AI

Nara Medical University conducting a demonstration experiment of support for watching over expectant and nursing mothers

2017.09.25

AI, IoT to Help Watch Over Expectant and Nursing Mothers; Nara Medical University and Fujitsu to Conduct Demonstration Experiment On September 13, Nara Medical University and Fujitsu announced the launch of a demonstration experiment for a service that uses AI and IoT to watch over the living conditions and health of expectant and nursing mothers. The demonstration experiment will be conducted by...

Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare initiates exchange of opinions on AI utilization.

2017.07.11

I have just noticed that the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has gathered a group of experts to exchange opinions on the use of AI under the title of "Roundtable Conference on the Promotion of AI Application in the Health and Medical Care Field". I checked the minutes of one of the meetings and found the following exchange of views...

Fully Automatic Clothes Folding Machine Startup Raises ¥2.5 Billion in Funding

2017.07.03

From Founders' Notebook. AI, Robotics, and Healthcare Venture Seven Dreamers Raises ¥2.5 Billion! On June 15, 2017, seven dreamers laboratories, Inc. raised 2.5 billion yen through a third-party allotment of new shares and a research and development grant...

Saitama City Releases AI-Based Childcare Support App

2017.06.27

From a Yomiuri Shimbun release. AI Provides Child-Raising Information Saitama City Saitama City has begun distributing "Misono Child-Raising Style Bambi Bambi," a free application that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically collect information on local events. A model urban development district...

Twiggle, the "AI search engine," raises $15M

2017.06.06

In slightly older news (about a month ago), Twiggle, which is developing a search engine specifically in e-commerce with machine learning, has raised $15M in funding. The money will be used to pay for hiring personnel and sales promotion...