Selected as a co-creation partner for Sumitomo Warehouse Co., Ltd. in the “LOAD 2026” Open Innovation Program.

~ Towards building a warehouse operation model that flexibly adapts to change and where humans and robots collaborate ~

PLiBOT Corporation (Headquarters: Katsushika-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masaaki Sato; hereinafter "the Company") has been selected as a co-creation partner for Sumitomo Warehouse Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Sumitomo Warehouse"), a member company of the "Tokyo Logistics Co-Creation Cluster" (hereinafter "this cluster"), a cluster selected for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "TIB CATAPULT" program, in the "Tokyo Logistics Co-Creation Cluster Open Innovation Program 'LOAD' 2026" open innovation program implemented by this cluster.

1. Background
Logistics is a vital infrastructure supporting society and industry, yet the diverse shapes and characteristics of cargo and the large number of stakeholders involved have led to operations that rely on human resources and experience, as well as fragmentation of operations and information. Furthermore, the declining workforce and increasing demand fluctuations are making sustainable operation difficult with traditional systems.

In particular, commercial warehouses handle different cargo for each customer, and storage locations and work flows change daily. Automated equipment based on fixed layouts cannot recoup investments. Furthermore, because it is an environment where people continue to work, conventional automation, which is based on the premise of areas without people, cannot be directly applied.
We aim to build an operational model that can be used in this area by combining our control technology with Sumitomo Warehouse's site.

2. Co-creation Theme
Realizing an operational model that flexibly responds to change and enables collaboration between humans and robots
In commercial warehouses where the cargo handled and warehouse layout change significantly, we aim to establish a robot operational model that flexibly responds to daily changing cargo and movement patterns and collaborates with humans by combining our integrated control and swarm control, which operates multiple robots from different manufacturers, existing equipment, and human work under a single control system, with reinforcement learning technology that adjusts the movement order of multiple robots.

3. Our Technology
Our robot swarm management and integrated control platform integrates heterogeneous AMRs/AGFs regardless of manufacturer, brand, or motion characteristics, and controls them in conjunction with building equipment such as elevators and automatic doors, as well as industrial machinery. This technology has a proven track record in construction sites where the layout changes daily.
Currently, we are developing a next-generation platform that applies reinforcement learning to the core of this control. Collision avoidance and mutual exclusion control are guaranteed by deterministic control as before, and the learning mechanism is responsible only for determining the efficiency of movement, such as "which aircraft to send, when, and to where." Because the design does not entrust safety to learning, it is possible to add only the layer that improves efficiency while maintaining the existing safety logic.

[Conceptual Diagram] Controlling people, robots from different manufacturers, and existing equipment under a single control system.

4. Future Schedule
Demonstrations will be conducted at Sumitomo Warehouse's commercial warehouses until March 2027, and a results presentation for this cluster is scheduled for May-June 2027.

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"Tokyo Logistics Co-Creation Cluster Open Innovation Program 'LOAD' 2026"
https://tibcatapult-tlcc.eiicon.net/program02

■ "Tokyo Logistics Co-Creation Cluster (TLCC)" https://tibcatapult-tlcc.eiicon.net/
This co-creation cluster aims to create the next-generation de facto standard for the logistics industry, with participation from logistics companies, investment institutions, startups, and research institutions. It promotes the creation of new businesses that aim to balance solving social issues and industrial development, targeting the entire logistics domain, including transportation, storage, distribution, and last-mile delivery. It operates as a cluster selected by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "TIB CATAPULT" program.

■ Tokyo Metropolitan Government "TIB CATAPULT" https://tibcatapult.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been implementing the "Cluster Creation Project for Challenging Global Innovation (commonly known as "TIB CATAPULT")" since fiscal year 2024, starting from the "Tokyo Innovation Base" (TIB), an innovation hub operated by the metropolitan government, in order to intensively support fields of technology and industry with high growth potential. This project supports "innovation clusters," which are communities of multiple businesses such as large corporations and investors, in nurturing global startups by leveraging their respective strengths.