Macnica (Macnica, headquartered at 1-6-3 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama; President: Kiyoshi Nakashima, capital: 11,194 million yen), an importer, distributor and developer of semiconductors and network equipment, has announced that Kansai Airports (President, CEO: Yoshiyuki Yamaya, capital: 25 billion yen), headquartered at 1 Senshu Kuko Kita, Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, has announced that it has been selected by Avidbots Inc. (Avidbots; Head office: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; CEO: Faizan Sheikh), has introduced Neo, an automatic cleaning robot, at Kansai International Airport, which is operated by Avidbots, Inc.

In January 2018, Kansai Airports held an event at Kansai International Airport with the aim of further improving the comfort of the airport and improving services through the effective use of human resources by utilizing robots, which have achieved remarkable technological innovation in recent years. We have been conducting demonstration experiments of robots for a long time, and from October 15, 2018, we will start operation of the automatic cleaning robot "Neo".

Avidbots' "Neo" can automatically clean a wide range of floors. If the cleaning staff starts the automatic cleaning of the "Neo" in the area they want to clean, the floor cleaning will be completed while they are doing other manual cleaning work, so everyone involved in cleaning can do it. greatly reduces the load on In the past, cleaning a large area required each person to operate a single cleaning machine, requiring many people to work at the same time. In the automatic cleaning of "Neo", one worker can perform cleaning all at once by simply starting automatic cleaning of multiple "Neo" in order, which greatly improves work efficiency, and cleaning work is always performed with uniform quality. You can easily visualize and manage the work by checking the results in the post-work report.

^* For details on "Neo", please see here. https://www.macnica.co.jp/business/servicerobot/products/901/

Macnica will now provide support, maintenance, and maintenance services for Neo at Kansai International Airport, starting with its introduction. We strive to improve the convenience of airports and provide a comfortable and new travel experience to customers from all over the world who use our airports.

In the future, opportunities to use automatic cleaning robots are expected to further expand due to demands for measures to combat labor shortages and to improve service quality. Macnica sells excellent service robots, including Neo, and provides installation support to reduce customer anxiety when introducing service robots, as well as maintenance and support services to support effective operation after installation. Macnica contributes to the business of customers who can advance business innovation by utilizing service robots.

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