Kyoto Station Center Co., Ltd. (head office: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, President: Masahiro Oshikawa, hereinafter referred to as Kyoto Station Center), which operates Porta, the underground mall in front of Kyoto Station, is a subsidiary of Macnica (head office), a total service and solution provider. : Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, President: Kazumasa Hara, hereinafter referred to as Macnica, Avidbots Corp. (Headquarters: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, CEO: Faizan Sheikh, hereinafter referred to as Avidbots)'s automatic cleaning robot "Neo2" )" was introduced by KINKEN BUILD MAINTENANCE.CO.,LTD. (Headquarters: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, President: Hanami Asada, hereinafter referred to as Kinken Building Management), which is responsible for cleaning operations at this facility, and operation at Porta will begin in January 2022. We are pleased to announce that we have started on the 14th of this month.
This is the first time this system has been introduced in the Kyoto area.

The Kyoto Station Center considers the expected labor shortage from various perspectives, and it is important that Porta We have been thinking that we can further improve the quality of our services and contribute to sustainable urban development. This time, Kinken Building Management, which deeply sympathized with this idea, implemented an introduction verification of the automatic cleaning robot "Neo2" in order to consider unmanned cleaning work.

At Kinken Building Management, we conducted demonstrations to verify the following points, which we believe are important for unmanned cleaning operations.

■ Productivity that covers a wide Porta:
Work productivity was the biggest issue for Porta, which boasts a vast underground shopping area, but with the high work productivity of "Neo2", we were able to confirm that a single unit could maintain the quality of the facility. rice field.

■ Responsiveness to obstacles:
In order to realize unmanned cleaning in the environment of a commercial facility, it is necessary to flexibly respond to changes in the position of event booths and furniture due to events. , proved the performance to clean up to the end.

■ Support for braille blocks:
There are many braille blocks in the facility. Since "Neo2" has a passing function that supports braille blocks, it was possible to pass through without staining and continue cleaning.

Also, at Porta, as with the introduction of "Neo2" this time, while working on the opposing themes of "countermeasures against labor shortage" and "creation of an environment where employees are motivated to work" from various perspectives, We are working to contribute to "sustainable town development" with the aim of sustainably maintaining and improving value.

Macnica will support the creation of the facilities that Kyoto Station Center aims to achieve through the introduction, support, maintenance, and maintenance services of Neo2.

It has a clean design inspired by Porta and wrapping with the image of "safety and security".

[Porta facility overview]
Location: 902 Higashi Shiokoji-cho, Karasuma-dori Shiokoji, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
■Cleaning area (passage): Approximately 12,700㎡
■Neo2 cleaning area: Public passage in Porta
■ Number of units introduced: 1 unit

[Overview of Neo2]
As the "fastest and most non-stop cleaning robot", a scrubber-type automatic cleaning robot is being introduced in Japan and overseas, mainly in large areas such as commercial facilities, airports, stations, warehouses, and factories.
*For details on "Neo2", please see here.
URL: https://www.macnica.co.jp/business/servicerobot/products/901/

In addition, we plan to exhibit "Neo2" at RoboDEX 2022, which will be held in January.
Please stop by our booth when you visit us. (Booth number: 54-24)
URL: https://www.macnica.co.jp/business/servicerobot/events/140153/

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