*This is a translation of the original Japanese press release.
Tokyo, Japan – November 26, 2025 – SENSYN ROBOTICS, Inc. jointly conducted a demonstration experiment with the Komatsu City Fire Department (Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture) that used the solution-development platform SENSYN CORE in combination with the autonomous drone base DJI Dock 3. The demonstration assumed situations such as earthquakes and fires, and confirmed that the solution is effective for rapid situational awareness in the initial phase of disaster response.
Overview of the demonstration
This demonstration was conducted with the cooperation of the Komatsu City Fire Department as part of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)’s FY2024 SBIR Promotion Program (one-stop/end-to-end type). To verify the effectiveness of using drones as an alternative to existing high-mounted cameras for rapid situational awareness following earthquakes or fires, we used applications such as SENSYN CORE Monitor (remote video distribution functionality) to check, in real time, footage captured by drones flying over the city.
Main verification items
１．Verification of remote video distribution via SENSYN CORE Monitor
From the fire department headquarters’ rooftop we flew a craft (DJI Matrice 4T) equipped with the same camera used on the DJI Dock 3 and projected that footage to the headquarters using SENSYN CORE Monitor, confirming that there were no problems with latency or image quality.
２．Confirmation of remote operation and real-time display
From a conference room inside the fire department headquarters, operators remotely controlled the DJI Dock 3 installed at the Higashide station and confirmed that the footage could be projected to the headquarters in real time.
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Demonstration results
The demonstration confirmed that, by using a zoom camera from a higher vantage point than conventional fixed cameras, it is possible to obtain broader-area information. In addition, through SENSYN CORE Monitor, operators were able to check drone-captured footage remotely without issues in image quality or latency, allowing consideration of optimal installation sites for actual operation.
Expected benefits
・Rapid data acquisition and video sharing
Leveraging autonomous drone bases is expected to greatly shorten the time from command to situational awareness at the site, contributing to faster initial responses immediately after a disaster. By combining this with SENSYN CORE Monitor, use cases during peacetime—such as inspections and patrols of Komatsu City facilities—are also expected.
・Wide-area and multi-angle situational awareness
Drone imagery enables capture of damage and the scale of affected areas from viewpoints that fixed high-mounted cameras cannot cover. The footage obtained was of a quality sufficient to determine whether abnormalities were present after an incident—for example, to check whether there were anomalies in the town, or to confirm the number of vehicles or presence of people—making it an effective means for initial confirmation such as detecting accidents or smoke.
Future Outlook
Komatsu City Fire Department has been a pioneer among municipalities in adopting drones. Based on the results of this demonstration, the department aims to further build a system for faster disaster response and disaster mitigation. SENSYN ROBOTICS will use these results to continue advancing practical, high-level efforts for disaster response through the application of the solution-development platform SENSYN CORE.
Notes
*1 SENSYN CORE Monitor — an application that remotely distributes camera footage (from drones, robots, wearable cameras, etc.) built using assets of the solution-development platform SENSYN CORE.
About SENSYN ROBOTICS
SENSYN ROBOTICS is a leading company in the field of social infrastructure DX with the mission of "evolving the 'natural' in society." We harness the power of AI and data to solve complex challenges faced by society and businesses.
We solve issues such as labor shortages, safety risks, and rising costs that exist in the social and industrial infrastructure that supports Japan and the world with software solutions for data utilization that anyone can handle, making full use of the latest technologies, including AI.
Utilizing the know-how gained from a wealth of projects and our proprietary software development platform "SENSYN CORE," we provide comprehensive support from consulting to scenario formulation, business feasibility evaluation, technology and system development, and implementation in actual operations. We will help realize a sustainable future by solving social issues such as inspections of aging infrastructures, a declining workforce due to the falling birthrate and aging population, and increasingly severe disasters.
Head Office：4F Sumitomo Fudosan Oimachiekimae Building 1-28-1 Oi, Shinagawa-City, Tokyo Japan
Established：October, 2015
CEO：Takuya Kitamura
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