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Dec 5, 2018 Local News
Robot Demonstration at Former Kyushu University Campus
A demonstration of a delivery robot took place at the site of the former Kyushu University campus in Hakozaki. The European-made robot measures approximately 1.5 meters high and 1....
Sep 18, 2018 Local News
Small-scale Satellite Built in Kyushu
A small-scale Earth observation satellite called Tenko has been built in Kyushu. Kyushu Institute of Technology graduate school professor Keiichi Okuyama led the project, which sta...
Sep 12, 2018 Local News
Kyushu Institute of Technology Victorious at Robocup for Second Consecutive Year
For the second year in a row, Kyushu Institute of Technology’s robot development team Hibikino-Musashi@Home took home a first-place prize at RoboCup, an international robotics comp...
Jul 9, 2018 Local News
Ippudo to Release Ramen Making App
A new game app named “Gokko Land” which creates the virtual experience of ramen making will become available as of Jul. 11. Users can experience the basics of ramen making through ...
Jun 18, 2018 Local News
New Multilingual Electronic Information Boards In Tenjin
The vicinity maps renewal project launched by Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau at Tenjin Station was completed on June 12. The renewal project was supposed to finish on May 1, bu...
Jun 12, 2018 Local News
Kyuden Introduces New AI Named Quun
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden) announced on June 6 that a new AI speaker service called Quun will hit the market at the end of July. Customers will be able to hear news r...
Mar 26, 2018 Local News
Kyudai and Itoshima City Join Forces to Attract Companies with a New Science Park
Kyushu University and Itoshima City have announced plans to build a science park near the university’s Ito Campus to attract companies and research institutes to the area. Science ...
Mar 15, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka City to use IoT in Childcare
On March 7, Fukuoka City began testing IoT technology in the management of a local nursery school. The city is working with the Kyushu Institute of Technology to...
Mar 12, 2018 Local News
AI Technology to Prevent Road Accidents
The Kyushu Institute of Technology announced on March 6 the development of a sensor-based system that immediately turns on an autonomous driving function in a car in case the drive...
Jan 31, 2018 Local News
Meiji Sangyo to use AI for Customer Service Center
On January 24, Meiji Sangyo announced that they will use an automated answering machine utilizing artificial intelligence in their customer service center. The Fukuoka-based...