NEDO Challenge, Baggage-Loading Robot: Take on the Uncharted Territory of Airports” Call for Proposals Begins
NEDO has launched a call for proposals for "NEDO Challenge, Baggage-Loading Robot" aimed at automating baggage loading operations at airports. Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. serves as the secretariat, working to improve productivity to address chronic labor shortages and expanding air travel demand.
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Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. is initiating a call for proposals as the secretariat for "NEDO Challenge, Baggage-Loading Robot: Take on the Uncharted Territory of Airports" (hereinafter, this project), which is part of the "NEDO Bounty Program" (hereinafter, this program) conducted by the National Research and Development Agency New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
This project aims to improve the productivity of baggage loading operations, which have a high need for automation within airport ground handling, and to respond to robust air travel demand and the expansion of inbound tourism.
Figure 1: Logo Mark of this Project
## 1. Overview of this Program
NEDO has launched "NEDO Challenge," a program aimed at promoting the utilization and commercialization of new technologies and solutions by inviting diverse seeds and solutions that contribute to solving technological and social issues through a contest-style bounty-type research and development method*1. This program*2 seeks to quickly discover seeds that lead to the future resolution of social issues and creation of new industries, thereby fostering opportunities for joint research, practical application, and commercialization of seeds.
Please refer to the following page for details on the call for proposals:
https://www.nedo.go.jp/koubo/CD1_100435.html
## 2. About the Call for Proposals for this Project
### (1) Overview
This project will hold a contest focused on improving the productivity of baggage loading operations within airport ground handling, where there is a high need for automation due to chronic labor shortages and heavy workload. We expect daring challenges for this "uncharted territory" where full-scale automation has not yet progressed, given the necessity to handle diverse baggage in limited spaces.
Furthermore, this project does not assume cooperation with specific airport facilities or systems, allowing broad participation from startups, research institutions, companies, and individuals.
Figure 2: Image of current baggage loading operations process and the envisioned solution
### (2) Details of the Call for Proposals
【Contest】
This project aims to improve the productivity of baggage loading operations, which have a high need for automation within airport ground handling, and to respond to robust air travel demand and the expansion of inbound tourism.
Figure 1: Logo Mark of this Project
## 1. Overview of this Program
NEDO has launched "NEDO Challenge," a program aimed at promoting the utilization and commercialization of new technologies and solutions by inviting diverse seeds and solutions that contribute to solving technological and social issues through a contest-style bounty-type research and development method*1. This program*2 seeks to quickly discover seeds that lead to the future resolution of social issues and creation of new industries, thereby fostering opportunities for joint research, practical application, and commercialization of seeds.
Please refer to the following page for details on the call for proposals:
https://www.nedo.go.jp/koubo/CD1_100435.html
## 2. About the Call for Proposals for this Project
### (1) Overview
This project will hold a contest focused on improving the productivity of baggage loading operations within airport ground handling, where there is a high need for automation due to chronic labor shortages and heavy workload. We expect daring challenges for this "uncharted territory" where full-scale automation has not yet progressed, given the necessity to handle diverse baggage in limited spaces.
Furthermore, this project does not assume cooperation with specific airport facilities or systems, allowing broad participation from startups, research institutions, companies, and individuals.
Figure 2: Image of current baggage loading operations process and the envisioned solution
### (2) Details of the Call for Proposals
【Contest】