[NEDO 'GENIAC-PRIZE' Special Award Winner] Kyoto's Traditional Bedding Maker x Hands-on AI Support by Gns. Multilingual AI Chat 'IWATA Sleep Concierge' Wins Regional Award
Gns and established Kyoto bedding maker Iwata co-developed the AI chat 'IWATA Sleep Concierge', which won the Regional Award at the METI/NEDO 'GENIAC-PRIZE'. It provides expert sleep advice 24/7 in three languages.
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Gns Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture; CEO: Takayuki Watanabe) is pleased to announce that the AI chat service "IWATA Sleep Concierge," jointly developed with Iwata Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture; President and CEO: Yushi Iwata), won the special "Regional Award" at the prize-based program "GENIAC-PRIZE" hosted by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) on March 24, 2026.
■ Background of the Award and Evaluation Points
"GENIAC-PRIZE" is a program implemented by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and NEDO aimed at promoting the research, development, and social implementation of the generative AI field.
"IWATA Sleep Concierge", which won the "Regional Award" this time, is a service that implements the highly specialized knowledge regarding sleep and bedding cultivated over many years by Iwata, a long-established bedding manufacturer, into AI. The following points were particularly highly evaluated:
Response to Social Issues: Utilizing AI to demonstrate specific solutions to the increasingly severe problem of labor shortages.
Verbalization and Implementation of Expertise: Extracting the company's unique expert knowledge and tacit knowledge to build a proprietary AI service.
Contribution to Global Expansion: Realizing a system that can directly deliver value to overseas customers, despite being a regional company, through multilingual support.
■ 4 Features of "IWATA Sleep Concierge"
This service is a consultation counter that responds to concerns about sleep and bedding 24 hours a day, 365 days a year via smartphones, PCs, and tablets in physical stores.
1. Available for Consultation Anytime, 24/365
Even at night or on holidays, you can quickly resolve anxieties and questions about sleep right on the spot.
2. Strengthening Inbound Response with Multilingual Support (Japanese, English, Chinese)
■ Background of the Award and Evaluation Points
"GENIAC-PRIZE" is a program implemented by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and NEDO aimed at promoting the research, development, and social implementation of the generative AI field.
"IWATA Sleep Concierge", which won the "Regional Award" this time, is a service that implements the highly specialized knowledge regarding sleep and bedding cultivated over many years by Iwata, a long-established bedding manufacturer, into AI. The following points were particularly highly evaluated:
Response to Social Issues: Utilizing AI to demonstrate specific solutions to the increasingly severe problem of labor shortages.
Verbalization and Implementation of Expertise: Extracting the company's unique expert knowledge and tacit knowledge to build a proprietary AI service.
Contribution to Global Expansion: Realizing a system that can directly deliver value to overseas customers, despite being a regional company, through multilingual support.
■ 4 Features of "IWATA Sleep Concierge"
This service is a consultation counter that responds to concerns about sleep and bedding 24 hours a day, 365 days a year via smartphones, PCs, and tablets in physical stores.
1. Available for Consultation Anytime, 24/365
Even at night or on holidays, you can quickly resolve anxieties and questions about sleep right on the spot.
2. Strengthening Inbound Response with Multilingual Support (Japanese, English, Chinese)