Naver announced on the 23rd that it will apply its smart building operating technology solution to Tokyo Midtown Yaesu in Tokyo, Japan, in partnership with NTT East and Mitsui Fudosan. This marks the first commercialization of the smart building model that Team Naver has built at its headquarters building '1784' to an external structure. Tokyo Midtown Yaesu is a 45-story complex connected to Tokyo Station, housing offices, hotels, commercial facilities, a bus terminal, and an elementary school. The technology has been optimized to operate robot services in general buildings without dedicated robot elevators or special cloud environments.
Naver Partners with NTT East and Mitsui Fudosan for Tokyo Deployment
Team Naver will provide core infrastructure including the indoor autonomous robot 'Rookie', multi-robot control system 'ARC Brain', vision-based positioning technology 'ARC Eye', and digital twin systems. Mitsui Fudosan will oversee robot delivery services and building facility integration. NTT East will handle digital twin environment construction and robot maintenance.
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Rookie robot waiting to deliver food ordered by office workers [Source: Naver]
Team Naver Provides Core Robot Infrastructure and Control Systems
The ARC Brain system integrates management of multiple robots' movement paths and roles, linking with building facilities such as elevators and speed gates. Team Naver utilized robot sensor data, spatial information, and service performance data accumulated over four years at the 1784 building to optimize technology for time-based optimal routes and repeatedly occurring exceptional situations.
Robot Delivery Service Launches with Building Integration
The three companies will initially launch a service where robots deliver food and other items ordered by tenants. The project was led by Naver Cloud's Japan business development division and implemented using Naver Labs' robotics and vision technology.
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Three companies demonstrating robot delivery service at NTT East meeting on the 21st [Source: Naver]
Three Companies Plan Service Expansion and Technology Collaboration
Team Naver, NTT East, and Mitsui Fudosan plan to expand the scale of robot delivery and broaden cooperation into physical AI fields including indoor augmented reality (AR) navigation and digital twin-based building management.
FAQ
What did Naver announce on the 23rd regarding Tokyo Midtown Yaesu?
Naver announced on the 23rd that it will apply its smart building operating technology solution to Tokyo Midtown Yaesu in partnership with NTT East and Mitsui Fudosan. This represents the first commercialization of the smart building model developed at Naver's 1784 headquarters to an external building.
What technology infrastructure will Team Naver provide for the Tokyo building?
Team Naver will provide the indoor autonomous robot 'Rookie', multi-robot control system 'ARC Brain', vision-based positioning technology 'ARC Eye', and digital twin systems. The technology has been optimized to operate in general buildings without dedicated robot elevators or special cloud environments.
