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Aerology Labs' hybrid drone prototype, the AeroRange Pro.

Aerology Lab (Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture) announced on April 14 that it has developed a prototype of a "purely Japanese" flying robot (drone), "AeroRange Pro" (photo), which consists entirely of parts made in Japan. In general, drones rely on parts made in China for most of their components. The company aims to start mass production in small lots by December. (Minato Ward, Osaka City), which operates an open innovation base, Kobashi Robotics (Minami Ward, Okayama City), which supports mass production, and Liberace (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), which comprehensively supports venture businesses from trial manufacture to mass production. The company is promoting speedy manufacturing in cooperation with town factories in Kansai and other regions. The hybrid drone combines an engine and an electric motor. It is said to be the industry's first purely domestic product in this field. Photo taken on May 14, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Sample collection by drive-through system implemented by Osaka Prefecture

The prefectural government will increase the number of specimens collected and testing capacity, and increase the number of specimens that can be processed per day from 420 to 890. The number of specimen collection sites in the prefecture is expected to increase from the current 15 to more than 20. A prefectural government official said, "If we can increase the number of collection sites, we can reduce the number of days we have to wait for tests. In Japan, Nara Prefecture, Tokyo and other prefectures have introduced this method of collecting specimens. Photo: April 23, 2020, Osaka Prefecture, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Japan Display's new VR display

Photo taken Feb. 17, 2020, in Tokyo shows high-definition liquid crystal displays developed by Japan Display Inc. for virtual reality head-mounted gear. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panasonic's BQ1 Series Electronic Blackboard for Schools

Panasonic will increase its share of the domestic market for 60-inch and larger electronic blackboards to 30% (4,000 units) in fiscal 2008, up 10 percentage points from fiscal 2006, using 4K high-definition touch-screen LCD displays. The estimated market price is 600,000 yen (excluding consumption tax) for the 65-inch model and 1,400,000 yen for the 75-inch model. A new "comparison mode" that can display up to nine screens has been added so that multiple opinions can be shown on the display and shared in group learning. Up to four teaching materials can be displayed so that digital textbooks can be used effectively. It has acquired "Color Universal Design Certification" for its color scheme, which is distinguishable even by people with color blindness. Sharp (36%), Panasonic (25%), and NEC (16%) hold the largest share of the domestic market for commercial displays. (Photo taken on January 17, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Fuji Xerox Expands Maintenance and Inspection Operations with Smart Glasses

Fuji Xerox is expanding its maintenance and inspection operations for multifunction devices using smart glasses to wide format multifunction devices that print drawings and other documents. In April, Fuji Xerox started using smartglasses for commercial printing machines, with customer engineers (CEs) engaged in maintenance and inspection operations wearing the glasses. In the maintenance and inspection work that began in April in Japan, the company has been using the "Infomesh Visual Navigator," a remote work support solution using smart glasses from NTT Data Newson (Minato-ku, Tokyo). (Minato-ku, Tokyo), a remote work support solution using smart glasses. A total of 100 units of smart glasses have been installed. Therefore, accurate and prompt maintenance and inspection work is indispensable. The use of smart glasses has reduced the maintenance time by about 30% for long hours of work exceeding two hours. Photo taken on November 22, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Onward Personal Style's made-to-order shoes business for women

Onward Personal Style (Minato-ku, Tokyo) has entered the women's made-to-order shoe business and has started selling shoes on order at its Women's Omotesando Store (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) and Osaka Honmachi Store (Chuo-ku, Osaka). Forty-four types of materials are available, including suede and genuine leather, and customers can apply for the second and subsequent pairs through the website. The second and subsequent pairs of shoes can be ordered through the website, and they are manufactured at a dedicated factory in Japan with which the company has a contract. When customer data is received from the store, the factory uses CAD and CAM to automatically cut the fabric and complete the product. By delivering the products directly from the factory to the customer, the company has been able to reduce costs and shorten delivery times. Photo taken on November 6, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Air Water's 8K surgical video imaging system "Micro 8

Air Water will launch the 8K surgical video microscope system "Micro 8 = Photo" on September 2nd. The system visualizes objects one-tenth the size of a hair, and can be used in surgeries such as stitching together micro blood vessels and lymph vessels. Lenses with different focal lengths can be exchanged according to the surgical technique, enabling fine surgical operations. The selling price starts at 65 million yen. The company expects to sell 100 units (including rentals) in the next three years. This product is combined with a 70-inch 8K large monitor to ensure 300x magnification and a wide field of view. Dr. Eiji Kobayashi of Keio University School of Medicine, who was involved in the development of the device, said, "It will enable us to sew nerves and blood vessels that could not be sewn before. It is a product that will jump into the field of surgery that has been impossible until now. (Photo taken on August 22, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Kyodo Giken Chemical's Liquid Crystal Polymer Film

Liquid crystal polymer (LCP) film is expected to see a sharp increase in demand for 5th generation communication (5G) devices. LCP film is considered promising as a base material for flexible printed circuit boards (FPCs) due to its features such as low noise, low power consumption, and ultra miniaturization. Kyodo Giken Chemical (Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture) is a small and medium-sized company that has started mass production. In the military industry, this is a matter of life and death. Because of this, Kyodo Giken began to receive a flood of inquiries about LCP, mainly from overseas companies. This is not the only strength of Kyodo Giken. LCP film is susceptible to lateral force and tears easily. This further suppresses noise, and the thickness of the copper foil can be reduced to 5 micrometers, making it possible to create ultra-fine circuit patterns. Photo taken on April 24, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Cleaning and canine robots

Photo shows Hitachi Ltd.'s robot cleaner "minimaru" and Sony Corp.'s canine robot "aibo" on display at Hitachi's booth of the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies known as CEATEC in Chiba, Japan, on Oct. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sony to spin off camera businesses

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 27 Kyodo - File photo taken in March 2015 shows the headquarters of Sony Corp. in Tokyo. Sony said on Oct. 26, 2016, that it will spin off its camera businesses into a separate entity as part of efforts to increase its operational efficiency.

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