Remote-Controlled Robotic Lawnmower Demonstration Experiment Conducted in Disaster-Stricken Okunoto Area
Gendai Shuraku, a general incorporated association, will conduct a demonstration experiment on May 20, 2026, using AllyNav's remote-controlled lawnmower "Taurus80E" to automate and reduce labor for weeding tasks in the Okunoto region, which was affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake and is experiencing depopulation. This initiative aims to build a regional maintenance model and reconstruct living infrastructure.
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Remote-controlled Lawnmower AllyNav Taurus80E
Gendai Shuraku, a general incorporated association (Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture), will conduct its first demonstration experiment on May 20, 2026 (Wednesday), in the roadsides, slopes, and fallow lands around "Gendai Shuraku" in Suzu City. The experiment aims to achieve labor-saving and automation of weeding work using remote-controlled lawnmowers.
In the recovery process after the Noto Peninsula earthquake, maintaining roadsides and fallow lands has become a major challenge in areas where depopulation has accelerated. In particular, weeding work, which has traditionally relied on manual labor, is becoming difficult to sustain due to an aging population and a shortage of workers. Therefore, a new regional maintenance model based on labor-saving and automation is urgently needed.
This demonstration aims to verify the utility of remote-controlled lawnmowers, develop labor-saving solutions for weeding in depopulated areas, and build a regional implementation model through future collaboration with local governments.
This initiative is part of "SATOYAMA GRID," a depopulated area revitalization model promoted by Gendai Shuraku, challenging the reconstruction of living infrastructure in disaster-stricken and depopulated areas.
Overview of the Experiment
Date: May 20, 2026 (Wednesday)
10:30-12:00 Weeding on roadsides
13:00-14:30 Weeding on fallow lands
*In case of rain, postponement will be decided after separate consultation.
Location: Roadsides, slopes, and fallow lands around "Gendai Shuraku" in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture (〒927-1446 12-4 Maura-machi, Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas)
Content: On-site demonstration experiment using a remote-controlled lawnmower
Equipment used: AllyNav Co., Ltd. Taurus80E
Purpose of the Demonstration
To verify the potential for labor-saving and automation through the introduction of remote-controlled lawnmowers for weed maintenance on roadsides and fallow lands, and to explore sustainable regional management methods suitable for depopulated areas.
Key Verification Items
1. Practicality and Effectiveness Verification
Driving performance on surrounding roads, slopes, and fallow lands
Weeding accuracy
Work time reduction effect
Confirmation of operability for remote control and teaching driving (route mapping)
2. Technology Collaboration Verification
Confirmation of positioning accuracy using high-precision GNSS location information services
Extraction of technical issues 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 lands
Potential for labor-saving and automation using remote-controlled lawnmowers
"SATOYAMA GRID" implementation phase progressing 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, Gendai Shuraku, a general incorporated association
Born in Kanazawa City. After working at Toyota Tsusho and as a high school teacher, he founded Comingle Co., Ltd. in 2016 with a desire for regional revitalization. Since 2020, he has based himself in Maura-machi, Suzu City, and while living a dual-base life with Kanazawa, he has been promoting "Gendai Shuraku" and the depopulated area revitalization model "SATOYAMA GRID" in Noto. Especially after the earthquake in Okunoto, he wants to transform regional issues into mechanisms that connect to the future. Starting from the familiar task of weeding, he is promoting the implementation of sustainable community reconstruction.
Gendai Shuraku, a general incorporated association (Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture), will conduct its first demonstration experiment on May 20, 2026 (Wednesday), in the roadsides, slopes, and fallow lands around "Gendai Shuraku" in Suzu City. The experiment aims to achieve labor-saving and automation of weeding work using remote-controlled lawnmowers.
In the recovery process after the Noto Peninsula earthquake, maintaining roadsides and fallow lands has become a major challenge in areas where depopulation has accelerated. In particular, weeding work, which has traditionally relied on manual labor, is becoming difficult to sustain due to an aging population and a shortage of workers. Therefore, a new regional maintenance model based on labor-saving and automation is urgently needed.
This demonstration aims to verify the utility of remote-controlled lawnmowers, develop labor-saving solutions for weeding in depopulated areas, and build a regional implementation model through future collaboration with local governments.
This initiative is part of "SATOYAMA GRID," a depopulated area revitalization model promoted by Gendai Shuraku, challenging the reconstruction of living infrastructure in disaster-stricken and depopulated areas.
Overview of the Experiment
Date: May 20, 2026 (Wednesday)
10:30-12:00 Weeding on roadsides
13:00-14:30 Weeding on fallow lands
*In case of rain, postponement will be decided after separate consultation.
Location: Roadsides, slopes, and fallow lands around "Gendai Shuraku" in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture (〒927-1446 12-4 Maura-machi, Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas)
Content: On-site demonstration experiment using a remote-controlled lawnmower
Equipment used: AllyNav Co., Ltd. Taurus80E
Purpose of the Demonstration
To verify the potential for labor-saving and automation through the introduction of remote-controlled lawnmowers for weed maintenance on roadsides and fallow lands, and to explore sustainable regional management methods suitable for depopulated areas.
Key Verification Items
1. Practicality and Effectiveness Verification
Driving performance on surrounding roads, slopes, and fallow lands
Weeding accuracy
Work time reduction effect
Confirmation of operability for remote control and teaching driving (route mapping)
2. Technology Collaboration Verification
Confirmation of positioning accuracy using high-precision GNSS location information services
Extraction of technical issues 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 lands
Potential for labor-saving and automation using remote-controlled lawnmowers
"SATOYAMA GRID" implementation phase progressing 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, Gendai Shuraku, a general incorporated association
Born in Kanazawa City. After working at Toyota Tsusho and as a high school teacher, he founded Comingle Co., Ltd. in 2016 with a desire for regional revitalization. Since 2020, he has based himself in Maura-machi, Suzu City, and while living a dual-base life with Kanazawa, he has been promoting "Gendai Shuraku" and the depopulated area revitalization model "SATOYAMA GRID" in Noto. Especially after the earthquake in Okunoto, he wants to transform regional issues into mechanisms that connect to the future. Starting from the familiar task of weeding, he is promoting the implementation of sustainable community reconstruction.