Japanese communications company Fujitsu is leading a major push in artificial intelligence using of Nvidia’s technology, bringing together what it said was the best in Japan’s production prowess in robotics with AI.
The technology area referred to as “physical AI” refers to smart, futuristic robots that can think on their own, not just follow programmed directions, to work safely alongside people in factories, homes and hospitals.
The initiative was declared in Tokyo on Thursday by Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Jensen Huang and Fujitsu Chief Executive Takahito Tokita, along with the CEOs of Japan’s top makers of industrial robots, Fanuc Corp., Yaskawa Electric Corp. And Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
The latest declaration comes on top of a deal introduced by Nvidia and Fujitsu last year.
The executives expressed hopes that the robots can address the nation’s acute labor shortage. Japan is a among the most fast growing older societies in the developed world and the smart robots could support take care of the elderly living alone, they stated.
Huang stated physical AI was a good fit for Japan because of the nation’s reputation for production quality because robots that move independently could probably be risky.
“Japan’s excellence is a philosophy, a way of life. ‘Made in Japan’ approach the highest quality, the highest precision. Japan sets the standard for the cutting-edge in modern production,” he stated.
Huang listed Japan’s prized concepts in fine production inclusive of “kaizen,” which means “persist development.”
The companies did not provide a particular time frame for the arrival of such robots in every day life. They burdened efforts were underway with what they referred to as the primary phase of the collaboration coming later this year.
There has been no decision on setting up in a joint venture, even though that could come later, they stated.
Japan has mentioned it has fallen in the behind some nations, consisting of China and the U.S., in AI, and has been eager to play catch-up.
The authorities of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi these days introduced a plan to drum up more than 370 trillion yen ($2.3 trillion) in public and private investment in various technology fields by 2040, along with physical AI, semiconductors and data centers.
Silicon Valley-based Nvidia, which offers an open-source technology, has been competitive in forging various ties in Japan, together with leading banks, automaker Toyota Motor Corp., video game maker Sega and national research institute Riken.
