Expanding Digital Tools for Children to Enhance Safety Awareness for Users

Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation (President: Iwao Oda, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) is expanding its digital tools for safety awareness for children as part of its activities to prevent user accidents involving elevators and escalators.

In addition to enhancing the original kamishibai (paper play) that has been developed so far into high-definition videos titled "Pyonta and Nonki's Big Race," "Pyonta and Nonki's Great Adventure," and "Safety Class," we have launched a learning website for children called "Kids' Exploration Team ~Escalators & Elevators~" on our company website.

Furthermore, we will also utilize the free educational game "Moving! Elevators and Escalators"*1, which is already available on smartphones, and "Unko Drill 'Safety' (Elevators & Escalators)"*2, jointly produced with Bunkyo-sha Co., Ltd. This will enhance opportunities to explain to users and managers during the "Mitsubishi Elevator & Escalator Safety Campaign 2026," and allow children to learn the correct way to use elevators and escalators and raise their safety awareness while having fun through smartphones and other devices, regardless of time or place.

Our company is committed to improving users' safety awareness through awareness activities aimed at providing a safe and secure environment for the use of elevators and escalators and preventing accidents.

Digital Content for Children's Safety Awareness

1. Original Kamishibai Enhanced as High-Definition Safety Videos and Released Online

Three videos based on the original kamishibai used at events, titled "Pyonta and Nonki's Big Race," "Pyonta and Nonki's Great Adventure," and "Safety Class," have been enhanced to high definition and released on our official website and YouTube. This makes them easier to watch on smartphones and tablets, allowing more people to learn about safety anytime, anywhere.

Official Company Website URL: https://www.mebs.co.jp/sustainability/safety-campaign/

Official YouTube Channel URL: https://www.youtube.com/@MEBSJP

2. Learning Website "Kids' Exploration Team ~Escalators & Elevators~" Launched

To foster interest and engagement in elevators and escalators among children, we have launched the learning website "Kids' Exploration Team ~Escalators & Elevators~" on our company website. This is a learning site that clearly explains the mechanisms of elevators and escalators, as well as knowledge about safe usage and manners, in a way that is easy for children to understand. It is designed to be easily viewed on smartphones and tablets, and uses animated illustrations and characters to make learning enjoyable and engaging.

Official Company Website URL: https://www.mebs.co.jp/sustainability/kids/

3. Free Educational Game for Smartphones, etc. "Moving! Elevators and Escalators"*1

We offer a free educational game that allows children to learn the correct usage etiquette and mechanisms of elevators and escalators while playing on their smartphones or tablets. This content can be accessed within "Gokko Land," a social experience app for children provided by Kidsstar Inc., and allows for learning through familiar play.

Game App Launch Page URL: https://kidsstar.link/jp/5YbG_O (For reference) Game Play Video URL: https://youtu.be/DJfV0t_sBbI

4. Continued Use of "Unko Drill 'Safety' (Elevator Edition & Escalator Edition)"*2

"Unko Drill 'Safety' (Elevator Edition & Escalator Edition)," jointly produced with Bunkyo-sha Co., Ltd., has been well-received by many people and will continue to be used in 2026. We aim to promote understanding of safe elevator and escalator usage methods as approachable awareness tools, utilizing related novelty goods.

Special Booklet and Novelty Goods for Unko Drill (Example) Special Site / Top Page within "Unko Gakuen"

・Special Site within "Unko Gakuen" URL: https://unkogakuen.com/manabi/safety_elevator

About the "Mitsubishi Elevator & Escalator Safety Campaign"

This campaign has been continuously conducted since its launch in 1980. To ensure the safe use of elevators and escalators, we conduct "User Briefings" to raise awareness about safe riding methods for children and the elderly, and "Manager Briefings" to explain daily maintenance methods and disaster response procedures to owners and managers of condominiums and buildings.

Last fiscal year, we held 670 sessions nationwide, with 2,631 users and managers participating.

Scene of "User Briefing" (Kamishibai) for General Customers within Facilities

About Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions

Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation is a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric established in April 2022, engaged in integrated operations from development and manufacturing to maintenance and renewal in the building systems business. As a building solutions provider, we support social infrastructure by offering integrated solutions that combine a diverse range of building-related products and services such as elevators, escalators, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, and building systems, with extensive experience in building operation and management, and advanced digital technologies, all in one stop. We contribute to the enriched lives of people in building and urban spaces by solving various challenges that are close to people and society, towards the realization of smart cities, from buildings to building clusters and cities.

*1 Public Relations Announcement on February 18, 2026 *2 Elevator Edition: Public Relations Announcement on November 1, 2022, Escalator Edition: Public Relations Announcement on May 22, 2023