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Reinvent Caregiving, Blending Technology with a Human Touch. A Living Lab where developers and users co-create technologies utilized in the nursing care field.

In nursing care settings,
we face challenges where technology is
“introduced but not used”,
or simply
“doesn’t fit the operations.”

Future Care Lab in Japan provides support focused on
“continuous implementation”
through frontline-driven evaluation and implementation.

Developer “Technology”

Technology and products unique to developers. Turning “what if” ideas and research into practical caregiving solutions.

“Needs” in nursing care settings

The desire to improve comfort for elderly and reduce the burden on caregiver. Essential needs emerging from elderly, family and caregivers.

What Future Care Lab in Japan Can Do

Providing end-to-end support from planning and evaluation to implementation and adoption, tailored to each phase.

  • Solutions for Developers

    Providing consistent support from evaluation and
    improvement to implementation for companies
    developing nursing care products and services.

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  • Solutions for Nursing Care Providers

    Providing frontline-driven support from challenge identification to implementation and adoption for care
    facilities and agencies.

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Features of Future Care Lab in Japan

  • “Living Lab” Structure
    for Implementation

    Diverse professionals from nursing care and development collaborate to bridge technology and the frontline.

  • Deep Understanding of Frontline Needs

    Interacting with over 100 nursing care providers annually to analyze core issues and support appropriate research design.

  • Multi-dimensional Evaluation Metrics

    Evaluating technology from four perspectives: Users, Providers, Managers, and Technology, based on the ATAT model.

    ※ATAT（Assistive Technology Assessment Tool）

  • End-to-End Support for Frontline Implementation

    Providing seamless support from simulation and real-world trials to full-scale adoption and integration.

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Development and
Implementation Support Cases

Clarifying requirement definitions allowed us to fine-tune the product and create an entirely new type of bathing device.

Clarifying requirement definitions allowed us to fine-tune the product and create an entirely new type of bathing device.

Shower Bathing Device for Nursing Care

Viami NB2500

This unique misting shower with dome construction minimizes body exposure for enhanced bather privacy while deeply warming the body through a sauna-like effect for a luxurious bathing experience. With zero drowning risk and huge per-bather time savings, the Viami NB2500 provides welcome relief for caregivers and bathers alike.

  • Voice of the Field
  • Development Story
  • Needs-Seeds Matching
  • Co-development
  • Bathing Assistance
Technology that makes transfer assistance easier on caregivers and more satisfying for the whole family.

Technology that makes transfer assistance easier on caregivers and more satisfying for the whole family.

Rise Assisting Robot

Resyone Plus

Resyone Plus is a robotic movement support device that transforms half of the user’s bed into a wheelchair, allowing caregivers to easily and singlehandedly transfer them without lifting. Resyone Plus makes transfers quicker while reducing physical and psychological strain on caregivers, meanwhile offering security and peace of mind to users as they get out of bed. The result is greater freedom of lifestyle and satisfaction for every member of the family.

  • Solution Ideation & Selection
  • Transfer Assistance
Future Care Lab in Japan obtained the insights it needed to respond to the front lines after carefully considering testing and evaluation methods and going through a process of trial and error.

Future Care Lab in Japan obtained the insights it needed to respond to the front lines after carefully considering testing and evaluation methods and going through a process of trial and error.

Ultra Fine Bubble Generator

PURETE

PURETE generates ultrafine bubbles so small they are invisible to the eye, yet capable of cleansing and removing impurities from the body simply by soaking—eliminating the need for soap or scrubbing. Scrub-free bathing is incredibly gentle on users’ skin, and also greatly reduces the physical and time demands placed on caregivers.

  • Needs-Seeds Matching
  • Technology Evaluation Design
  • Simulated Environment Evaluation
  • Bathing Assistance
Our goal with Helppad was to promote widespread use of an excretion detection system that would improve the quality of excretion care while easing the burden on caregivers.

Our goal with Helppad was to promote widespread use of an excretion detection system that would improve the quality of excretion care while easing the burden on caregivers.

Excretion Detection System

Helppad

Helppad features an odor sensor that detects and digitally tracks excretions. It then automatically calculates excretion patterns and digitizes these records so that they can be shared among caregiving teams—who can then use the data to identify ideal diaper changing times and reduce the number of wasted changes and incontinence incidents, supporting better care with less strain on caregivers. Helppad is also simple to use—just lay it on the bed for an easy, safe, no-contact solution.

