LiLz and Tsukishima JFE Aqua Solution begin joint development and capital/technology partnership for “Five Senses Inspection Solution”.

LiLz Inc.  has decided to enter into a capital and technology alliance with Tsukishima JFE Aqua Solution Co., Ltd. to jointly develop an inspection solution that integrates a five-sensory IoT camera and a quadruped robot, with the aim of automating inspection work at water treatment plants.

In the social infrastructure sector, including water and wastewater treatment facilities, challenges such as aging equipment, labor shortages in inspection work, and the need to standardize and improve inspection quality are becoming apparent.

TJAS has been working to improve the inspection and maintenance of water treatment plants using robotic and sensor technologies. However, a major challenge has been establishing technology to digitize on-site inspections that rely on human senses and to acquire and analyze data in an integrated manner.

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Through this partnership, we aim to integrate Lil’s AI image analysis and multi-sensory sensing technologies with TJAS’s expertise in plant engineering and maintenance in the water treatment field, with the goal of implementing next-generation inspection solutions in society.

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The next-generation inspection solution we are developing will enable comprehensive inspection of all facilities by equipping robots with sensors equivalent to the five senses (integrating color imaging, thermographic imaging, odor sensors, acoustic sensors, ultrasonic sensors, etc.). This is the world’s first technology* to integrate sensors equivalent to the five senses and apply them to water and sewage infrastructure facilities.

This partnership will involve the following initiatives:

• Joint development of a “five-sense IoT camera” and AI analysis technology for water treatment plants.
• Development and demonstration of inspection devices that can be mounted on mobile devices such as robots.
• Field testing and implementation verification in a real plant environment
• Building a collaborative system for service and solution deployment

Lil’s will contribute to improving the efficiency of on-site inspections and building a sustainable resource-recycling society by promoting and deploying this solution.

SOURCE: PRTimes