sports
Competitions
In reply to a request by local sports groups and school
representatives, we opened Ryuyo Proving Ground to
public sports competitions.
The Ryuyo Proving Ground is open to all, from adults
to elementary and junior high school students. Recently
the “Sunrise Iwata in Ryuyo“ (triathlon), the “Friendly
Duathlon in Ryuyo”, the “Shizuoka Prefecture Seibu
Junior High School Marathon Relay Race”, and more have
become regular events. In this way we support local
sports organizations and contribute to nurturing healthy
young people.
■Traffic Safety Guidance around Marine Technical Center
The Marine Technical Center conducts traffic safety
guidance activities at the entrance of the Center and
intersections near the Center in the morning on working
days during the period of the spring/fall nation-wide traffic
safety campaigns and the summer/year-end prefectural
traffic safety campaign. We hope that both our employees
and neighbors of the Center become more aware of traffic
safety through these activities.
December 2010: Year-end prefectural traffic safety campaign
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