List of Devices and Systems Supported by AMED/Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for Development Assistance (by Fiscal Year)
List of Devices and Systems Supported by AMED/Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for Development Assistance (by Fiscal Year)
Projects Selected for the “Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Devices for Nursing Care (Development Subsidy)” in FY2023
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| Research and development project name |
Representative organization |
Priority Field |
| Communication robot that creates an actual cyber sports environment |
Tanotech Corporation |
Monitoring and communication |
| Research and development aiming to build “digital twins, including of humans, at nursing care sites” to realize practical application of dementia-care assistance AI and monitoring robots |
Geom Corp. |
Monitoring and communication |
Projects Selected for the “Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Devices for Nursing Care (Development Subsidy)” in FY2022
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| Research and development project name |
Representative organization |
Priority Field |
| Research and development of a monitoring system robot to prevent bathing drowning accidents involving the elderly |
Amano Corporation |
Monitoring and communication |
| Research and development of a general-purpose lifting-type robotic device for nursing care (transfer aids (non-wearable type)) |
Muscle Corporation |
Transfer aids |
Projects Selected for the “Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Devices for Nursing Care (Development Subsidy)” in FY2021
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| Research and development project name |
Representative organization |
Priority Field |
| Development of a nursing care assist system that realizes true productivity improvement through AI detection of BPSD factors and signs of “being different from usual” |
Benesse Style Care Co., Ltd. (Benesse Institute for Research on KAIGO (Continuing Care)) |
Assistance in nursing care services |
| Research and development on assessment and individual care support at nursing care sites using multi-sensing technology |
Konica Minolta, Inc. |
Assistance in nursing care services |
| Practical development and demonstration testing of lightweight, compact lumbar support devices that employ gas springs |
Innophys Co., Ltd. |
Wearable transfer |
| Research on development of behavior estimation models and intervention advice using various sensor data |
TEPCO Power Grid, Incorporated |
Assistance in nursing care services |
| Research and development of a communication robot to support ADL of elderly people in nursing homes |
Himika, Inc. |
Communication |
| Development of powered wear to assist walking adapted to the varied gaits of those requiring care |
ATOUN Inc. |
Wearable mobility |
| Research and development of an online home monitoring system for independence support |
A. I. Viewlife Co. Ltd. |
Home monitoring |
| Research and development on a lumbar assistance suit equipped with “Pneumuscle,” a pneumatic artificial muscle |
Koganei Corporation |
Wearable transfer |
Projects Selected for the “Project to Promote the Development and Standardization of Robotic Devices for Nursing Care (Development Subsidy Project)” in FY2020
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| Research and development project name |
Representative organization |
Priority Field |
| Research and development of a new “silhouette monitoring sensor” |
King Tsushin Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
Facility monitoring |
| Research and development of a bowel movement prediction device that employs a compact ultrasonic measurement device |
Triple W Japan Inc. |
Prediction of toileting |
| Research on optimization of the family robot “LOVOT” at nursing care sites |
GROOVE X, Inc.* |
Communication |
| Research and development on a working time analysis system that uses care management cycles (FTCare-i TOS (Task Optimization System) |
Ftos Co. Ltd. |
Assistance in nursing care services |
| Research and development of an autonomous emergency notification system with a remote monitoring function |
A. I. Viewlife Co. Ltd. |
Facility monitoring |
* GROOVE X, Inc. declined the subsidy.
