April 11, 2025
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
OMRON Corporation
Shimizu Corporation
IBM Japan, Ltd.
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

The Consortium for Advanced Assistive Mobility Platform (hereinafter referred to as the "CAAMP"), consisting of four regular members: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Hideo Izumi), OMRON Corporation (President and CEO: Junta Tsujinaga), Shimizu Corporation (President: Tatsuya Shimmura), and IBM Japan, Ltd. (President: Akio Yamaguchi), started accepting reservations for the demonstration experiment of AI Suitcase, a navigation robot for the visually impaired that is being developed in collaboration with the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Director: Chieko Asakawa, hereinafter referred to as Miraikan) at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as Expo 2025).

Expo 2025 "AI Suitcase" Demonstration Experiment Overview

Period	April 13 (Sun) to October 13 (Mon), 2025
Time	9:45 am to 5:45 pm (Daily)
Tour type	Choose from short or long tour Short tour (about 20 minutes for the experience, about 30 minutes for pre/post-orientation and survey) Tour the pavilions around the Robot & Mobility Station. Choice of two courses available. Long tour (about 50 minutes for the experience, about 30 minutes for pre/post-orientation and survey) In addition to the short tour course, take the elevator and walk on the Grand Roof (Ring). * April 13 (Sun) ~ April 19 (Sat): short tour only. * During the Expo period, courses may be added or changed without notice.
Operation area	Starting and ending at the Robot & Mobility Station, walk around the building, the East Gate Zone, and above and below the Grand Roof.
Languages	Japanese, English, Chinese
Capacity	About 1~4 people per AI suitcase
How to make a reservation	Please make a reservation from the reservation site (http://aisuitcase.resv.jp/). Visually impaired individuals can make advance reservations by phone (+81-90-8830-7649, from 10:00 - 17:00 daily) or by email (aisreservation2025@gmail.com) starting one month before the experience date. Same-day reservations will be accepted at the "Robot & Mobility Station" if there are available slots on the day. * The demonstration may be cancelled or postponed due to adverse weather. * The demonstration may be cancelled or postponed due to unforeseen circumstances, including the condition of the equipment.

The latest operational status will be posted on the CAAMP's official X account.
https://x.com/AISuitcaseCAAMP

AI Suitcase and Demonstration Experiment at Osaka-Kansai Expo

■What is AI Suitcase?

"AI Suitcase" is a suitcase-type robot developed for the purpose of automatically guiding people with visual impairments to their destinations. So far, Miraikan and the CAAMP have been conducting demonstration experiments by general users in indoor facilities such as large shopping malls, airports, and Miraikan, as well as outdoor public areas, through mutual technical cooperation. From April 2024, we conduct regular trial operations at Miraikan every day and accumulate more empirical data to further improve our navigation technology.

■Demonstration experiment at the Osaka-Kansai Expo

AI suitcases are being used in the Smart Mobility Expo Robot Experience of the "Future Society Showcase Project" at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Multiple AI suitcases will be operated simultaneously from April to October 2025 at the venue, to verify the technical issues of the operation model for social implementation.
About Robot Experience: https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20250205-01/

General inquiries:: Consortium for Advanced Assistive Mobility Platform
https://caamp.jp/en/contact/
Media Inquiries:: Technology Communication and Collaboration Promotion Dept.
Technology and Intellectual Property H.Q.
OMRON Corporation
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Reservation now open for Autonomous Navigation Robot "AI Suitcase" Demonstration Experiment at the Osaka-Kansai Expo