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Fujitsu partners with Fanuc, Yaskawa and Kawasaki to advance physical AI using Nvidia technology

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Fujitsu has begun working with Japanese robotics manufacturers Fanuc, Yaskawa Electric and Kawasaki Heavy Industries to explore the development and deployment of physical AI across manufacturing, logistics and healthcare.

The initiative will also incorporate Nvidia’s physical AI technologies as the companies seek to develop a collaborative control platform capable of connecting digital systems with robots and other physical equipment.

Fujitsu says the collaboration is intended to accelerate the adoption of physical AI while helping address challenges including labor shortages, an aging workforce and increasing global competition. [Read more…] about Fujitsu partners with Fanuc, Yaskawa and Kawasaki to advance physical AI using Nvidia technology

Fujitsu expands partnership with Nvidia to build ‘full-stack AI infrastructure’

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Fujitsu has expanded its collaboration with Nvidia to jointly develop full-stack AI infrastructure designed to accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence across multiple industries.

The partnership will focus on creating an AI agent platform tailored for sectors including healthcare, manufacturing, and robotics, alongside high-performance computing systems that integrate Fujitsu’s Fujitsu-Monaka CPUs with Nvidia GPUs using NVLink Fusion.

According to the companies, this combination is intended to enable self-evolving AI systems that continuously learn and adapt, providing enterprises with industry-specific automation tools. [Read more…] about Fujitsu expands partnership with Nvidia to build ‘full-stack AI infrastructure’

Fujitsu and AIST partner to strengthen international ‘industrial competitiveness in quantum technology’

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Fujitsu and the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI technology (G-QuAT) at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen international industrial competitiveness in quantum technology.

The agreement, signed last week, aims to enhance cooperation between the two organizations, thereby boosting Japan’s standing globally in this sector.

As part of the agreement, Fujitsu and G-QuAT will leverage their combined resources, including quantum computer-related technologies, manufacturing and evaluation facilities, and will promote research and development and personnel exchange. [Read more…] about Fujitsu and AIST partner to strengthen international ‘industrial competitiveness in quantum technology’

Japanese scientists develop ‘quantum computer-based robot control’

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The researchers say the new system enables ‘smoother, more complex movements for next-generation robots’

Scientists in Japan, working in partnership with Fujitsu, say they have developed “an innovative method for efficiently controlling robot posture using quantum computing technology”.

The scientists involved are from the Shibaura Institute of Technology (Associate Professor Takuya Otani, Faculty of System Science and Engineering – Human Robot System Laboratory), and Waseda University (Professor Atsuo Takanishi, Faculty of Science and Engineering).

This new approach facilitates the efficient and accurate calculation of inverse kinematics; that is, determining joint angles from a target end-effector position, for multi-joint robots by leveraging qubit-based position representation and quantum entanglement. [Read more…] about Japanese scientists develop ‘quantum computer-based robot control’

Fujitsu to use ‘world’s fastest supercomputer’ for tsunami prediction

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Fujitsu, in partnership with other companies and academic institutions, has developed a computing system that will enable the prediction of tsunamis – massive, sudden floods caused by turbulence at sea. 

The International Research Institute of Disaster Science at Tohoku University, the Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo, and Fujitsu Laboratories have developed an artificial intelligence model that will empower disaster management teams with the ability to predict tsunami flooding in coastal areas in near real-time.

The system harnessed the computational power of what is claimed to be “the world’s fastest supercomputer”, Fugaku, jointly developed by Riken and Fujitsu. [Read more…] about Fujitsu to use ‘world’s fastest supercomputer’ for tsunami prediction

Fujitsu begins production of post-K supercomputer

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Fujitsu Limited has announced that, working with RIKEN, it has completed the design of Post-K, the successor to the K supercomputer.

The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) is aiming to start the public service of Post-K around 2021 or 2022.

Fujitsu has now concluded an official contract with RIKEN to manufacture, ship, and install hardware for Post-K.

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Fujitsu supercomputer ranked in global top 5

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Fujitsu has announced that its AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure (ABCI) system has been ranked fifth in the world, and first in Japan, in the TOP500 international performance ranking of supercomputers.

ABCI has also taken eighth place in the world in Green500, which ranks outstanding energy saving performance.

Fujitsu developed ABCI, Japan’s fastest open AI infrastructure featuring a large-scale, power-saving cloud platform geared toward AI processing, based on a tender issued by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).

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Fujitsu completes ‘post-K supercomputer’ prototype and begins trials

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Fujitsu and Riken say their the joint development of the successor to the K supercomputer – one of the fastest in the world – is complete and is beginning trials.

The so-called “post-K” is a supercomputer that the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has chosen as a successor to the K computer, is moving forward, with the goal of beginning full operations around 2021.

Fujitsu has now completed the prototype central processing unit chip that will serve as the core of post-K, commencing functionality field trials.  [Read more…] about Fujitsu completes ‘post-K supercomputer’ prototype and begins trials

Fujitsu partners with FamilyMart to trial robotic grocery store

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Fujitsu and FamilyMart have started a field trial to introduce digital technologies including robots and blockchain at a FamilyMart shop in Taiwan.

Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Taiwan will deliver a customer experience that includes store guidance using the communication robot, Robopin, a content delivery service, FlowSign Light, which utilizes visible light communications, and the video communication solution FlowSign Video.

A “stamp rally” promotion will also be conducted that makes use of blockchain technology.

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Fujitsu and INESA establish smart manufacturing joint venture in China

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A new joint venture, INESA Intelligent Technology, to provide services and a platform for smart manufacturing solutions in China has been set up by Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu (China) Holdings, and INESA Group, a major state-owned company in China that provides smart city solutions.

Fujitsu and INESA began their collaboration in the smart manufacturing field in 2015, and expanded the scope of that collaboration in 2017, to a broad-based collaboration, including smart cities.

By linking the experience INESA has developed on the front lines of manufacturing for over 80 years with Fujitsu’s ICT technologies such as IoT, big data, and AI, this new venture aims to provide total solutions for the manufacturing industry in China, optimizing customers’ manufacturing processes, improving the efficiency of factories, and reducing costs through detailed manufacturing management.

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