Towards a Day When Fluids Worldwide Have a "Voice": Fluid AI Agent "ABYSS" Aims for a Future of Zero Accidents, Zero Disasters

Our company endorses April Dream, a project that aims to make April 1st a day for companies to announce their dreams. This press release represents the dream of "Itumo Co., Ltd."

Our Dream: To Create a World Where "Fluids Themselves Communicate Anomalies"

The turbidity of wastewater constantly changing in the water treatment process of chemical plants. The rising water level of rivers threatening to overflow embankments. The subtle changes in the foaming of chemical solutions in pharmaceutical lines.

Currently, these phenomena are monitored relying on human eyes and experience. The invaluable wisdom of veteran workers, who sense "something unusual" through their five senses, can only be gained by continuously being on-site, day and night.

However, we ask:

"What if fluids themselves had a 'voice' and could communicate anomalies to people?"

Itumo Co., Ltd.'s fluid AI agent "ABYSS" was born to give shape to that dream.

The World ABYSS Realizes

ABYSS is a unique AI model that combines physical laws with actual fluid imagery. Targeting fluids such as water, oil, and chemical solutions, it analyzes liquid level fluctuations, bubbles, foaming, scum, oil film, turbidity, leakage, and flow changes from existing camera footage, achieving anomaly detection, pre-symptom detection, and status monitoring.

Its greatest feature is the ability to utilize existing cameras as "fluid sensors." There is no need to install new sensors; the cameras already present on-site transform into advanced monitoring devices.

Because it models the physical behavior of fluids, rather than relying solely on statistical pattern matching, it can capture complex and subtle changes that occur on-site.

Our Vision for 2030

Our dream is to realize a "social infrastructure with zero accidents and zero disasters" through ABYSS.

Specifically, we envision the following future:

・Chemical Plants: Instantly detect foaming and scum anomalies to prevent major accidents. ・Oil and Energy Industry: AI monitors minute leaks from pipelines 24/7, 365 days a year, preventing environmental pollution. ・Rivers and Disaster Prevention: Real-time grasp of water level and flow changes, delivering flood warnings to residents. ・Pharmaceuticals and Bio: Continuously monitor changes in chemical solution conditions, ensuring product quality stability and safety.

And one day, we want to create a daily life where all fluids worldwide have a "voice," communicate anomalies themselves, and protect society before humans even notice.

Passing on Experts' "Eyes" to the Next Generation

Another dream of ABYSS is to connect on-site wisdom to the future.

The "visual assessment of anomalies" cultivated by veteran engineers through years of experience is now being lost amidst severe labor shortages and generational change. ABYSS continuously captures these expert eyes as video data and visualizes them in an easy-to-understand format, digitally transferring this person-dependent know-how to the next generation.

Reduced manpower for visual inspections, stabilized quality, predictive maintenance, and unmanned operation support. The value ABYSS aims to deliver, from manufacturing to infrastructure and disaster prevention, converges on one point: "A peaceful night's sleep for every site."

Towards Realizing the Dream

Itumo Co., Ltd. is conducting demonstrations and dialogues in four areas—chemical plants, the oil industry, river disaster prevention, and pharmaceuticals/bio—to make this dream a reality, step by step. We sincerely welcome co-creation with partner companies and local governments who resonate with our vision of a world where fluids have a "voice."

On April 1st, we declare this dream.

Company Profile Company Name: Itumo Co., Ltd. Location: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Representative: Kensuke Shimono Established: September 2023 Business Activities: Development and provision of the fluid-specific AI model "ABYSS," and AI in-house development support services. URL: https://itumo.app/

*"April Dream" is a project by PR TIMES where companies announce their "dreams," not lies, on April 1st.