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The research foundation our founders built at university

Founded
January 2026
Certification
University of Yamanashi venture No. 12
Japanese patents
7
Research foundation
MAFF smart-agriculture programmes
the founders’ university research

粒羅 Tsubura — AI grape berry counting from your phone

An AI app born from University of Yamanashi research and used in the field.

The konjac estimation pipeline: tubers are detected from a container image, occlusion is classified, then size and weight are estimated.

Konjac Size and Weight Estimation

University of Yamanashi research · 2025

Challenge

Konjac tubers have irregular shapes with frequent occlusion, making size and weight estimation inaccurate with conventional methods.

Solution

Developed a size and weight estimation method that handles occlusion, working even for partially hidden tubers.

Impact

Estimates size and weight reliably even for overlapping tubers, including hidden parts.

Occlusion-robust estimation

The grape grading prototype: a gripper, weight scale, camera and display, measuring a suspended cluster.

Grape Grading System

University of Yamanashi research · 2024

Challenge

Grape grading relies on expert visual assessment, leading to inconsistent standards and labor shortages.

Solution

Developed a deep learning grading system fusing multi-view imaging with IoT sensor data.

Impact

Fuses multi-view imaging and IoT sensing for stable grading without relying on manual labor.

Standardized grading

The AR view: the cluster is detected, with thinning guidance and the estimated berry count overlaid.

Grape Berry Thinning AR System

University of Yamanashi research · 2023

Challenge

Grape berry thinning relies on skilled farmers' experience and intuition, making it difficult for newcomers and unskilled workers to learn.

Solution

Developed a system combining deep learning berry detection with AR glasses to display real-time thinning guidance.

Impact

Helps unskilled workers thin berries at a quality approaching that of experts.

Expert skill for anyone

The berry-thinning robot: a collaborative robot arm mounted on a mobile platform, working as it drives through the vineyard.

Robotic Grape Berry Thinning

University of Yamanashi research · 2023

Challenge

Grape berry thinning is highly manual labor, with severe workforce shortages and physical burden demanding automation.

Solution

Developed an automated thinning system combining berry detection AI with a robotic arm, validated in both indoor and field environments.

Impact

Demonstrated automated berry thinning in the field using berry-detection AI and a robotic arm.

Field-proven automation

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