Announced details
Implementation and maintenance costs can be significantly reduced. The specific reduction rate and amount are not disclosed.
Co-development partners for MGC technology. A cooperative framework has also been established with design and manufacturing companies.
Morita Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, and Keio University Research Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. Other information, including location, representative, capital, year established and business activities, is not disclosed.
Related patents are being actively filed. Patent numbers, filing dates and expiration dates are not disclosed.
Pacifico Yokohama (exhibition venue)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
サーチラボ社 (information on e-commerce market expansion, parcel-handling volumes, labor shortages and the aging workforce)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Truck tailgate hand lifter, Weight-compensation mechanism technology (MGC technology) |
| Counterparty | Morita Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Keio University Research Institute for Advanced Science and Technology |
| Counterparty overview | Morita Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, and Keio University Research Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. Other information, including location, representative, capital, year established and business activities, is not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | Co-development partners for MGC technology. A cooperative framework has also been established with design and manufacturing companies. |
| Launch date | Scheduled for mid-2026 (launch of the product for small trucks) |
| Applicable area | Logistics and material-handling market, Cargo handling in urban deliveries, Caregiving facilities (planned future expansion), Heavy-item assembly plants (planned future expansion) |
| Registration number and expiry date | Related patents are being actively filed. Patent numbers, filing dates and expiration dates are not disclosed. |
| Location | Pacifico Yokohama (exhibition venue) |
| Location scale | Booth B-41 |
| Quantitative Effects | Implementation and maintenance costs can be significantly reduced. The specific reduction rate and amount are not disclosed. |
| Source | サーチラボ社 (information on e-commerce market expansion, parcel-handling volumes, labor shortages and the aging workforce) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To help address challenges including labor shortages and the aging workforce in the logistics industry, as well as the risk of back pain and injuries when loading and unloading heavy items from small trucks.