Launch of 'Humanoid Development Project' Utilizing Physical AI
Rohto Pharmaceutical has started a humanoid development project using Physical AI at its Ueno Techno Center to create next-gen smart factories.
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Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka, President: Hidetoshi Segi) will launch and test a 'Humanoid Development Project' utilizing Physical AI, aiming to improve the well-being of workers and achieve next-generation manufacturing under the 'Rohto Group Comprehensive Management Vision 2030 Connect for Well-being'.
Using the Ueno Techno Center, which implements a Cyber Physical System (CPS)*1, as the testing ground, we will establish manufacturing capable of adapting to environmental changes through the circulation of physical AI and data, and ultimately aim to introduce an optimal model where humanoids collaborate with humans on the manufacturing floor.
*1: CPS is a mechanism that collects various data in the physical space (real space) using sensor networks, analyzes/systematizes it using large-scale data processing technologies in the cyber space (virtual space), and attempts to revitalize industries and solve social problems using the information/value created there.
## Background
Our company promotes the creation of an environment where every employee can work energetically while responding to changing manufacturing environments, such as increases in manufactured items and production volumes and the complication of supply chains. As part of this, we have advanced optimization within the factory by implementing a CPS utilizing IoT and sensor technologies, centered on the Ueno Techno Center based on the concept of a 'smart factory friendly to people and the environment.'
This project aims to balance the reduction of workloads on the manufacturing floor with improved productivity, and to construct a new manufacturing model that shifts workers to higher value-added tasks, through the promotion of factory automation utilizing Physical AI, which is possible precisely because our company has built up this CPS foundation.
Reference:
- Application of next-generation smart factories implementing Cyber Physical Systems to the entire group
- Establishment of a collaborative research center regarding Cyber Physical Systems by Rohto Pharmaceutical and Institute of Science Tokyo
- Commencement of efforts using 'Multi-AI Agent Collaboration' technology towards supply chain optimization
## Future Outlook
Our company will proceed with the stepwise introduction of Physical AI in the following scope. Furthermore, utilizing the CPS foundation we have built so far, physical...
Using the Ueno Techno Center, which implements a Cyber Physical System (CPS)*1, as the testing ground, we will establish manufacturing capable of adapting to environmental changes through the circulation of physical AI and data, and ultimately aim to introduce an optimal model where humanoids collaborate with humans on the manufacturing floor.
*1: CPS is a mechanism that collects various data in the physical space (real space) using sensor networks, analyzes/systematizes it using large-scale data processing technologies in the cyber space (virtual space), and attempts to revitalize industries and solve social problems using the information/value created there.
## Background
Our company promotes the creation of an environment where every employee can work energetically while responding to changing manufacturing environments, such as increases in manufactured items and production volumes and the complication of supply chains. As part of this, we have advanced optimization within the factory by implementing a CPS utilizing IoT and sensor technologies, centered on the Ueno Techno Center based on the concept of a 'smart factory friendly to people and the environment.'
This project aims to balance the reduction of workloads on the manufacturing floor with improved productivity, and to construct a new manufacturing model that shifts workers to higher value-added tasks, through the promotion of factory automation utilizing Physical AI, which is possible precisely because our company has built up this CPS foundation.
Reference:
- Application of next-generation smart factories implementing Cyber Physical Systems to the entire group
- Establishment of a collaborative research center regarding Cyber Physical Systems by Rohto Pharmaceutical and Institute of Science Tokyo
- Commencement of efforts using 'Multi-AI Agent Collaboration' technology towards supply chain optimization
## Future Outlook
Our company will proceed with the stepwise introduction of Physical AI in the following scope. Furthermore, utilizing the CPS foundation we have built so far, physical...