Displayed at TMU campus for real-time food delivery to multiple pickup points
ABOUT
| Date | June 14–17, 2022, from 10:00 to 15:00 daily |
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| Time | 10:00 AM 〜 03:00 PM |
| Test Area | Between the “acorn café” on TMU’s Minami-Osawa campus and several pre-designated pickup locations across campus |
BACKGROUND AND GOAL
The experiment tested whether on-campus students and staff could place orders in real time and have them delivered smoothly to various pickup points under a controlled 5G environment.
FLOW
| STEP 1 | TMU students and staff (monitors) ordered products via a special website. |
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| STEP 2 | An order notification appeared on a tablet at the “acorn café”; café staff loaded the items into the robot. |
| STEP 3 | The robot, under remote control, delivered the items to pre-assigned pick‑up spots. |
| STEP 4 | Upon arrival, the robot sent a notification to the mobile phone of the ordering user, who then retrieved their order. |
SUMMARY
| Target Participants ／Participants / Number | Residents of Arriet Koenji Number of Participants: 12 |
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| Period / Schedule | April 21 (Thu) – April 24 (Sun), 2022, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Location / Area | Location: Koenji, Suginami-ku, Tokyo Area: Koenji Street, under the JR East Chuo Line elevated tracks, Arriet Koenji |
| Demonstration Overview | Participants placed orders for items from “Cocodeli Koenji” via a dedicated website. The kitchen staff prepared the items and loaded them into the “LOMBY” robot waiting in front of the store. The robot, remotely operated from Osaka, traveled approximately 300 meters along public roads to Arriet Koenji. Upon arrival, participants received a notification on their smartphone and retrieved their items from LOMBY. |
| Results | Travel: 600m round-trip × 12 trips = total of 7.2km traveled, average speed of 3 km/h, operated remotely Remote Operation: The robot in Tokyo was successfully controlled remotely from Osaka Public Road Use: Advance explanations of the robot and experiment were submitted to the National Police Agency and the local police department, and operation was conducted with official approval |
| Considerations | Travel: Distance and speed were handled without issues Remote Operation: Remote control from Osaka functioned properly Challenges Identified: Difficulty maneuvering precisely on sloped roads Public Road Operation: The robot successfully traveled alongside pedestrians and vehicles Regulatory Coordination: Appropriate permissions and cooperation with relevant authorities were achieved for public road use |