(Head Office: Kyoto, Japan; Representative Director and President: Masahiro Oshikawa; hereinafter "Kyoto Station Center"), operator of Porta, an underground shopping mall in front of Kyoto Station (hereinafter "Porta"), announced today that the company will be using Avidbots' Neo2 automatic cleaning robot, which is handled by Macnica, a total service and solution provider (Head Office: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kazumasa Hara, hereinafter Macnica). (Head office: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; CEO: Faizan Sheikh; hereinafter "Avidbots"), a total service and solution provider, has been installed by KINKEN BUILD MAINTENANCE.CO.,LTD. (Head office: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kami Asada, hereinafter "Kinken Building Management"), which is in charge of cleaning this facility, and will begin operating the Neo2 robot in Porta (headquartered in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan; Kami Asada, Kikken Building Management Co.
This is the first introduction of Porta 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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