Safety Technology and Health and Nursing Care Proposals

「Through joint research with the Robot Center and Clinical Evaluation Research Laboratory of the Health and Longevity Support Robot Center at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (President: Arai Hidenori (荒井 秀典)), we opened the Longevity Challenge House in January 2026 as a new demonstration site for bringing next-generation robotics for supporting older people into everyday life. The site uses a vacant house in a residential area near the research center.」

「高齢者の日常生活をサポートする「人協調型ロボティクス住宅」を藤田医科大学（学長：岩田仲生 所在地：愛知県豊明市）と共同開発し、当社展示場において公開、また国立研究開発法人 国立長寿医療研究センター（理事長：荒井秀典 所在地：愛知県大府市）との共同研究により、次世代の高齢者支援ロボティクスを実生活へ導入するための新たな実証拠点「長寿チャレンジハウス」を開設する等」

「In September, we unveiled at our Jingu Housing Exhibition Center in Atsuta Ward, Nagoya, a robot for in-home support for older people jointly developed with Fujita Health University, as a "human-cooperative robotics house."」

「At the Japan Resilience Award 2024, the proposal for flood-countermeasure housing, "Contributing to the Wider Adoption of Flood-Resistant Housing and Fostering Communities That Can Withstand Disasters: Developing Self-Help and Mutual Support Through the Housing Stock," received the Award for Excellence. In addition, under the Cabinet Office's Strategic Innovation Creation Program (SIP) Phase 3, "Development of Foundational Technologies and Rules for Expanding Human-Cooperative Robotics," Theme 6, "Development of Social Implementation Technologies for Human-Cooperative Robotics Integrating HCPS to Resolve Social Issues Faced by People Across Generations in a Super-Aged Society," was selected for adoption, and research began.」

「Against this backdrop, as natural disasters associated with extreme weather became more frequent and interest in safety and security increased, our group launched the detached resilience house product "A Safe Life That Can Withstand Flooding." By using a hybrid structure with the first floor, which has a high risk of flooding, constructed of exposed-finish reinforced concrete, the product enables rapid recovery. It also facilitates vertical evacuation, combines everyday living with disaster preparedness, and allows the first-floor space to be used in various ways.」

「At the Japan Resilience Award 2023, Renewal Cycle Carbon Minus Housing (Note) 2, which combines extraordinary-use disaster preparedness with everyday use, received the Grand Prize. This product is referred to below as RCCM Housing.」

「Sales of the companion robot to medical facilities and others have remained firm, and we will continue working on further improvements and enhancements, including developing packaged sales in the form of a standalone booth.」

「In October, we launched MultiShelter with Resilience, a product that combines disaster preparedness with everyday use by leveraging the features of a basement and rooftop, and which received the Award for Excellence at the Japan Resilience Award 2021.」

「The company therefore began selling “MultiShelter,” a multipurpose shelter with a basement that can also be used for teleworking and other everyday purposes, in October.」

「We proceeded with preparations to sell MultiShelter, a multipurpose product equipped with a basement that can be used for both disaster preparedness and everyday purposes and whose sales began in October.」

「At Sunmit Hitachinohigashi Station Front, a senior-oriented condominium directly connected to the station in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, comprising 226 units and launched for sale in June, we applied to the Next-Generation Housing Project 2019 (Round 1) under the FY2019 Leading Projects for Sustainable Buildings, etc. (Next-Generation Housing) conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The application concerned a project to reduce the monitoring burden on management staff and family members living separately through the introduction of IoT devices in senior-oriented condominiums, and was the only initiative selected, among other activities.」

「The companion robot, whose development we have pursued to date, received its first order and generated its first sales. We plan to continue introducing it at hospitals and other medical facilities, nursing care and welfare facilities, and ordinary households.」

「For nursing care robots, we are undertaking initiatives toward full-scale commercialization, including the launch of demonstration testing for the companion robot and participation in the 2017 International Robot Exhibition iREX.」

「We also began initiatives to disseminate unprecedented information and create new markets, including the launch of sales of disaster-prevention shelters in response to new safety and security needs. For nursing care robots, we are undertaking initiatives aimed at full-scale commercialization, including demonstration testing.」

「As part of the in-home support for older people that will be needed in the future, we advanced the development of companion robots and chair-type robots with subsidies from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, reaching the point where commercialization became feasible.」

「① Development of highly earthquake-resistant and seismic-control housing using a post-and-beam steel-frame construction method whose strength remains unchanged after 30 or 60 years ② Development of long-life housing capable of accommodating changes in residents' life cycles」