Conclusion of a Joint R&D Partnership Agreement with Social Welfare Corporation Wakatake Daijukai Regarding the Utilization of “Future Care Lab in Japan”

We are pleased to announce that our Lab has entered into a Joint Research and Development Partnership Agreement with the Social Welfare Corporation Wakatake Daijukai (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Chairperson: Kazuo Takeda). Click here for details

Future Care Lab in Japan cooperates in the development of “TANOCHECK,” a physical fitness measurement menu for the motion training tool TANO

We are pleased to announce that this Lab has cooperated in the development of “TANOCHECK,” a physical fitness measurement menu for the motion training tool TANO manufactured and sold by TANOTECH Inc., which will be released on June 27, 2022. *This development cooperation is being carried out as part of the Living Lab Network initiatives… Continue reading Future Care Lab in Japan cooperates in the development of “TANOCHECK,” a physical fitness measurement menu for the motion training tool TANO

Future Care Lab in Japan cooperates in the development of “Wrappon Puckit,” a diaper disposal box equipped with an automatic wrapping mechanism.

We are pleased to announce that this Lab has cooperated in the development of “Wrappon Puckit,” a diaper disposal box featuring an automatic wrapping mechanism manufactured and sold by Nihon Safety Co., Ltd., which is set to be released on June 10, 2022. See here for more details:

Joint R&D and Commercialization of Technology for Evaluating Swallowing Function in the Elderly

We are pleased to announce that our Lab has reached an agreement with PST Inc. to jointly research, develop, and commercialize technology that evaluates the swallowing function of the elderly by analyzing voice recordings through smartphones and tablets. See here for more details:

Joint construction of a new data linkage platform in nursing care has begun.

We are pleased to announce that this Lab has agreed to and started the joint construction of a new system model for “CareDataConnect,” a data linkage platform provided by BrightVie Co., Ltd. Click here for details→https://www.sompo-hd.com/-/media/hd/files/news/2021/20211125_1.pdf?la=ja-JP

Future Care Lab in Japan cooperates in the improvement of the latest model of the “Viami” shower bathing system for nursing care

We are pleased to announce that this Lab has cooperated in the improvement of the reclining chair for the “Viami (NB2500)” shower bathing system for nursing care, manufactured and sold by Air Water Inc., and the finished product has gone on sale today. Click here for details→https://www.sompo-hd.com/-/media/hd/files/news/2021/20210914_1.pdf?la=ja-JP

Comprehensive cooperative agreement to overcome social challenges

SOMPO Holdings, Inc. signed a comprehensive cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) on June 9, 2021. The organizations have agreed to share strengths and insights in their respective areas of expertise with the goal of overcoming our current social challenges—among them an increasingly aging society and living in… Continue reading Comprehensive cooperative agreement to overcome social challenges

Business partnership with GROOVE X aimed at bringing people and technology together in a super-aging society

SOMPO Holdings and GROOVE X have signed a business partnership agreement under which they will begin developing joint solutions using LOVOT for dementia care and everyday support for seniors. Future Care Lab in Japan and GROOVE X plan to work together to test care outcomes when LOVOT is used to watch over and support seniors… Continue reading Business partnership with GROOVE X aimed at bringing people and technology together in a super-aging society

Future Care Lab in Japan to serve as a living laboratory to develop, test, and popularize technologies under an MHLW project to build a platform for developing, testing, and popularizing senior care robots

We are pleased to announce that “Future Care Lab in Japan” has been selected as a Living Lab for the “Project for Establishing a Platform for the Development, Demonstration, and Dissemination of Nursing Care Robots,” promoted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. We plan to set up an inquiry form for this project… Continue reading Future Care Lab in Japan to serve as a living laboratory to develop, test, and popularize technologies under an MHLW project to build a platform for developing, testing, and popularizing senior care robots