PRIORITY FIELD Priority areas for long-term care use

List of Devices and Systems Supported by AMED / the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for Development Assistance, by Field

The following is a list of development devices and systems that AMED and METI have supported with development assistance, sorted by field.
Wearable transfer aids
Product / Projects Adopted Company name Status
TOSHIBA CORPORATION
Development
Discontinued
Kikuchi Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
Launched
Japan Art Co., Ltd., LLP Atom Project, Sagami Robot Industry Agency
Under
Development
Smart Support Technologies, Inc
Under
Development
Wearable transfer aids
Product / Projects Adopted
Portable backpack type lifting aid equipment
Development
Discontinued
Portable backpack type lifting aid equipment

Company name

TOSHIBA CORPORATION

Muscle Suit for Nursing Care
Launched
Muscle Suit for Nursing Care

Company name

Kikuchi Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

Power Assist Suit (Waist Support)
Under
Development
Power Assist Suit (Waist Support)

Company name

Japan Art Co., Ltd., LLP Atom Project, Sagami Robot Industry Agency

Development of Enhance-able Simple Power Assisting Suit: “Smart Suit EX”
Under
Development

Non-Wearable transfer aids
Product / Projects Adopted Company name Status
Panasonic AGE-FREE Co., Ltd.
Launched
YASKAWA Electric Corporation
Production
Discontinued
Muscle Corporation
Launched
Toyota Motor Corporat
Development
Discontinued
Sekisui Home Technology Co., Ltd.
Development
Discontinued
SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED.
Production
Discontinued
Non-Wearable transfer aids
Product / Projects Adopted
Rise Assisting Robot “Resyone Plus”
Launched
Rise Assisting Robot “Resyone Plus”

Company name

Panasonic AGE-FREE Co., Ltd.

Transfer Aid
Production
Discontinued
Transfer Aid

Company name

YASKAWA Electric Corporation

ROBOHELPER SASUKE
Launched
ROBOHELPER SASUKE

Company name

Muscle Corporation

Transfer Care Assistance
Development
Discontinued
Transfer Care Assistance

Company name

Toyota Motor Corporat

準備中
Development
Discontinued
Water-proof Transfer Aid

Company name

Sekisui Home Technology Co., Ltd.

準備中
Production
Discontinued

Outdoor mobility aids
Product / Projects Adopted Company name Status
SHINTEC HOZUMI CO., LTD.
Production
Discontinued
Nabtesco Corporation.
Under
Development
NSK Ltd.
Under
Development
Azbil Corporation
Development
Discontinued
IMASEN ENGINEERING CORPORATION
Development
Discontinued
Kawamura Cycle Co., Ltd. (KS project)
Launched
CYBERDYNE INC.
Under
Development
TacaoF CO., LTD.
Development
Discontinued
Active cart development consortium
Development
Discontinued
Kikuchi Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
Under
Development
TGR4 Consortium
Development
Discontinued
Outdoor mobility aids
Product / Projects Adopted
Tecpo
Production
Discontinued
Tecpo

Company name

SHINTEC HOZUMI CO., LTD.

Nabtesco Corporation.
Under
Development
Nabtesco Corporation.

Company name

Nabtesco Corporation.

Motor-assisted walker for outdoor walking
Under
Development
Otasuke Walker
Development
Discontinued
Otasuke Walker

Company name

Azbil Corporation

Walk assistance system considering steps on the ground and uneven terrain
Development
Discontinued
Walking Assist Robot
Launched
Walking Assist Robot

Company name

Kawamura Cycle Co., Ltd. (KS project)

Outing support robot equipment RoboCart
Under
Development
Outing support robot equipment RoboCart

Company name

CYBERDYNE INC.

KeePace (key path)
Development
Discontinued
KeePace (key path)

Company name

TacaoF CO., LTD.

準備中
Development
Discontinued
Active Cart (tentative)

Company name

Active cart development consortium

Body Weight Support Travel Aid
Under
Development
Body Weight Support Travel Aid

Company name

Kikuchi Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

準備中
Development
Discontinued

Indoor mobility aids
Product / Projects Adopted Company name Status
YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION.
Development
Discontinued
Mitsuba Corp.
Development
Discontinued
MORITOH CO.,LTD.
Under
Development
YMP-Mundus Corporation
Under
Development
THK Corp.
Under
Development
Indoor mobility aids
Product / Projects Adopted
Indoor mobility assist device
Development
Discontinued
Indoor mobility assist device

Company name

YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION.