  • Voice of the Field
  • Development Story
  • Needs-Seeds Matching
  • Technology Evaluation Design
  • Toileting Care
Underlining the importance of laying the groundwork for the acceptance of new technologies.

Underlining the importance of laying the groundwork for the acceptance of new technologies.

Medication Monitoring System

Fukuyakkun

The Fukuyakkun system uses a smartphone or tablet to make sure that users are taking their medications properly. It is a fantastic tool for streamlining medication tasks and eliminating double-checking while automatically saving interaction records, making it an ideal solution for caregiving facilities that struggle with general medication management.

  • Vision & Goal Setting
  • Simulated Environment Evaluation
  • Impact Assessment
Putting smiles on care recipients’ faces with the adorable LOVOT.

Putting smiles on care recipients’ faces with the adorable LOVOT.

Family Type Robot

LOVOT

LOVOT stares at you and comes when you call it, creating attachments to its owners and asking to be held. It also has a subtle warmth that makes it feel less like a robot and more like a living member of the family. LOVOT has a wide variety of applications. It is an excellent companion for those suffering from pandemic isolation, it can help develop social and emotional skills, it can be used in programming education, and much more.

  • Voice of the Field
  • Development Story
  • Simulated Environment Evaluation
  • Monitoring
  • Communication
We tapped into the expertise of a physical therapist to clearly define product benefits.

We tapped into the expertise of a physical therapist to clearly define product benefits.

Assist Suit

SUPPORT JACKET Bb+PRO II

SUPPORT JACKET Bb+ uses a uniquely developed “backbone (Bb+)” technology with three key features: a posture correction function that keeps the upper body and lower back in a healthy, low-impact position; a lumbar support function that enhances abdominal strength; and a muscular function that provides assistive force. This three-in-one support is delivered via a wearable device that is lightweight, affordable, and easy to use.

  • Vision & Goal Setting
  • Technology Evaluation Design
  • Operation Setup Support
Sketter’s vision is to create a future where getting involved at nursing care settings is a natural part of daily life.

Sketter’s vision is to create a future where getting involved at nursing care settings is a natural part of daily life.

Skill-Sharing Service

Sketter

Sketter is a skill-sharing service that allows novices and non-professionals opportunities to get involved in the non-physical aspects of senior care. Most registered users are college students or young adults in their 20s and 30s who have an interest in caregiving—and many are inspired to change careers as a result. The system is supported by subscription fees and there are no placement costs, making it attractive to organizations as well.

  • Voice of the Field
  • Vision & Goal Setting
  • Simulated Environment Evaluation
  • Impact Assessment
Data-Sharing System Platform Care Data Connect for Future Care Lab in Japan

Data-Sharing System Platform Care Data Connect for Future Care Lab in Japan

Data-Sharing System Platform

Care Data Connect for Future Care Lab in Japan

Care Data Connect is an integrative care platform developed in collaboration with about thirty sensor manufacturers so that data from all of their sensors can be displayed on a single screen. The collected data can also be exported to other systems, which has allowed Future Care Lab in Japan to offer a brand-new data utilization model.

  • Development Story
  • Simulated Environment Evaluation
  • Impact Assessment
  • Nursing Care Workflow Support
More accurate safety check systems bring safety and peace of mind to users

More accurate safety check systems bring safety and peace of mind to users

Easy to Setup Safety Confirmation Sensor

AI Door Open-Close Detection System

This system keeps track of whether doors in every room are opened or closed, and of the safety of the entire facility for more reliable operations. Built-in batteries, communications devices, and magnets make it easy to put in without complicated IT settings or installation tasks, adding AI-controlled, highly-accurate door detection capability in a flash.

  • Vision & Goal Setting
  • Simulated Environment Evaluation
  • Impact Assessment
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About Us

Reinventing technological solutions
that care for seniors and caregivers

We are living longer than ever before, creating a super-aged society that is putting massive demands on caregiving.
With an increasingly severe shortage of caregivers, we are reaching the limit of the services that people alone can provide.
In short, our caregiving facilities need technology more than ever—and Future Care Lab in Japan is here to provide it.
Technology helps caregivers and seniors alike.
Our innovative approach blends technology with the warmth of human touch to transform caregiving and the way people live—ultimately creating a better world for us all.
We’re starting in Japan, but we’ve got our sights set on the world.
We want a future where everyone is able to lead a rich, abundant life.
Future Care Lab in Japan is dedicated to the future of caregiving.

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Consultations / Inquiries

Please contact us here for support with nursing care technology development,
consultations on implementation in the field, media inquiries,
or information regarding various projects for government and public agencies.

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