Event report
CEATEC 2021 ONLINE
Introducing CEATEC's notable booth with outstanding original technology"CEATEC 2021 ONLINE" is being held online from October 19th to 22nd. Many companies and organizations are exhibiting booths this year as well, but in this article, I would like to introduce the booths that I was particularly interested in, regardless of category.
CEATEC 2021 is vertically divided by category, but in this article, I will ignore that area and introduce it roughly. At the time of the real event, some readers may have discovered interesting techniques and products by strolling around the venue, but I would like you to think of it as such. It's not the details of the booth, but the highlights, so if you find a booth that interests you, it's a good idea to have it checked at the actual booth.
In addition, the INTERNET Watch editorial department also summarizes 5G-related highlights, telework / work style reform-related highlights, carbon-neutral-related highlights, etc., so please refer to the related articles.
"BrAInMelody", which was exhibited at the booth of Crimson Technology Inc., is a technology for automatic composition by AI based on its own brain waves. The flow is to listen to some music while measuring brain waves and create composition rules that match the emotional model on the server side. Automatic composition is performed by genetic algorithm and symbiotic evolution. It is also possible to automatically compose music on the server side based on the music that has been automatically composed. In addition to the image BGM of a specific individual, it is also considered to be used for music such as falling asleep and waking up. The headgear is non-invasive.
The evolving mattress "Smart Air Sleep" was exhibited at the booth of Sleep Select Co., Ltd. This means that the hardness can be adjusted independently for each location of the head, waist, and legs. There is a module called an air cell inside the mattress, which adjusts the hardness by adjusting the air pressure, and it is said that you can sleep with the best hardness according to the physical condition of the day. In addition, the top layer uses medium-resilience urethane and different materials for the front and back of the mattress, and after pursuing the performance as a mattress, smart functions are added.
The "Texture Tester TEX Series" from Japan Measurement Systems Co., Ltd. was exhibited at the booth of the Nara Prefecture IoT Promotion Lab. This is a measuring device that can quantify the texture, and by quantifying the texture, which is one of the characteristics of food, it is judged whether children and the elderly can swallow safely. Supports hardness, adhesiveness, cohesiveness, brittleness, elasticity, chewability, guminess, and adhesiveness. In past cases, in addition to the hardness of jelly and tofu, test data of the hardness of dried fruits are also disclosed.
The IoT kit "Scoomy" from Scoomy Co., Ltd. was exhibited at the booth of the Yamanashi IoT Promotion Lab. This is a learning kit that allows anyone to easily assemble IoT devices by attaching various sensors, LEDs, and microphones included in the kit to a scumie board that runs on batteries. Many schools have already introduced it, and some readers may have seen it. The program adopts a visual programming language and can combine 20 types of blocks to create a program that matches the created IoT device. It is also attractive because it is reasonably priced.
The prefabricated data center was exhibited at the booth of Huawei Technology Japan Co., Ltd. (Huawei Japan). This is a solution that can build a data center that meets installation requirements in a short period of time by combining equipment modules, power supply modules, and auxiliary modules. The module is prefabricated in the factory and has been tested, which makes it possible to reduce the amount of work in the field. It is compatible not only with small and medium-sized data centers but also with large-scale data centers, and it is also modular and uses the Lego block assembly method. It has a long life of 25 years, corrosion resistance, dust resistance, and waterproof settings.
At the Sharp Corporation booth, we will introduce the "transparent display partition," which won the Grand Prix in the New Normal Solutions category at CEATEC last year, in a further evolution. Information such as characters and pictures can be displayed by switching between transmission and scattering on a display with a transmittance of about 60%. The current lineup is only 31.5 inches, but Sharp is targeting alternatives to glass, building materials, and in-vehicle use. It also incorporates a non-contact operation function using electrostatic hover touch, which may increase the chances of actually seeing it in the future.
At the Mouser Electronics booth, the final screening video of the Mouser DIY Manufacturing Contest held by Mouser, which handles semiconductors and electronic devices, is being released. One of the finalists is the automatic drinking machine Dozo-Dozo. It is said that the drinks in the workplace are obligatory, and it was developed for a very nodding reason that the troublesome task should be left to the machine. It is an elegant visual that uses a bamboo tube instead of a sake bottle. When the liquor in the bamboo tube runs out, the data of the weight sensor and servo motor is sent by I2C communication, and the liquor is replenished from the bottle using the peristaltic movement pump.
At the THK booth, the service robot "SEED-R7 series" was introduced. This is a solution that combines mechanical design, electrical / electronic control, and basic software as a set, and it is attractive to greatly reduce the burden on service robots. One of the units, the life-size humanoid SEED-Noid, is equipped with a 20-axis actuator and is recognized as a USB device, making it easy to handle. You can also dress in a life-size size, which makes it easy to customize. In addition, there are arms and lifters that can be combined, omnidirectional moving trolleys, etc., and it is possible to customize hardware according to the mounting destination.