Announced details
The robot demonstrated stable mobility in environments with uneven surfaces and obstacles. The test confirmed that stable data collection and transmission, as well as remote monitoring and analysis of conditions, were possible.
TIS supported Liberaware as the development promoter for this project. Tokyo Metropolitan University provided the demonstration field. aptpod's IoT data platform was used in the demonstration. No capital or personnel relationship was disclosed.
TIS Inc., based in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, is represented by Okamoto Yasushi (岡本 安史) and provides systems integration, systems development, outsourcing, consulting, and cloud services. Tokyo Metropolitan University, based in Hachioji, Tokyo, was established on 1 April 2005 and is headed by President Ohashi Ryusai (大橋隆哉). aptpod, Inc., based in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, is represented by Sakamoto Junichi (坂元淳一) and provides M2M/IoT-related software and hardware, cloud services, and other products and services.
Tokyo Metropolitan University's real-world field site (1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government's website for the Next-Generation Communications Technology Startup Support Program (Tokyo NEXT 5G Boosters Project)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Next-generation infrastructure inspection solution using a quadruped robot, intdash, Visual M2M Data Visualizer, Digital twins |
| Counterparty | TIS Inc., Tokyo Metropolitan University, 株式会社アプトポッド |
| Counterparty overview | TIS Inc., based in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, is represented by Okamoto Yasushi (岡本 安史) and provides systems integration, systems development, outsourcing, consulting, and cloud services. Tokyo Metropolitan University, based in Hachioji, Tokyo, was established on 1 April 2005 and is headed by President Ohashi Ryusai (大橋隆哉). aptpod, Inc., based in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, is represented by Sakamoto Junichi (坂元淳一) and provides M2M/IoT-related software and hardware, cloud services, and other products and services. |
| Relationship with the Company | TIS supported Liberaware as the development promoter for this project. Tokyo Metropolitan University provided the demonstration field. aptpod's IoT data platform was used in the demonstration. No capital or personnel relationship was disclosed. |
| Launch date | The demonstration test was completed on 30 April 2026. The service launch is planned for a future date, but the specific timing is Not disclosed |
| Applicable area | Electricity, Plant, Construction, Public Infrastructure, Inspection and maintenance of social infrastructure |
| Location | Tokyo Metropolitan University's real-world field site (1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo) |
| Location scale | A large field encompassing indoor and outdoor areas, including lecture rooms, stairs, and outdoor walkways |
| Quantitative Effects | The robot demonstrated stable mobility in environments with uneven surfaces and obstacles. The test confirmed that stable data collection and transmission, as well as remote monitoring and analysis of conditions, were possible. |
| Source | Tokyo Metropolitan Government's website for the Next-Generation Communications Technology Startup Support Program (Tokyo NEXT 5G Boosters Project) |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To address aging social infrastructure, labor shortages, and hazardous inspection environments, and to establish next-generation infrastructure inspection solutions that combine robots and data.