Automatic Mowing Robot Demonstration Experiment Conducted in Oku-Noto, a Disaster-Stricken Area
The General Incorporated Association Gendai Shuraku will conduct a demonstration experiment of a remote-controlled mowing robot in the Oku-Noto region, affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, on May 20, 2026. The aim is to resolve the shortage of workers for mowing due to depopulation and aging, and to build a labor-saving and automated model for regional maintenance.
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Remote-controlled Mowing Machine AllyNav Taurus80E
The General Incorporated Association Gendai Shuraku (Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture) will conduct its first demonstration experiment on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, on roadsides, slopes, and fallow land around "Gendai Shuraku" in Suzu City, aiming to reduce labor and automate mowing work using a remote-controlled mowing machine.
In the recovery process after the Noto Peninsula earthquake, maintaining roadsides and fallow land has become a major challenge in areas where depopulation has accelerated. In particular, mowing work, which has relied on human labor, is becoming difficult to sustain due to the aging population and a shortage of workers, necessitating a new regional maintenance model based on labor-saving and automation.
This demonstration aims to verify the utility of remote-controlled mowing machines, develop labor-saving solutions for mowing work in depopulated areas, and build a regional introduction model through future collaboration with local governments.
This initiative is part of "SATOYAMA GRID," a regional revitalization model promoted by Gendai Shuraku, challenging the reconstruction of living infrastructure in disaster-stricken and depopulated areas.
Implementation Overview
* Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
* 10:30-12:00 Mowing on roadsides
* 13:00-14:30 Mowing on fallow land
* *Decision on postponement will be made after separate consultation in case of rain.
* Location: Roadsides, slopes, and fallow land around "Gendai Shuraku" in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture
* (Around 12-4 Maura-machi, Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture 927-1446)
* Content: On-site demonstration experiment using a remote-controlled mowing machine
* Equipment used: AllyNav Taurus80E
Purpose of the Demonstration
In the maintenance and management of weeds on roadsides and fallow land, we will verify the potential for labor-saving and automation through the introduction of remote-controlled mowing machines, and explore sustainable regional management methods suitable for depopulated areas.
Main Verification Items
1. Practicality and Effectiveness Verification
* Driving performance on surrounding roads, slopes, and fallow land
* Mowing accuracy
* Effectiveness in reducing working hours
* Confirmation of operability for remote control and teaching drive (route mapping)
2. Technical Collaboration Verification
* Confirmation of positioning accuracy using high-precision GNSS location information services
* Extraction of technical challenges for future autonomous driving implementation
3. Safety Verification
* Machine operation
* Storage methods
* Confirmation of safety management during on-site operations
Highlights for Media Coverage
* The reality of depopulation progressing in parallel with recovery after the Noto Peninsula earthquake
* On-site challenges of maintaining living infrastructure such as roadsides, slopes, and fallow land
* Potential for labor-saving and automation using remote-controlled mowing machines
* "SATOYAMA GRID" implementation phase starting from the disaster-stricken area
* Potential for a local government collaboration model that "solves regional issues from the field"
Shungo Hayashi
Shungo Hayashi, Representative Director of General Incorporated Association Gendai Shuraku
Born in Kanazawa City. After working at Toyota Tsusho and as a high school teacher, he founded Komin-guru Inc. in 2016 out of a desire for regional revitalization. In 2020, he moved his base to Maura-machi, Suzu City, and while living a dual-base life with Kanazawa, he promotes "Gendai Shuraku" and the depopulated area revitalization model "SATOYAMA GRID" in Noto. He believes that precisely because it is Oku-Noto after the earthquake, he wants to transform regional issues into mechanisms that lead to the future. He is advancing the implementation of sustainable community reconstruction, starting from the familiar issue of mowing.
The General Incorporated Association Gendai Shuraku (Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture) will conduct its first demonstration experiment on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, on roadsides, slopes, and fallow land around "Gendai Shuraku" in Suzu City, aiming to reduce labor and automate mowing work using a remote-controlled mowing machine.
In the recovery process after the Noto Peninsula earthquake, maintaining roadsides and fallow land has become a major challenge in areas where depopulation has accelerated. In particular, mowing work, which has relied on human labor, is becoming difficult to sustain due to the aging population and a shortage of workers, necessitating a new regional maintenance model based on labor-saving and automation.
This demonstration aims to verify the utility of remote-controlled mowing machines, develop labor-saving solutions for mowing work in depopulated areas, and build a regional introduction model through future collaboration with local governments.
This initiative is part of "SATOYAMA GRID," a regional revitalization model promoted by Gendai Shuraku, challenging the reconstruction of living infrastructure in disaster-stricken and depopulated areas.
Implementation Overview
* Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
* 10:30-12:00 Mowing on roadsides
* 13:00-14:30 Mowing on fallow land
* *Decision on postponement will be made after separate consultation in case of rain.
* Location: Roadsides, slopes, and fallow land around "Gendai Shuraku" in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture
* (Around 12-4 Maura-machi, Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture 927-1446)
* Content: On-site demonstration experiment using a remote-controlled mowing machine
* Equipment used: AllyNav Taurus80E
Purpose of the Demonstration
In the maintenance and management of weeds on roadsides and fallow land, we will verify the potential for labor-saving and automation through the introduction of remote-controlled mowing machines, and explore sustainable regional management methods suitable for depopulated areas.
Main Verification Items
1. Practicality and Effectiveness Verification
* Driving performance on surrounding roads, slopes, and fallow land
* Mowing accuracy
* Effectiveness in reducing working hours
* Confirmation of operability for remote control and teaching drive (route mapping)
2. Technical Collaboration Verification
* Confirmation of positioning accuracy using high-precision GNSS location information services
* Extraction of technical challenges for future autonomous driving implementation
3. Safety Verification
* Machine operation
* Storage methods
* Confirmation of safety management during on-site operations
Highlights for Media Coverage
* The reality of depopulation progressing in parallel with recovery after the Noto Peninsula earthquake
* On-site challenges of maintaining living infrastructure such as roadsides, slopes, and fallow land
* Potential for labor-saving and automation using remote-controlled mowing machines
* "SATOYAMA GRID" implementation phase starting from the disaster-stricken area
* Potential for a local government collaboration model that "solves regional issues from the field"
Shungo Hayashi
Shungo Hayashi, Representative Director of General Incorporated Association Gendai Shuraku
Born in Kanazawa City. After working at Toyota Tsusho and as a high school teacher, he founded Komin-guru Inc. in 2016 out of a desire for regional revitalization. In 2020, he moved his base to Maura-machi, Suzu City, and while living a dual-base life with Kanazawa, he promotes "Gendai Shuraku" and the depopulated area revitalization model "SATOYAMA GRID" in Noto. He believes that precisely because it is Oku-Noto after the earthquake, he wants to transform regional issues into mechanisms that lead to the future. He is advancing the implementation of sustainable community reconstruction, starting from the familiar issue of mowing.