Research and Development in Advanced Technologies and Productivity Enhancement

「During the consolidated fiscal year, the research and development organization advanced research and development activities, including validating the feasibility of development processes for introducing AI-driven development, a method that assumes the use of generative AI in each stage of system development; improving the Company's generative AI services, including “AI General Affairs,” to improve operational efficiency; planning and developing new services; implementing generative AI functions in the Company's products and improving their accuracy; and validating the expansion into the Japanese market of “NeuroChain,” an innovative AI solution offered by our business partner. Research and development expenses for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥112 million.」

「During the consolidated fiscal year, we established a new organization focused on research and development, developed generative AI services to improve operational efficiency, including AI General Affairs and AI Engineer, and conducted validation for the expansion into the Japanese market of “NeuroChain,” an innovative AI solution offered by our business partner.」

「Through applied research using generative AI, we developed two new generative AI services, “AI General Affairs,” a chatbot using the Company's internal rules as its knowledge base, and “AI Engineer,” a system that automatically generates source code from screen images, design documents and similar inputs, and began using them internally. Total research and development expenses for the current interim consolidated accounting period were ¥78 million.」

「In addition, as part of the Group's response to digital transformation and AI, we validated the expansion into the Japanese market of “NeuroChain,” an innovative AI solution offered by our business partner, and conducted quality assurance for new products and developed additional functions for existing products in the network management field. Research and development expenses for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥112 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥84 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥57 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥23 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥132 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥87 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥41 million.」

「During the consolidated fiscal year, we conducted research and development to prepare for the domestic sale of a workflow system. We also developed the next-generation system for the comprehensive welfare system for social welfare corporations, and conducted research and development on a platform using 3DCG to enable knowledge transfer and learning. Research and development expenses for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥179 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥122 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥60 million.」

「For “SWING,” the comprehensive welfare system for social welfare corporations, we are developing a next-generation system based on industry conditions and needs. In addition to these activities, as measures to address COVID-19, we implemented various measures, including thorough work-from-home arrangements to limit population movement, a vaccination leave program, and monitoring the daily health of employees, partners and their families.」

「During the consolidated fiscal year, we conducted research and development to prepare for the sale in Japan of “AYUDA,” an autonomous mobile service robot, including the development of concierge functions, and research and development on “AYUDA-MíraMe,” an AI robot for infectious disease control. We also developed the next-generation system for the comprehensive welfare system for social welfare corporations, and conducted research and development on a platform using 3DCG to enable knowledge transfer and learning. Research and development expenses for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥140 million.」

「To prepare for the sale in Japan of “AYUDA,” an autonomous mobile service robot under development, we conducted demonstration projects at the Fujisawa City Office, Yokosuka City Office and Hotel Daiichi Inn Shonan. AYUDA was also selected for a second consecutive year as a robot operating in “Kanagawa Robotown,” an initiative of Kanagawa Prefecture under its Robot Coexistence Society Promotion Project, and a demonstration was conducted at Hotel Daiichi Inn Shonan. We also developed “CREDIAL,” an event-notification support system for corporate operations at financial institutions. Financial institutions conducted demonstrations to assess the effectiveness, functions and performance of CREDIAL, including its event notifications, and the system received high evaluations.」

「To prepare for the sale in Japan of “AYUDA,” an autonomous mobile service robot under development, we conducted demonstration projects at the Fujisawa City Office and Yokosuka City Office. AYUDA was also selected for a second consecutive year as a robot operating in “Kanagawa Robotown,” an initiative of Kanagawa Prefecture under its Robot Coexistence Society Promotion Project, and a demonstration was conducted at Hotel Daiichi Inn Shonan. We also developed “CREDIAL,” an event-notification support system for corporate operations at financial institutions. Financial institutions conducted demonstrations to assess the effectiveness, functions and performance of CREDIAL, including its event notifications, and the system received high evaluations.」

「We remain focused on research and development, including development of speech recognition functions using AI, aimed at selling in Japan “AYUDA,” an autonomous mobile service robot developed by our Taiwanese business partner 凌群電脳股份有限公司 (SYSCOM). In September 2020, we conducted AYUDA demonstration projects at Fujisawa City Hall for the second time and at Yokosuka City Hall for the first time, verifying the effectiveness of using robots in administrative services.」

「Total research and development expenses for the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥116 million.」

「The autonomous mobile service robot “AYUDA,” for which research and development is being conducted in preparation for sale in Japan, was selected for a demonstration project under Kanagawa Prefecture's Robot Coexistence Plan, and a demonstration was conducted at Terrace Mall Shonan in the Sagami Robot Industrial Special Zone's Robot Town. We also actively exhibited the robot at trade shows including CEATEC2019 and the International Robot Exhibition.」

「We continued to focus on research and development, including the development of AI-based speech recognition functions, to prepare for the sale in Japan of “AYUDA,” an autonomous mobile service robot developed by Taiwan's 凌群電脳股份有限公司 (SYSCOM). Total research and development expenses for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥39 million.」

「During the consolidated fiscal year, we conducted research and development to convert the comprehensive welfare systems “SWING” for social welfare corporations and “SWAN” for local governments into rich-client applications. We also conducted research and development, including the development of AI-based speech recognition functions, to prepare for the sale in Japan of “AYUDA,” an autonomous mobile service robot, as well as research aimed at acquiring the latest technologies related to AI and IoT. Research and development expenses for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥149 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥98 million.」

「We conducted research and development, including the development of AI-based speech recognition functions, to prepare for the sale in Japan of “Ayuda,” an autonomous mobile service robot developed by Taiwan's 凌群電脳股份有限公司 (SYSCOM).」

「We are currently focusing on research and development to enable the deployment in Japan of “Ayuda,” a humanoid service robot developed by our Taiwanese business partner 凌群電脳股份有限公司 (the SYSCOM Group), including Japanese speech recognition and integration with social networking services. Total research and development expenses for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥30 million.」

「During the consolidated fiscal year, we conducted research and development to expand the functions of the paperless meeting system “SONOBA COMET” to further improve its convenience and versatility, and to convert the comprehensive social welfare system “SWAN” for local governments into a rich-client application. We also conducted research aimed at creating new solutions using smart devices and IC cards, as well as research aimed at acquiring the latest technologies related to AI, IoT and robotics. Research and development expenses for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥92 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥67 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥47 million.」

「Total research and development expenses for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥21 million.」

「During the consolidated fiscal year, we surveyed and validated new technology trends, including expanding the functions of the paperless meeting system “SONOBA COMET” to further improve its convenience and versatility, developing test automation tools aimed at improving productivity and quality in software development, conducting technical research on IoT, and researching machine learning using AI. Research and development expenses for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥102 million.」

「We continued to invest in creating and developing new businesses, including validating the latest technologies in IoT- and AI-related fields and conducting market research on new products. We also conducted research and development to further improve the convenience and versatility of existing products.」

「We continued to invest in creating and developing new businesses, including validating the latest technologies in IoT- and AI-related fields and conducting market research on new products. We also conducted research and development to further improve the convenience and versatility of existing products.」

「Total research and development expenses for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥24 million.」

「During the consolidated fiscal year, we conducted research and development to make the paperless meeting system “SONOBA COMET” compatible with multiple platforms, and to develop test automation tools aimed at improving productivity and quality in software development. We also conducted technical research on IoT and research into machine learning using AI. Research and development expenses for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥97 million.」