Due to the declining birthrate, Japanese society is undergoing a rapid population decline. Because of the increase in the percentage of elderly people, the working-age population is declining even further, and if the GDP per person decreases, it will become harder to make economic prosperity a reality. In addition, there is concern that “quality of life” factors will deteriorate, such as it becoming difficult to obtain essentials goods and services due to labor shortages. In these circumstances, it is desirable to utilize AI and IoT to improve productivity, and bring about an affluent society.
In this corner, we will introduce cutting-edge technology that is expected to reduce the labor shortages caused by the population decline via the use of robots and AI (artificial intelligence).