Hitachi : March 8, 2017DFKI and Hitachi jointly develop AI technology for human activity recognition of workers using wearable devices 4-Traders

Germany and Japan, March 8, 2017 --- Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, 'DFKI') and Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi) today announced the joint development of AI (artificial intelligence) technology for human activity recongnition of workers using wearable devices. The AI technology performs real-time recognition of workers' activities by integrating technology in eye-tracking glasses*1to recognize gazed objects with technology in armband devices to recognize action. The recognition ability of each activity is achieved by having the AI understand the tools or parts used at the production site as well as anticipated actions through Deep Learning*2. DFKI and Hitachi will use this newly developed AI technology to assist operations and prevent human error, to contribute to enhancing quality and efficiency on the front line of manufacturing. In line with initiatives such as Industry 4.0*3in Germany and Society 5.0*4in Japan, the manufacturing industry is accelerating steps towards innovating production using AI and robotics, and the automation of menial tasks.