Ensuring Construction Quality, Improving Productivity and Promoting ICT
First written in FY2016. 8 of 20 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
17 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the current fiscal year were ¥155 million.」
Research and development expenses increased from ¥136 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥155 million. The company is developing an iPad version of its rebar inspection system and conducting field trials of an autonomous snake-shaped robot for underground pits, an RTK pile-center positioning system and a nondestructive inspection device for exterior tiles. - FY2026-H1Update to R&D expensesAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the six-month period of the current fiscal year were ¥117 million. There were also no material changes in the status of research and development activities.」
Research and development expenses increased from ¥79 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥117 million, while the company explains that there were no material changes in the status of research and development activities. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the current fiscal year were ¥136 million.」
Research and development expenses were ¥136 million. The use of ICT and robotics has progressed to multiple verification and implementation stages, including iOS support for tablet-based rebar inspection, field trials and operating-program development for an autonomous snake-shaped robot for underground pits, and field trials of an RTK pile-center positioning system and a nondestructive inspection device for exterior tiles. - FY2025-H1Update to R&D expensesAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the six-month period of the current fiscal year were ¥79 million. There were also no material changes in the status of research and development activities.」
Research and development expenses were ¥79 million. The company explains that there were no material changes in the status of research and development activities. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In fiscal 2023, the company newly developed a system to improve functionality. It plans to introduce the system in stages from fiscal 2024 to improve operations at construction sites. In its development of construction-site support robots, which began in fiscal 2021, it improved the imaging function of an autonomous snake-shaped robot for traveling through underground pits and demonstrated that the robot can travel autonomously and capture images in dark locations to identify defects. The company plans to deploy it in stages for inspection work at its construction sites from fiscal 2024.」
The company has demonstrated the ability of an autonomous underground-pit robot to travel in dark locations and identify defects through imaging, following functionality improvements to its tablet-based rebar inspection system. Deployment at construction sites is planned from fiscal 2024, indicating that ICT and robotics have progressed from development to demonstration and implementation. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the nine-month period of the current fiscal year were ¥54 million. There were also no material changes in the status of research and development activities.」
The company recorded ¥54 million in research and development expenses and explains that there were no material changes in research and development activities, including construction quality, productivity improvements and ICT. - FY2024-Q2Specifics of the DX investment planAnnual report
「The company has formulated a DX plan as a strategic growth investment. It plans to allocate ¥500 million for system development related to DX as capital expenditure from December 2023 to March 2024, and ¥200 million for operating expenses as working capital from April 2024 to December 2025.」
In connection with initiatives to improve construction quality and productivity and promote ICT, the uses and timing of funding under the DX plan have been specified. The company plans to spend ¥500 million on system development and ¥200 million on operating expenses. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the three-month period of the current fiscal year were ¥24 million. There were also no material changes in the status of research and development activities.」
The company recorded ¥24 million in research and development expenses and explains that there were no material changes in research and development activities, including construction quality, productivity improvements and ICT. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Building on its tablet-based rebar inspection system, which the company has independently developed and continuously improved, it developed a new process photography system in fiscal 2022. The company will introduce it in phases from fiscal 2023 to improve operations at construction sites.」
In addition to the existing tablet-based rebar inspection system, the company developed a process photography system in fiscal 2022 and moved to the phase of introducing it in stages from fiscal 2023. For construction-site support robots, it announced an autonomous snake-shaped robot for inspecting underground pits in September 2022 and plans to conduct field trials from fiscal 2023. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the nine-month period of the current fiscal year were ¥66 million. There were also no material changes in the status of research and development activities.」
The company recorded ¥66 million in research and development expenses and explains that there were no material changes in research and development activities, including construction quality, productivity improvements and ICT. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of research and development activities.」
The company explains that there were no material changes in research and development activities, including construction quality, productivity improvements and ICT. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of research and development activities.」
The company explains that there were no material changes in research and development activities, including construction quality, productivity improvements and ICT. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of research and development activities.」
The company explains that there were no material changes in research and development activities, consistent with the continuation of its existing initiatives related to construction quality, productivity improvements and ICT. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of research and development activities.」
The company explains that there were no material changes in research and development activities, consistent with the continuation of its existing initiatives related to construction quality, productivity improvements and ICT. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has independently developed and operates rebar inspection and daily management, pile inspection and construction photography systems to improve the efficiency of site operations, productivity and construction quality and reduce expenses.」
In addition to the existing rebar inspection and daily management system, the company operates pile inspection and construction photography systems. It newly developed an input system and introduced an upgraded system from April 2021. It has also begun developing robots. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The company began introducing its proprietary rebar inspection and daily management system in April 2018 to improve the efficiency of site operations, productivity and construction quality and reduce expenses. It is now in use at more than 80% of construction sites. The rebar inspection system has been patented. The system has reduced the time required for rebar photography work to approximately one-third of the previous time.」
The company states that it began introducing its proprietary rebar inspection and daily management system in April 2018, that it is in use at more than 80% of construction sites, and that it has reduced rebar photography work to approximately one-third of the previous time. It has also obtained a patent. Concrete progress has been made in ICT, quality and productivity improvements. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「To address diverse social needs and the anticipated labor shortage through technology, the company is pursuing construction quality assurance, productivity improvements and ICT adoption, including joint research with other companies in the same industry.」
Construction quality, productivity and ICT continue to be identified as technological responses to the labor shortage. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To address diverse social needs and the anticipated labor shortage through technology, the company is working primarily on joint research with other companies in the same industry, while pursuing construction quality assurance, productivity improvements and ICT adoption.」
Joint research, quality, productivity and ICT are presented as integrated technology initiatives to address the labor shortage.