#Japan AI

Japan’s AI Suitcase Turns Assistive Mobility Into a Robotics Test Case

CAAMP, a consortium that includes university research institutes and IBM Japan, has developed the AI Suitcase to guide visually impaired users with sensors, cameras, motors and AI. The suitcase is being tested at locations including Miraikan, New Chitose Airport and Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district, where 39 visually impaired participants completed a monthlong indoor trial without collisions. An updated indoor-and-outdoor model is planned for Expo 2025 in Osaka, with CAAMP aiming to collect feedback from 2,000 to 3,000 people without visual disabilities.