NEWS RELEASE
October 21, 2022
Telexistence Inc.
SENKO Co., Ltd.

[Joint Press Release] Telexistence and SENKO Conduct Demonstration
Tests of Logistics Facilities Featuring TX Robot Solution
Telexistence Inc. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Jin Tomioka; "TX") and SENKO Co., Ltd. (Headoffice: Kita-ku, Osaka; President: Kenji Sugimoto; "SENKO") conducted demonstration tests of TX
robot solutions at SENKO's logistics facilities.

(Video of robot in action: https://youtu.be/FvfFnT30x8k）
Video demonstrating the TX robot solution test conducted at Nishikanto Logistics Center outsourced by SENKO
for logistics operations, taken on October 20, 2022.

The TX robot solution was developed based on hybrid control robot technology combining automatic
control by TX’s proprietary AI system with remote control by operators, and this demonstration test
showcased features of its multitasking and multilocation capabilities. Successfully developing robot
solutions capable of multitasking and multilocation operations will mean such systems can be usedat medium-scale logistics facilities or at existing logistics facilities where installation of large-scale
automated equipment is difficult, thereby resolve challenges faced by the logistics industry such asincreasing labor costs and chronic labor shortages.
<Main test items>
1. Ability to cover various types of manual loading without the use of dedicated material handlingequipment (multitasking capability)● Placing items onto conveyor belts from pallets● Loading basket cart with items from pallets

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Ability to operate in various different working areas without any prior teaching (multilocationcapability)● Ability to operate in different areas for each type of work without pre-registering data onsurrounding location<Main technical features>● Developed a proprietary application so that remote control operators can register data on
surrounding location required for working in areas with different types of manual loading easily
and in real-time● Developed a proprietary AI system for automated control of all required steps related to placing
items on conveyor belts or loading basket carts, such as identifying where to grasp objects andgenerating movement plans● Developed a proprietary robot hand capable of handling cases with perforated grasping
surfaces or cases made of soft materials
Looking ahead, TX will focus on capabilities for complex manual loading such as placing items onconveyor belts from mixed pallets and increasing operating speed, and in 2023 is planning toconduct a test operating system at a SENKO logistics facility, featuring the TX robot solution to
perform actual work.
SENKO installed a depalletizing arm robot at its new logistics facilities in 2014, and since then has
been active in implementing labor and energy-saving equipment like AGVs. This test aimed todemonstrate whether robots can be moved to multiple working areas at existing logistics facilities toperform various types of manual loading work in place of human workers, while performing
operations accurately to suit each working area. SENKO will continue deploying advanced
technologies in the future with the aim of achieving a better work-life balance by reducing theworkload and working hours of employees. This will help resolve issue in the logistics industry
related to worker shortages, and thereby allow SENKO to provide customers with logistics services
that meet their specific requirements.
■ SENKO Group and TX demonstration test overview
1. Date of test: October 21, 2022
Location: Nishikanto Logistics Center, SENKO Co., Ltd.

Placing items on conveyor belt

Loading onto basket cart/pallets

Press kit: TX Press Kit 2022.10.21 Logistics PoC<SENKO Co., Ltd.> (https://www.senko.co.jp/)

Robot hand for grasping
perforated objects

SENKO operates an extensive range of services developed around its domestic car transportation
network, including rail and marine transportation, warehousing, in-plant logistics, and international
logistics. It provides comprehensive services at distribution centers through its combined logistics
functions such as storage, delivery, distribution processing, and information distribution, and assists
customer SCM with its logistics systems developed using the latest IT by providing optimal systemdesign and operation to achieve more efficient, streamlined logistics.
Location: 1-1-30 Oyodonaka, Kita-ku, Osaka
Representative: President and Representative Director Kenji Sugimoto
Established: April 15, 2016 (founded September 1916)<Telexistence Inc.> (https://tx-inc.com)
TX is a robotics company that develops remote controlled robot with artificial intelligence, with themission to change robots, change structures, and change the world. With highly specialized
professionals from all over the world, TX is consistently developing hardware, software, AI, andremote-control technologies in-house. TX aims to expand the scope of robot activities beyond thefactory and to revolutionize the fundamental nature of labor society.
Location: CROSS DOCK HARUMI, 4-7-4 chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Co-Founder & CEO Jin Tomioka
Established: January 23, 2017
Career information: https://tx-inc.com/ja/career-jp/