SANTA CLARA — Toyota, Yaskawa, Seven & i Holdings, and Rikei Corporation are embracing NVIDIA-powered digital twins and industrial AI to accelerate Japan’s next wave of digital transformation across sectors. Toyota is enhancing its metal forging operations by simulating robotics with NVIDIA Omniverse, which enables detailed physics-based modeling to streamline robot training and operational efficiency. Through Omniverse, Toyota is also capturing expert knowledge from senior staff to ensure robotics mastery, reducing the need for personnel in high-risk environments.
Yaskawa, a global leader in robotics, is leveraging NVIDIA Isaac and Omniverse platforms to expand its adaptive robotics solutions into new industries such as food, logistics, and healthcare. The company’s innovative MOTOMAN NEXT robot incorporates NVIDIA Isaac Manipulator workflows, allowing it to perform a diverse range of automation tasks with high adaptability. Yaskawa is also using NVIDIA’s FoundationPose for precise positioning and Isaac Sim for robot simulation, accelerating development and deployment across complex environments.
Seven & i Holdings, one of Japan’s largest retail groups, is exploring NVIDIA Omniverse and Metropolis to gain real-time insights into customer behavior within its stores. By creating digital twins of retail spaces, enhanced by NVIDIA’s computer vision tools, the retailer gains valuable behavioral insights, paving the way for personalized shopping experiences. The company plans to deploy Metropolis and NVIDIA Merlin to deliver tailored product recommendations, enabling a unique, data-driven approach to customer engagement.
Rikei Corporation, a systems solutions provider for manufacturing, has launched JAPAN USD Factory, an extensive asset library for digital twin development built on NVIDIA Omniverse. This library offers Japanese manufacturers access to virtual models of materials and equipment common in the industry, streamlining the design, simulation, and operational processes within factories. Rikei’s platform, using OpenUSD, provides an efficient resource for companies to create detailed and adaptable digital twins of manufacturing sites across Japan.
These forward-thinking projects, showcased at the NVIDIA AI Summit Japan, highlight the role of NVIDIA’s AI and simulation technologies in advancing digital transformation across Japanese industries, meeting the country’s growing demand for automation amid a rapidly aging population.
To learn more, watch the NVIDIA AI Summit Japan fireside chat with NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang.
