We are pleased to welcome Mr. Nori Party, Associate Professor of Science, Saitama University, as our technical advisor, who has been engaged in research on social infrastructure inspection, damage detection and monitoring using UAV, AI and IoT, and will provide high quality service to more customers based on his rich knowledge.

OUR TECHNICAL ADVISOR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TOMONORI NAGAYAMA, GAVE A LECTURE AT THE CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY FORUM HELD AT SUNSHINE CITY EXHIBITION HALL ON 25 NOVEMBER 2021. THE TITLE OF THE LECTURE WAS "DEVELOPMENT OF QUASI-REAL-TIME WIDE-AREA ROAD SURFACE CRACK RATE EVALUATION TECHNOLOGY USING IN-VEHICLE CAMERAS", AND HE INTRODUCED THE CONTENTS OF THE THREE-WAY COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, NICHIREKI CORPORATION AND OUR COMPANY UNDER THE MATCHING PROJECT OF THE KANTO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU OF THE MINISTRY OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM. RESEARCH OUTLINE: IN RECENT YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN CASES OF AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF PAVEMENT CRACKS USING PHOTOGRAPHY AND AI TECHNOLOGY, BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO ACCURATELY CALCULATE THE CRACK RATE USING GENERAL-PURPOSE PRODUCTS SUCH AS DRIVE RECORDERS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLES OF OFFICE AND BRANCH OFFICE STAFF. USING VIDEO PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, THE CRACK RATE CAN BE ACCURATELY CALCULATED. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

On November 12, we took the stage at the 5th China (Shenzhen) Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Competition, a global pitch contest, and won the first place overall and the top prize in the Artificial Intelligence category. The 5th China (Shenzhen) Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Competition is an international pitch competition organized by the government of Shenzhen, China and held annually since 2017. For the fifth time, 1,473 startups from 9 countries are participating in the competition. In the Artificial Intelligence category, 10 finalists were selected through the preliminary rounds, and the final judging was held on Friday, 12 November 2021, where investors and others judged the 10-minute pitches and 5-minute Q&A sessions to determine the grand prize winner in the Artificial Intelligence category. Click here for more information on the Chinese press 

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE SIGNED A JOINT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE LABORATORY OF CONSTRUCTION AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, SAITAMA UNIVERSITY, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRONE BASED SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY. THROUGH THIS JOINT RESEARCH, WE WILL IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF AI ANALYSIS ON IMAGES ACQUIRED FROM DRONES AND IMPLEMENT A SERVER FOR LARGE-SCALE SOCIAL IMPLEMENTATION.