ILEA000349026: Plasma-display electronic blackboard system

Toyota shareholders meeting

A board erected at the venue of a Toyota Motor Corp. general shareholders meeting seeks cooperation to avoid coronavirus infections on June 11, 2020, in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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

Foxter's Hybrid Image Processing System for AI Visual Inspection

Foxter Corporation (Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture) will release in May a hybrid image processing system that combines Preferred Networks' (PFN, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) artificial intelligence (AI) visual inspection and conventional image processing methods.The company will market the system in Japan and China in cooperation with a subsidiary of the OPTEX Group, which is engaged in the manufacture of lighting for image processing, in terms of sales and service. The sales target is 200 units a year. Auto parts manufacturers and others have already begun to introduce the system on a trial basis. The device in the center of the photo is the AI Stellar Controller. (Photo taken on March 16, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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)

Testing automatic brakes at Nihon Denki

On the 7th, Nihon Denki, in collaboration with the Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI), held the "ADAS Technology Techno Fair" at the JARI Jori Test Center in Jori-machi, Ibaraki Prefecture. On the 7th, the test course was used for demonstrations of advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) testing equipment. Euro NCAP plans to add tests that assume complex situations after 2020. Euro NCAP plans to add tests that assume complex situations after 2020, aiming to further improve the safety of automated driving. The number of users of the center is increasing due to the growing interest in ADAS. On the other hand, the lack of permanent testing equipment has been an issue. The center will be equipped with multiple testing devices. Mr. Tanfeng Liu, President of Nihon Denshi, considers ADAS to be an important project and plans to actively hold the fair in the future. The JARI Jori Test Center in Jori-machi, Ibaraki Prefecture, November 7, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

EV Japan's hydroelectric power generation system

EV Japan (Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture) will start selling small hydraulic power generation equipment that reuses automobile generators and batteries in September. Starting with the completion at the end of August of a demonstration unit consisting of a water wheel and a generator in Gojo City, Nara Prefecture, the company will begin to propose the unit to local governments and power companies as an independent and emergency power source in mountainous areas. The company manufactures and sells electric vehicles (EVs) based on engine cars, golf carts, etc., electric tractors, and EV buses developed in-house. The company intends to spread inexpensive hydroelectric power generation facilities in mountainous areas, etc., which will lead to the introduction of its own electric vehicles. In response to this trend, EV Japan aims to develop new markets such as sales and maintenance of special EVs and power generation equipment. Photo taken on August 24, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Equipment used in experiments at Kochi University of Technology

Professor Tetsuya Yamamoto and his colleagues at Kochi University of Technology and the Technical Research Institute of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. have developed a technology that can change the characteristics and add functions to oxide semiconductors in the same equipment after stabilizing them using negative oxygen ions in the deposition process. The process is a highly efficient way to create negative ions of oxygen in a plasma thin film deposition system and attract them to the substrate side by applying a voltage. Prof. Yamamoto is also scheduled to deliver a keynote speech on this theme at an international conference on film formation technology hosted by a German film formation equipment manufacturer in March 2008. (Photo taken on August 14, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Automatic replenishment system developed by HCI and RoboPlus

HCI (Izumiotsu City, Osaka Prefecture) and Robo-Plus (Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture) have jointly developed a robot system to automatically replenish beverages in convenience stores and supermarkets. The replenishment time from the storage shelf to the showcase is about 20 seconds per item. A sensor attached to the robot constantly monitors the number of products in the showcase, and when the number of products decreases, the robot checks the barcodes of the products taken out from the storage shelves one by one and displays them with the front facing forward. A tablet terminal can be used to check the replenishment status of storage shelves and display shelves from a distance, and notifications of stock-outs can be received. the company plans to propose the system to retailers starting in August and continue to improve it based on customer requests. Photo taken on July 29, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Toshiba Information Systems Develops Voice-Controlled Work Support System

Toshiba Information Systems (Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture) has developed a work support system called "Shinan Meijin," which allows users to view manuals and other information only by voice operation. The system can be used by registering manuals and work checklists in advance. Just by giving voice instructions, the system displays the manual and other information on a wearable device in the form of glasses, and allows the user to move the position, zoom in and out, and so on. It is expected to be used in situations where both hands are often occupied, such as at factory work sites. Toshiba Information Systems is also involved in products that use artificial intelligence (AI) to support work. In addition to the display and operation of manuals and other documents, voice instructions can be given for taking photos and videos with the camera mounted on the glasses-type device. Photo taken on June 26, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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