Beacon
Closed-network edge-AI inspection for dark factory floors and plant interiors, built on training-free Retinex enhancement; four awards at Tongali BPC 2026
Kyudo AI
Smartphone-only kyudo coaching app that detects the full-draw hold and scores form on the device; Grand Prize at Lean Launchpad Nagoya 2026
NOVA: a 360-degree vision-assisted mobile robot for nighttime environments (LEADING EDGE Shikoku)
Night-vision mobile-robot project selected for LEADING EDGE Shikoku (METI AKATSUKI); it produced the XCR method and a presentation trip to Singapore
Second
An online programming school for children on remote islands, run as a sole proprietorship from January to May 2026; SusHi Tech Teen Challenge 2026 semifinalist
KOSEN Programming Contest 2025
Fighting Spirit Prize in the Original Section with a five-member Yuge College team whose entry expressed cooking steps as an algorithm
