"Team BALL", consisting of NOMURA Ltd., Asratec Co., Ltd., and project partners, has been selected for "Gundam Open Innovation", a new initiative combining Gundam and future technology - Bandai Namco Group's sustainable project -

Team BALL, comprised of NOMURA Ltd., Asratec Co., Ltd., and project partner Itamura Yasushi, is pleased to announce that they have been selected for Gundam Open Innovation, a sustainability-themed project within the Gundam Project, a project promoted by the Bandai Namco Group that utilizes Gundam IP (intellectual property such as characters).
This "Gundam Open Innovation" is to realize the dreams and hopes of the future by combining the Gundam series, which has been developing video works, products, services, etc. for over 40 years since the TV animation broadcast in 1979, and future technology. It was announced in June of last year as a program to transform the Gundam into a new project, and was looking for partners to work on issues with the "Gundam Project", a cross-sectional project of the Bandai Namco Group, with innovative ideas and technologies.
At the "3rd Gundam Conference" held for the media on March 29 (Tuesday), it was revealed that "Team BALL" had been selected out of the many applicants who were selected as partners. rice field.
"Team BALL" is made up of members from NOMURA Co., Ltd., which has been involved in the design, construction and production of life-size statues for about 10 years, members from Asratec Co., Ltd., which is working to realize a society where people and robots coexist, and specialists in the field of regional revitalization. Using their respective professional skills and know-how, the team aims to tackle social issues and make dreams and hopes for the future a reality.
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【Related Links】
Gundam Open Innovation Homepage
https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/guda/goi/
Asratec Co., Ltd.
https://www.asratec.co.jp/
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