About Us
| Company name | GINZA FARM INC. |
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| Location | 〒104-0061 Kitayuraku Bldg. 2F, 1-3-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| What we do | Development, manufacturing, and sales of “FARBOT,” a smart agriculture robot, as well as the cultivation and sales of Shine Muscat from its own research farms Operation of “P-it,” a DX market system that will allow agricultural produce to be distributed in new ways |
| Main accomplishments | MIC: Development of systems that determine ripeness and support harvests utilizing AI-controlled robots, as well as analyze supply and demand at strawberry farms for tourists in Saitama prefecture as a part of the “Development demonstrations for realizing local 5G services to solve issues” (FY 2021, in collaboration with MAFF projects) Ibaraki Prefecture: DX Innovation Promotion Project (FY 2021) |
Field trial data
| Theme of field trail | Utilizing cutting-edge technologies in industrial fields that are suffering from a shortage of next-generation leaders (such as farming) |
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| Tokyo site | Oshima High School |
| Product / Service Overview | “FARBOT” has excellent customizability, such as the ability to change its vehicle size in response to the needs of the worksite and operating location, as well as the ability to perform multiple operations with a combination of several functions Offers robots that possess functions not available on existing markets, such as the ability to conduct niche operations that are useful in situations that cannot be resolved by existing machines or communicate using its communication function, in a way that best fits the needs of the worksite |
| Outline of field trials | Agriculture and forestry students will use “FARBOT” with the goal of improving productivity and improving the perception/appeal of the field of agriculture Plan to inspect what impact utilizing smart agriculture robots will have in improving productivity by comparing how many work hours are needed in tasks such as pest control and cultivation management Plan to inspect what impact improving the perception/appeal of this field will have by questioning students on topics such as their desire to work in the field of agriculture and their understanding of smart agriculture |