Introduced a cleaning robot at the commercial facility "Abiko Shopping Plaza" in Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture

At the commercial facility "Abiko Shopping Plaza" (Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture) owned by Japan City Fund Investment Corporation, the commercial AI-equipped automatic cleaning robot "T7AMR" of Tenant Company Japan Co., Ltd. (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, hereinafter referred to as "Tenant Company") and The operation of "T380AMR" started in March 2022.

Introduced a cleaning robot at "Abiko Shopping Plaza"

At the start of full-scale operation, Katakura Caron Service Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo), which is in charge of cleaning the facility, aims to respond to soaring labor costs and labor shortages due to the social tendency of aging and declining population. ) And Prime Place Co., Ltd., which is in charge of facility management, started trial operation in October 2021. As well as improving the cleaning efficiency by the automatic cleaning robot, the standardization and quality improvement of cleaning quality have been confirmed while the hygiene awareness of users is increasing due to the new coronavirus infection, so we have decided to start full-scale operation.

During the test operation period, we demonstrated and confirmed the specifications that can handle a wide area with AI-based driving route learning, obstacle avoidance, and one charge. In addition, "T7AMR" and "T380AMR" adopt Tenant's original electrolyzed water technology, which can be converted into an effective cleaning liquid by electrolyzing water, greatly reducing the amount of conventional floor cleaning detergent and water used. To do. At Abiko Shopping Plaza, we have selected the same model because we can expect a reduction in water consumption while maintaining cleaning quality while promoting SDGs initiatives from various perspectives.

Test operation results at Abiko Shopping Plaza

1. Improvement of cleaning efficiency

Compared to 4 cleaning machines + people, 1 T7AMR + person running independently reduces cleaning time by about 67%.

2. Reduction of water usage

Compared to existing cleaning machines that use detergent, using electrolyzed water reduces the amount of water used by about 35%.

3. Improvement and homogenization of cleaning quality

Conducted ATP wiping inspection (simple inspection to quantify the contamination level of sebum, bacteria, food residue, etc.) by Lumitester. Confirmed higher hygiene level than before, homogenized without variation.

→ Achieve stable employment in response to the aging of staff and chronic labor shortages. The staff is in charge of higher value-added operations and operates safe and secure facilities in Korona-ka.

Since March 2022, Abiko Shopping Plaza has created a program for target floors and target times based on the results of trial operations. We are separating the parts where you will be engaged in high value-added work by valuable human resources who are familiar with it. In the future, we believe that it will lead to stable employment maintenance of cleaning staff and creation of new employment.

This facility is a commercial facility with an anchor tenant, Ito-Yokado, and about 60 specialty store tenants, Abiko Citizen Plaza. Completed in 2003 and 19 years old, it is located in a densely populated area with old detached houses and newly developed large-scale condominiums, and has been patronized by local customers for many years. At the same time, we are operating with the support of local staff. Through the cleaning robot that will be put into operation this time, we will continue to thoroughly operate the facility in a safe, clean and comfortable manner, and actively work on SDGs such as reduction of environmental load, stable employment of employees and improvement of employee satisfaction. I will come.

1. Features of cleaning robot

(1) Easy to clean and maintain

・ One charge can be used for 3 hours without water supply and drainage. ・ Cleaning of 7,900 m2 or more is possible.

・ After creating a route, you can drive and clean autonomously, and you can change the layout due to events.

(2) Improve hygiene level

-Equipped with the latest AI technology to achieve consistent autonomous cleaning. Homogenize hygiene level.

(3) Ensuring safety

-Equipped with multiple sensors such as LIDAR (optical sensor) and 3D camera to avoid collision with unexpected obstacles in commercial facilities, ensuring high safety.

(4) Reduce cleaning costs

-Tenant's original electrolyzed water "ec-H2O Nano Clean" technology converts water into an effective cleaning solution by electrolyzing it, reducing the amount of water and detergent used compared to conventional detergent cleaning.

・ Automatic reporting of cleaning data such as cleaned areas, uncleaned areas, and cleaning time.

◇ Please see the tenant company homepage for details.

HP: https://jp.tennantco.com/apac-jp/equipment/

2. Characteristics of tenant company

Tenant Company Japan Co., Ltd. is a Japanese corporation of "Tenant Company", a world leader in cleaning solutions. The company's AI-equipped floor cleaning robots for business use have been introduced for facility cleaning mainly in North America and Japan, and have already been introduced in an area of ​​371 million square meters ≒ about 8,000 Tokyo Domes. The model of "T7AMR" for Japan is being jointly developed with AEON Delight Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), a facility management company operating in Asia, and is being developed in a Japanese environment for commercial facilities, hospitals, and hospitals. We have a track record of introducing airports and complex offices.

Location: 4-11-1 Abiko, Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture

Business operator: Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation

Operating company: Prime Place Co., Ltd.

Number of stores: Approximately 60 stores

Parking: Approximately 1,100

Number of food court seats: 214 seats (to prevent new coronavirus infections)

We are temporarily reducing the number of seats to 205 ()

Business hours: Varies by store

Regular holiday: None

Major tenants: Ito-Yokado Abiko, Book Marche, Ceria,

Bon Maison etc.

History:

October 1994: Opening of "Abiko Shopping Plaza" centered on ESPA Abiko store

October 2005: Reopened (19 new stores introduced, food court newly established)

March 2010: Expansion of Garden Court Building

March 2015: Obtained DBJ Green Building certification

April 2018: Reopening

October 2021: Food Court Reopened

Business: Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation

(https://www.jmf-reit.com/)

Owned assets: 128 owned assets nationwide, approximately 1,211.3 billion yen

(As of January 31, 2022)

Main facilities: GYRE, mozo Wonder City, Kawasaki Le Fron, Twin 21 etc.

Asset management company name: Mitsubishi Corporation, UBS Realty Co., Ltd.

(https://www.mc-ubs.com)

Overview: An asset management company that is entrusted with management operations from the above investment corporation.

Mitsubishi Corporation, one of Japan's leading general trading companies, and one of the largest in the world

UBS Asset Management AG, a financial group,

Established in 2000 as a joint venture.