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Proven Projects

Every project is proven through real-world validation. See results built on research-grade rigor.

The research foundation our founders built at university

9 Projects
7 Japanese Patents
Featured project

粒羅 Tsubura — AI grape berry counting from your phone

An AI app born from University of Yamanashi research and used in the field.

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A top view of a konjac container beside the AI result, with each tuber individually detected.
Agriculture
2025
Konjac Size and Weight Estimation

Challenge

Konjac tubers have irregular shapes with frequent occlusion, making size and weight estimation inaccurate with conventional methods.

Solution

Developed a size and weight estimation method that handles occlusion, working even for partially hidden tubers.

Impact

Estimates size and weight reliably even for overlapping tubers, including hidden parts.

Occlusion-robust estimation
The onion sorting line with its camera and AI processor, inspecting onions as they move along the conveyor.
Agriculture
2025
Onion Anomaly Detection System

Challenge

Onion sorting relies on manual labor, with anomalies affecting quality and yield. Conventional image recognition lacked accuracy in real-world conditions.

Solution

Developed a feature-adaptive anomaly detection method, validated in both lab and real-world operational environments.

Impact

Delivers anomaly detection that works not only in the lab but on real sorting lines.

Field-ready detection
The grape grading pipeline: AI segments the cluster from images and combines it with weight data to predict a grade.
Agriculture
2024
Grape Grading System

Challenge

Grape grading relies on expert visual assessment, leading to inconsistent standards and labor shortages.

Solution

Developed a deep learning grading system fusing multi-view imaging with IoT sensor data.

Impact

Fuses multi-view imaging and IoT sensing for stable grading without relying on manual labor.

Standardized grading
The AR view: the cluster is detected, with thinning guidance and the estimated berry count overlaid.
Agriculture
2023
Grape Berry Thinning AR System

Challenge

Grape berry thinning relies on skilled farmers' experience and intuition, making it difficult for newcomers and unskilled workers to learn.

Solution

Developed a system combining deep learning berry detection with AR glasses to display real-time thinning guidance.

Impact

Helps unskilled workers thin berries at a quality approaching that of experts.

Expert skill for anyone
The thinning robot's gripper approaching a grape cluster.
Agriculture
2023
Robotic Grape Berry Thinning

Challenge

Grape berry thinning is highly manual labor, with severe workforce shortages and physical burden demanding automation.

Solution

Developed an automated thinning system combining berry detection AI with a robotic arm, validated in both indoor and field environments.

Impact

Demonstrated automated berry thinning in the field using berry-detection AI and a robotic arm.

Field-proven automation

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