Kitakyushu
Robot & DX Promotion Center

Access to Kitakyushu Science and Research Park

Kitakyushu Science & Research ParkThe Center provides one­stop support and works alongside
local companies to improve productivity by digitalizing
operations and implementing robots and IoT solutions!

JR Orio Station【Public Transportation】 ◎JR Orio Station bus stop →→ City bus, Nishitetsu bus →→ Gakkentoshi Hibikino◎Kitakyushu Airport bus stop →→→ Nishitetsu Bus →→→ Gakkentoshi Hibikino【For Cars】◎Kitakyushu Urban Expressway Kurosaki Exit for Orio → Gakkentoshi Hibikino◎Kokura City Center → Kitakyushu Urban Expressway Higashida Exit→ Kurosaki Bypass Kogasaki Ramp → Gakkentoshi Hibikino

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Kitakyushu Robot & DX Promotion Center
Kitakyushu Robot & DX
Promotion Center(Technology Development andExchange Center 1F)
Gakkentoshi Hibikino Bus Stop

Hibikino Minami Bus Stop

The Kitakyushu Robot & DX Promotion Center islocated on the first floor of the Technology
Development and Exchange Center in Kitakyushu
Science and Research Park.
(You will see a yellow sign.)

Kitakyushu Robot & DX Promotion Center
8-1 Hibikino Kita, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, 808-0138, Japan

TEL +81-93-695-3077

FAX +81-93-695-3667

Kitakyushu Robot & DX Promotion Center responds to the needs of local SMEs and provides one­stop
support by implementing robots and promoting DX (implementing IoT solutions, digitalizingoperations, etc.).
The Center works alongside local businesses that are eager to implement robots and promote DX byproviding comprehensive and unified support through implementation support services, operation
trials, human resources development courses, and more.
Furthermore, the Center also acts as a hub for collaboration among industry, academia, government,and financial institutions by providing a space for local enterprises, higher education institutions,financial institutions, etc. to gather and connect.

There are parking lots for visitors in front of thebuilding and across the street.
If the parking lot is full, please use the otherparking lots in this Science and Research Park.

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Supp norServ tice­Free Consultation / Site Visit / Service & Support ­Our experienced coordinators support and work closely with companies todevelop solutions that will meet specific needs by implementing industrial robots
and promoting DX. We also provide one­stop support, such as by dispatchingspecialists and recommending possible subsidies at various stages ofimplementation.

Robot Implementation Support
The Center offers comprehensive support to local companies that are
eager to improve productivity by implementing industrial robots.
We visit production sites to identify current issues and propose ways
to automate production lines with robots to help improveproductivity.

DX Support
We dispatch experts to find solutions to issues for companies that areaiming to adapt to new business styles by implementing IT tools suchas video conferences, AI, and IoT.

Make an inquiry via
telephone or online form

Consultation with acoordinator to discussappropriate support service

Subsidy System

Benefits ofDX
Promotion

Select a support plan /Select an expert

・Maximizes productivity
・Develops products and services
matching needs
・Adaptable to changing
environments

DX Promotion Subsidy

Subsidy is granted to support a part of the expense incurred by the local
SMEs for implementing DX with an aim to improve productivity andcreate new business opportunities. Multiple application quota is set up
to support SMEs according to the DX implementation stage.

A part of the cost for implementing industrial robots is
subsidized for local SMEs (manufacturing industries)that are considering to implement industrial robots.

ationTrials­Robot / Digital Equipment Exhibitions ­We have exhibitions for machine demonstrations of industrial robots, digitalequipment, and IT tools. Visitors can see, touch, and operate devices while
receiving explanations from coordinators. In the Robotics Lab, visitors can see
demonstrations of robots in a space resembling an actual production site.
*Items on display are added and replaced as needed.

Robot Exhibition

Robot Piano Performance Demonstration

Robot with Vision System

Assembly Handling System

Parallel Link Robot

Printed Circuit Board
Inspection System

Production Progress
Visualization System

Digital Equipment Exhibition

Implement support(Local consultation venue oron­site consultation visit,
video conference, etc.)

Subsidies are available to local SMEs with an aim to improve productivity.

Subsidy promoting the implementation ofindustrial robots

Consultationand inquiries

・Stabilizes quality
Benefits of・Reduces operation time
Implementing ・Resolves labor shortages
Robots・Improves operation environment
・Fosters robot resourcesOperKitakyushu Robot & DX Promotion Center One­Stop Consultation ServiceVisualization System forProduction Line Operation Status

Early Detection System ofMachine Abnormality

HumanResour
Deveclopm esent­ Human Resources Development Courses andTraining Courses ­The Center offers training courses and human resources development courses aimed atbusinesses promoting the implementation and the use of robots and IoT. Courses
geared toward business owners and on­site leaders among others are also available.
Furthermore, we provide paid internships to local university students.

<Business Hours> Weekdays 9:00 ­ 17:00

For Business Owners

NetworkingVenue­Collaboration among Industry, Academia, Government, andFinancial Institutions / Information Dissemination ­We create a space for local companies, system integrators, universities, and financial
institutions to come together. With the objective of becoming the hub for industry,
academia, government, and financial institutions, networking events, exhibitions,strategy seminars, and orientations are held by collaborating companies, among others.
Local Companies

Part­time
student employees
Solutions

Robot & DX Promotion Center
Robot implementations
and digitalizationMachine demonstration exhibits

System Integrator Network

Needs oflocalcompanies

Solutions
Needs
Information dissemination

DX Promotion Platform

This program deepens participants' understanding of benefits in using digital technology
and enables them to envision their company's future.

For On­site Leaders
Production Improvement School (Basics course, IoT course, Robot course)

Higher Education Institutions

Comprehensive
implementation supportNeeds

4th Industrial Revolution Executive Business School(Digital Technology Utilization Support Seminar)

We offer courses from the basic to technical levels (selective) relating to the implementationof robots, IoT, and AI.
FinancialInstitutions

Using Local University Students' Expertise
Paid internship for university students (Kyushu Institute of Technology) withtechnical knowledge

University and graduate school students can utilize their expertise to seek out solutions
to issues on improving productivity related to the use of robots, IoT, etc. in companies.
This enables students to improve their skills at the same time.