June 19, 2019
Office for Strategic Policy and ICT Promotion

Applications now being accepted for service robot trial
Part of the Showcasing of Advanced Technology Project for the Tokyo 2020 Games

To make the Tokyo 2020 Games the most innovative ever held, in preparation for the event, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government launched the Showcasing of Advanced Technology Project this fiscal year.
The purpose of this project is to promote the future vision of Tokyo and Japan’s technological capabilities, which support that future, to the world by showcasing a new social implementation model using robots with advanced technologies.
By establishing social implementation model demonstration locations/fields in Tokyo, enabling robots to coexist with humans and provide services, this project aims to show Japan and the world how Tokyo works to resolve its social challenges, including securing labor, enhancing transportation methods, and developing an environment to welcome foreign tourists.
Therefore, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government seeks robots to be used in trials as follows.

1. Project Overview

NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting, Inc., which the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has entrusted with the task of promoting the project, will recruit applications for robots that will contribute to solving Tokyo’s challenges to be tested, select multiple robots for each demonstration location/field, and provide support for trials. Based on results obtained through the trials, along with verifying the impact of introducing the robot technology, effectiveness, and challenges related to social implementation, the organizers will also promote this trial and advanced initiatives in Japan and abroad.

Project Scheme

2. Eligible Robots

Tokyo is seeking robots to coexist with humans and provide services in demonstration locations/fields in Tokyo where social implementation will be possible in the future. (Industrial robots are not eligible.)
(Examples of eligible robots: security robots, cleaning robots, mobility support robots, communication robots, etc.)
Robots will be selected to take part in the trial after passing the application stage and undergoing a review conducted outside experts and others.
For further information on the demonstration/trial, trial period, and other details, please see the application guidelines on the project’s special website shown below.

3. Schedule

• Application period
  From 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 10, 2019 to 4:00 p.m. Friday, June 21, 2019
• Robot selection
  Scheduled for early to mid July
• Trials to be conducted
  The dates for each trial vary according to the demonstration location/field. Please see the special website(External link) for details.

4. Other

Please see the project’s special website(External link) for additional information on applying, application procedures, and other details.

This project is part of the “Action Plan for 2020.”
Smart City: “A global financial and economic center”

This project relates to the “Host City Tokyo Project.”
Category: Advanced technologies
Project name: Technology Showcase

Inquiries(Assistance in Japanese only)

(General inquires about the project) Special Zone Strategic Projects Promotion Section Strategic Projects Division Office for Strategic Policy and ICT Promotion Tokyo Metropolitan Government Phone: 03-5388-2059 (Inquiries about the application guidelines) Outsourced to: Info-Future Innovation Division, NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting, Inc. Phone: 03-5213-4223