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May 18, 2022 Local News
Kurume City Company Develops AI Robot for Strawberry Picking
A company in Kurume City has developed a robot that uses AI (artificial intelligence) to harvest strawberries automatically. The box-shaped robot is on wheels, and it automatically...
May 12, 2022 Local News
QPS Labs to Launch Fifth Small Satellite in Early 2023
QPS Research Institute (Fukuoka City), a Kyushu University-affiliated venture company, announced that it will launch its fifth small satellite in early 2023. The company has signed...
Apr 26, 2022 Local News
Quantum Dots Technology To Build Plant in Itoshima
Fukuoka Prefecture has signed an agreement with a company to build a factory for next-generation quantum dots technology in Itoshima City. Shoei Chemical Industry (Tokyo) will inve...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Prefecture and Kyudai Sign Collaborate for Technological Innovation
Aiming to encourage technological innovation in diverse fields such as industry and medicine, Fukuoka Prefecture and Kyushu University signed a comprehensive partnership agreement ...
Apr 7, 2022 Local News
Kyushu University Researchers Discover Pain-reducing Cell
A group of researchers at Kyushu University found a cell that reduces neuropathic pain. The newly found function of microglial cells is expected to bring new treatments for unexpla...
Mar 28, 2022 Local News
World’s First Plastic Sail for Large Ships Developed in Nagasaki
Nagasaki-based Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. developed the world’s first technology to control sails made of fiber-reinforced plastic, collaborating with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. Their...
Mar 8, 2022 Local News
JR Group Tech Lab Testing Zero Loss Technology in Miyazaki
JR group’s Railway Technical Research Institute is running a trial of the world’s first zero-loss electricity transmission system in Miyazaki Prefecture. Aiming to apply super-cond...
Mar 7, 2022 Local News
Kumamoto Startup Uses AI App To Weigh Pigs
A Kumamoto-based startup company, Corntec, Inc., will soon release a free version of an AI-powered application to manage weight records of pigs on pig farms. The iPhone and iPad so...
Feb 1, 2022 Local News
Robotic Sofa Developed by Okawa Brand
n Okawa furniture manufacturer developed robotic series named Robot Furniture. The project’s first item is a sofa that can be moved and turned using the remote controller. While th...
Jan 26, 2022 Local News
Metaverse Program Used on Construction Site in Kyushu
MLIT’s Kyushu Regional Development Bureau achieved the first application of metaverse in civil engineering. The newly developed system leverages a 3D gaming model to create realist...