Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Rapyuta ASRS starts operating at two Nippon Express sites
- The installations connect with existing WMS and document workflows without a major system overhaul.
- The modular design supports phased expansion, dismantling and relocation as logistics requirements change.
- Nippon Express says its teams are still optimising bin subdivision, stored inventory and order batching.
HopeRun Tokyo schedules Hoprobo guidance trials at two Kanagawa schools
- The eastern school will test guidance to locations around campus; the western school will use the robot for facility guidance during smart open-campus activities.
- Both trial periods are scheduled to continue until around February under the prefecture’s programme to make robots accessible to residents and support facility staff.
Preferred Robotics deploys Kachaka Pro at SUBARU’s Oizumi plant
- Workers trigger trips with a dedicated physical Kachaka button.
- The former manual workflow moved roughly two kilograms over about 130 metres per round trip, three times a day.
- Preferred Robotics reports that the automation frees approximately one hour per day for production work.
Suzumo S-Cube operates aboard Tokyo’s SUSHI BUS
- The double-decker bus prepares sushi downstairs and serves passengers on a conveyor-belt lane upstairs while touring Tokyo.
- S-Cube shapes 16g rice portions in the confined onboard kitchen, supporting a small operating team.
- Bus operations began on 10 October; the 14 October release reports an installation of the existing robot.
Advanced Smart Mobility begins Level 2 bus trial in Hachioji
- A short-wheelbase Hino Poncho runs one to two services per hour on designated days through December 25; a university-route extension is planned from January 2027.
- Joint work with Tokyo University of Technology uses the SEIRAN supercomputer to improve AI perception and driving control.
- The programme targets Level 4 implementation in FY2027 and driverless commercial operation after an operating permit planned for May 2028.
Cuebus announces CUEBUS backroom pilot with Nitori
- The pilot will evaluate high-density storage and the time needed to store, locate and retrieve merchandise in an existing store backroom.
- Nitori and Cuebus will assess worker workload, safety and compatibility with current store operations.
- CUEBUS uses linear-motor transport and three-dimensional storage without aisles to bring selected merchandise to a designated location.