Projects Selected for the “Project to Promote the Development and Standardization of Robotic Devices for Nursing Care (Development Subsidy Project)” in FY2019
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| Research and development project name |
Representative organization |
Priority Field |
| Development of “curara® for Mobility Support,” robotic wear with a fall prevention function |
AssistMotion Inc. |
Mobility aids |
| Research and development of a toileting action assist robot |
Gamakatsu Co., Ltd. |
Toileting aids |
| Research and development of a monitoring and verbal communication robot to reduce the risk of falls for the elderly |
EcoNaviSta,Inc. |
Monitoring and communication |
| Research and development of a communication robot to alleviate anxiety and stress in the lives of people with dementia: development of barrier-free devices for dementia |
Kowa Co., Ltd. |
Monitoring and communication |
| Research and development on interactions between humanoid communication robot Pepper and the elderly through autonomous conversations and remote operation functions |
SoftBank Robotics Corp. |
Monitoring and communication |
| Research and development of a communication robot to maintain and improve ADL for the elderly |
Mitsubishi Research Institute DCS Co., Ltd. |
Monitoring and communication |
| Research aimed at improving the efficiency of facility management by using robotic technologies to quantify the ADL status of residents in nursing care facilities |
Konica Minolta, Inc. |
Assistance in nursing care services |
Projects Selected for the “Project to Promote the Development and Standardization of Robotic Devices for Nursing Care (Development Subsidy Project)” in FY2018
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| Research and development project name |
Representative organization |
Priority Field |
| Research and development of a clothing-type HAL for maintaining and improving walking functions of the elderly |
Cyberdyne Inc. |
Mobility aids |
| Prototype development of powered wear to assist walking |
ATOUN Inc. |
Mobility aids |
| Research and development of toileting aid devices to improve QOL and reduce caregiving burdens |
Lilium Otsuka Co., Ltd. |
Toileting aids |
| Development of a communication robot system to prevent worsening of frailty in elderly people living alone |
NEC Corporation |
Monitoring and communication |
| Development and evaluation of prompting functions for communication robots to support maintaining and improving living functions of individual elderly people |
Fuji Soft Incorporated |
Monitoring and communication |
| Research and development of monitoring and communication robots that acquire vital and environmental information on the elderly and increase motivation for activities through conversational functions, thereby maintaining and improving ADL |
Cyberdyne Inc. |
Monitoring and communication |
| Research and development on dialogue functions of communication robots for the elderly |
Vstone Co., Ltd. |
Monitoring and communication |
| Development of the Smart Care Operating Platform (SCOP) |
Social Welfare Corporation Zenkoukai |
Assistance in nursing care services |
| Development of a nursing care service support platform for monitoring and supporting independence by utilizing 24-hour daily life evidence of the elderly at home collected and accumulated through sensors and communication robots |
Good Tree Co. |
Assistance in nursing care services |
| Research and development on a nursing care service support system by packaging nursing care records, sensors, and robots |
Panasonic Corporation |
Assistance in nursing care services |
Projects Selected for the “Project to Promote the Development and Introduction of Robotic Devices for Nursing Care (Development Subsidy Project)” in FY2017
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| Research and development project name |
Representative organization |
Priority Field |
| Development of a bioelectric potential signal sensor for the HAL Lumbar Type |
Cyberdyne Inc. |
Wearable transfer |
| Research and development on improving the convenience of automatic excretion processing devices |
Liberty Solution Co., Ltd. |
Toileting aids |
| Research and development on extended functions for the “silhouette monitoring sensor,” a monitoring support device for nursing care facilities |
King Tsushin Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
Nursing care facility monitoring |
| Research and development on improvement of monitoring devices for nursing care facilities |
Noritsu Precision Co., Ltd. |
Nursing care facility monitoring |
| Prototype development of a soft wire assist suit to assist walking |
ATOUN Inc. |
Wearable mobility |
| Research and development of a new product for dissemination of the “DFree” excretion prediction device |
Triple W Japan Inc. |
Prediction of toileting |
| Interactive communication linked to motions in daily life and to the environment |
A. I. Viewlife Co. Ltd. |
Communication |
| Research on increased activity of the elderly by communication robot approaches and the effects of activity increases on motivation enhancement |
NTT Data Japan Corporation |
Communication |
| Research and development on supporting the improvement of living functions of the elderly with communication robots |
Fuji Soft Incorporated |
Communication |
| Development of the “Chapit” communication robot for nursing care |
RayTron, Inc. |
Communication |
| Research on development and evaluation of a device (Ftcare-i AT Connect) that collects and stores information associated with nursing care services from a robotic device for nursing care and links it to a nursing care record system |
Ftos Co. Ltd. |
Assistance in services |