Walker with a powered standing-up assistance function
Development
Discontinued
Indoors movement support robot
Under
Development
Indoors movement support robot

Company name

MORITOH CO.,LTD.

Mobile aid “Kaigo (help)+α”
Under
Development
Mobile aid “Kaigo (help)+α”

Company name

YMP-Mundus Corporation

RT walker with rearrangeable support functions
Under
Development

Toileting aids
Product / Projects Adopted Company name Status
NWIC Co.,Ltd
Under
Development
Sekisui Home Techno Co., Ltd.
Development
Discontinued
Aronkasei Co.,Ltd.
Launched
TOTO
Launched
Smile Nursing Care Equipment
Under
Development
SAKAI Medical Co., Ltd.
Production
Discontinued
Toileting aids
Product / Projects Adopted
Portable Toilet
Under
Development
Portable Toilet

Company name

NWIC Co.,Ltd

Wells variable mobile flush toilet
Development
Discontinued
Wells variable mobile flush toilet

Company name

Sekisui Home Techno Co., Ltd.

Vacuum Excretion Drainage Assist Portable Toilet System
Launched
Room-mounted mobile flush toilet
Launched
Smilet Portable (tentative)
Under
Development
Smilet Portable (tentative)

Company name

Smile Nursing Care Equipment

Portable Toilet for Nursing Care
Production
Discontinued
Portable Toilet for Nursing Care

Company name

SAKAI Medical Co., Ltd.


Toileting action aids
Product / Projects Adopted Company name Status
GAMAKATSU CO.,LTD
Launched
Toileting action aids
Product / Projects Adopted
準備中
Launched
Excretion movement support device SATOILET

Company name

GAMAKATSU CO.,LTD


Monitoring systems for nursing care homes
Product / Projects Adopted Company name Status
KING TSUSHIN KOGYO Co., Ltd.
Launched
Super Regional,Inc.
Under
Development
Clarion Co.,
Development
Discontinued
SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED.
Under
Development
IDEAQUEST Co., Ltd
Launched
Pip Co., Ltd.
Production
Discontinued
NK Works Co.,Ltd
Launched
VR Techno center, Inc.
Launched
AVIS Corporation
Launched
RayTron, INC.
Under
Development
Koga Software Co., Ltd.
Under
Development
Chugai Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.
Under
Development
Kyokko Electric and Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.
Development
Discontinued
Logical Product Corporation
Under
Development
Funai Electric Co.,Ltd.
Under
Development
GOV Co.,Ltd
Under
Development
RTC Co.,Ltd
Under
Development
Toli Corporation
Under
Development
Sharp Corporation
Under
Development
Nissho Denki Co., Ltd.
Under
Development
FuRo Works Co.,Ltd.
Under
Development
Monitoring systems for nursing care homes
Product / Projects Adopted
Silhouette Monitoring Sensor
Launched
Silhouette Monitoring Sensor

Company name

KING TSUSHIN KOGYO Co., Ltd.

Easy monitor “Rakumi-ma” (tentative)
Under
Development
Easy monitor “Rakumi-ma” (tentative)

Company name

Super Regional,Inc.

Medication Management Support Equipment and Monitoring System
Development
Discontinued
Monitoring Platform using Camera and Smart Rubber Sensor
Under
Development
Monitoring Platform using Camera and Smart Rubber Sensor

Company name

SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED.

Development Research Project on Monitoring Agent Network Robot for Dementia Patients
Production
Discontinued
Development Research Project on Monitoring Agent Network Robot for Dementia Patients

Company name

Development Research Project on Monitoring Agent Network Robot for Dementia Patients

Tracking System using Three-dimensional Electron Mat
Launched
Monitoring system
Launched
Monitoring system

Company name

VR Techno center, Inc.

MIMAMORI SYSTEM
Launched
MIMAMORI SYSTEM

Company name

AVIS Corporation

Multimodal Monitoring Platform
Under
Development
Multimodal Monitoring Platform

Company name

RayTron, INC.

