Mr. Sasaki presented on the topic of “Toward a sustainable future with Takenaka’s urban creation project Society 5.0,” in which cocreation initiatives with Kotolab, the company’s base in Silicon Valley, were introduced as part of Open Innovation efforts.
CONTEC start-up is making waves in the construction industry through the use of IT. Takenaka is partnering with the American company HoloBuilder Inc. to develop technology. Using HoloBuilder’s technology to share 360° photos on the cloud, we will be able to share details on location directly from construction sites.
Plug and Play Osaka will be located in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture’s Knowledge Capital. Takenaka is partnering as an ecosystem partner together with founding anchor partner Daikin Industries Ltd. and five other companies to conduct an accelerator program around the theme of a “smart city” to help develop the start-up ecosystem in the greater Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe region.
Takenaka is working with Docomo to optimize production processes through harnessing digital technology to rethink construction site operations, using digital technology to share information from the “collaborative environment” that is a construction site and the people working there.
Takenaka is teaming up with MX3D, an Amsterdam, Netherlands based start-up that develops metal 3D printers, to create prototypes of joints for large-space buildings. We are continuing research and development with the eventual goal of applying the technology to actual projects.
Spiral’s indoor drone using pieces of paper with a QR code printed on them as a “marker” that indicates where the drone flies. The markers contain flight instruction information such as direction of movement, height and speed, which are read by the camera mounted on the drone to enable autonomous flight.
HoloBuilder is the start-up company behind the HoloBuilder service, a cloud service for organizing and sharing 360° photos taken at construction sites.
Takenaka has developed a “construction robot platform,” an infrastructure system that utilizes BIM data to simulate routes and ranges for autonomous robot travel, as well as to enable remote operation and monitoring.
In our continuing technological collaboration with Kajima Corporation our two companies hope to eliminate wasteful redundancies in development and provide a path that promotes production and enhanced appeal in the construction industry as a whole.
In collaboration with ZMP Inc. and Tmsuk Co., Ltd., a demonstration event was held at the Midou Building from November 21 to December 11, 2019 for a future in which mobility robots move smartly through buildings and city districts, improving productivity and creating real estate value.
Research on a pest-free emergency backup farming system using bag-based culture technology was conducted in an academia—industry collaboration with JAXA, Kirin Holdings, Chiba University and the Tokyo University of Science Space Colony Research Center.
Takenaka has developed a “Social Heat Map™” tool that uses AI to analyze social media posts with location information to visualize qualitative evaluations such as what actual visitors to a location thought and felt at the time.
The "Archiphilia Engine" automatically optimizes operating conditions to save on energy and labor by using AI and big data obtained from sensors and linking data collected and stored by BuilComi to the HEROZ Kishin service.
In March 2019, the TAKENAKA Accelerator Program invited applications for start-ups in the four areas of "Economy and Culture," "Life (Quality of Life)," "Town Infrastructure," and "New Areas" under the theme of "Connecting with 'Towns' and Connecting with ‘the Future,'" and we received proposals from 144 companies.
A stage-zero-prevention-oriented spatial design program that encouraged people to become aware of their health was implemented in AEON MALL Miyazaki and confirmed to be effective. Making people more aware of health in their daily lives will make for a healthier society.
Takenaka participated in the “Space Colony Research Center” established by the Tokyo University of Science (directed by specially appointed Vice President Chiaki Mukai) and began research and development on the technology required for living in space after 2030.
Takenaka conducted a demonstration experiment on Boston Dynamics’ quadruped robot “Spot,” intending for it to be the first robot in the world to be used at construction sites.
As a sponsor company based in the Plug & Play facilities, Takenaka Corporation is looking for new IoT and real estate technologies. (Ieiri Construction IT)
A joint demonstration will be conducted for Takenaka Corporation employees to analyze the correlation between work style data during work and data on physical and mental health obtained from the FiNC Wellness Survey, in order to lead to a “healthy work style.”
With HEROZ, we have started to develop an AI system to support structural design work for the use of AI in the construction industry.
With Hakuhodo, we have begun to develop new technology to promote the use of stairs in the office in an effort to reduce exercise deficiency in office workers and prevent lifestyle-related diseases.
With objectives of promoting healthy management and a healthy society through the lens of space and urban development, we established an endowed research department at the Chiba University Center for Preventive Medicine and began joint research in October of this year.