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AquaAge Inc. is pleased to announce that it has released the alpha version (MVP) of “AIRPHA,” a next-generation drone AI platform that adds specialized AI functions to existing commercial drones, enabling more advanced object recognition, obstacle avoidance, and autonomous flight, in August 2025.
近年、社会課題の解決手段として、幅広い分野でドローンの実用化が注目されています。各メーカーから提供されている市販のドローンは高機能である一方、建設、農業、災害調査、インフラ点検など、用途ごとに求められるAI機能は異なり、現場のニーズに十分に応えられないケースも少なくありません。
その結果、ドローンの操縦はレベル3（手動操縦）にとどまっており、操縦士1名と数名のアシスタントを必要とし、人件費の高騰を招きやすく、ドローンの普及・導入の妨げとなっています。
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そんな中、名古屋大学発のスタートアップであるAquaAgeは、自律走行や知能ロボット、AI開発で培った技術と経験を結集し、これらの課題解決に取り組んでいます。
自社開発ドローンによるAI技術実証
AquaAge has independently developed its original drone series “Tombo-chan”*1 for research and development purposes and has been demonstrating AI functions for drones. In particular, “Tombo-chan No. 2,” which combines AI and sensing technology, is a world-class smart drone that achieves millimeter-level autonomous flight and 360-degree environmental awareness.
ドローンAIソリューション事業
アクアエイジ is developing a drone AI solutions business by providing both “commercial drones” and “business-specific AI.”
In addition to AI-based object recognition and millimeter-level obstacle avoidance, the drones are equipped with advanced autonomous control technology, including a “drone autonomous thinking” function that utilizes VLM (Vision-Language Model: an AI model that integrates vision and language). This significantly reduces the burden on pilots, simultaneously reducing labor costs and improving operational efficiency.
Next-generation drone AI platform “AIRPHA”
We have developed the next-generation drone AI platform “AIRPHA” by integrating the business-specific AI we have cultivated in our drone AI solutions business. Our main target is drone service companies that are considering introducing AI to reduce labor costs and improve business efficiency. We provide these companies with AIRPHA’s advanced AI functions via a monthly subscription (SaaS).
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