Safety Monitoring System using 24GHz Radar Technology
Under
Development
Safety Monitoring System using 24GHz Radar Technology

Company name

Koga Software Co., Ltd.

BEAR SiTTERs monitoring system
Under
Development
BEAR SiTTERs monitoring system

Company name

Chugai Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.

Monitoring Support Platform for People with Dementia
Development
Discontinued
Monitoring Support Platform for People with Dementia

Company name

Kyokko Electric and Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.

Networked Outlet Monitoring Robot for Dementia Patients
Under
Development
Networked Outlet Monitoring Robot for Dementia Patients

Company name

Logical Product Corporation

Under
Development
Under
Development

Company name

Funai Electric Co.,Ltd.

Vital Sensing Monitoring System
Under
Development
Vital Sensing Monitoring System

Company name

GOV Co.,Ltd

Out-of-bed Prediction and Notification System for Dementia Patient
Under
Development
ETERIOR MAT
Under
Development
ETERIOR MAT

Company name

Toli Corporation

Monitoring Support Platform for Care Facility
Under
Development
Monitoring Support Platform for Care Facility

Company name

Sharp Corporation

準備中
Under
Development
Non-contact Monitoring System using Infrared Array

Company name

Non-contact Monitoring System using Infrared Array

Dementia Care Management Platform
Under
Development
Dementia Care Management Platform

Company name

FuRo Works Co.,Ltd.


Monitoring systems for in-home care
Product / Projects Adopted Company name Status
FUJISOFT INCORPORATED
Under
Development
CQ-S NET
Launched
Network 21, Inc.
Under
Development
KYOKKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Under
Development
Noritsu Precision Co., Ltd.
Under
Development
RayTron, INC.
Under
Development
AIVS Corporation
Under
Development
CARECOM CO., LTD.
Under
Development
Advanced Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Under
Development
Bio Silver Co., Ltd.
Under
Development
Fuji Data System Inc.
Under
Development
SOLXYZ Co., Ltd.
Under
Development
LOGICAL PRODUCT CORPORATION
Under
Development
Monitoring systems for in-home care
Product / Projects Adopted
Accident Detection and Notification System<br />
            in Bathroom/Toilet
Under
Development
Monitoring Robot Detecting and Preventing<br />
            Falls in Home Care
Under
Development
Monitoring and fall detection system<br />
            for single-living elderly people
Under
Development
Watching system for bathroom
Under
Development
Watching system for bathroom

Company name

KYOKKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Home Care Monitoring System Using<br />
            Three-dimensional Electron Mat
Under
Development
Home Care Monitoring System Using
Three-dimensional Electron Mat

Company name

Noritsu Precision Co., Ltd.

Camera Built-in Type Image Recognition<br />
            Monitoring Platform
Under
Development
Monitoring aid system for nursing care<br />
            at private homes
Under
Development
Cloud monitoring system using 3D sensors<br />
            for home nursing care
Under
Development
Cloud monitoring system using 3D sensors
for home nursing care

Company name

Advanced Digital Technology Co., Ltd.

24-hour Remote Area Monitoring System<br />
            for The Elderly at Home
Under
Development
Elderly monitoring network system<br />
            for private homes
Under
Development
Elderly monitoring network system
for private homes

Company name

Fuji Data System Inc.

Monitoring aid system “Imairumo HI”
Under
Development
Monitoring aid system “Imairumo HI”

Company name

SOLXYZ Co., Ltd.

Motion-sensor wireless monitoring robot
Under
Development
Motion-sensor wireless monitoring robot

Company name

LOGICAL PRODUCT CORPORATION


Bathing aids
Product / Projects Adopted Company name Status
TOTO LTD
Under
Development
Sekisui Home Techno Co., Ltd.
Launched
AIR WATER INC
Launched
OG Wellness Technologies Co., Ltd.
Under
Development
Bathing aids
Product / Projects Adopted
Bathtub installation type bath support equipment
Under
Development
Wells variable bathing lift
Launched
Wells variable bathing lift

Company name

Sekisui Home Techno Co., Ltd.

development.preparation
Launched
Shower equipment for home living room

Company name

AIR WATER INC

development.preparation
Under
Development
Development of Compact, Lift-equipped Bathing Systems

Company name

OG Wellness Technologies Co., Ltd.