US technology companies Nvidia and Fujitsu have agreed to work with Japanese telecommunications and computer manufacturers to provide smart robots and a variety of other innovations.
Tokyo – TOKYO (AP) – US technology companies Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, agreed Friday to work with artificial intelligence to use Nvidia's computer chips to deliver smart robots and various other innovations.
“The AI Industrial Revolution has already begun. Building infrastructure is essential in Japan and around the world,” said Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, embracing Fujii's counterpart Takahito Tokita on stage.
“Japan can lead the world in AI and robotics,” Huang told reporters at the Tokyo Hotel.
Companies help build what is called “AI Infrastructure” or systems used by a variety of futuristic AI, including healthcare, manufacturing, the environment, next-generation computing, and customer service. The hope is to establish Japan's AI infrastructure by 2030.
Initially tailored to the Japanese market, leveraging Fujitsu's decades of experience here, but could expand globally later, and according to both sides, it will utilize Nvidia's GPU or graphics processing units, which are essential for AI.
The two executives did not outline a particular project or give them financial figures for planned investments. However, investigating collaborations in robot AI using Japanese machinery and robot manufacturer Yaskawa Electric Corp. has attracted attention as a possible example. They said AI will constantly evolve and learn.
Fujitsu and Nvidia are working together on AI to speed up manufacturing with digital twins and robotics to tackle the aging Japan workforce shortage.
Tokita said companies are taking a “maximum” approach aimed at competing in Japan.
“Through collaboration with Nvidia, we aim to create new, unprecedented technologies and contribute to solving even more serious social issues,” Tokita said.
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