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Dec 20, 2025AWARD

Won the Yoshikazu Sasaki Award at the 14th High School and Technical College Weather Instrument Contest

Our autonomous profiling float — a low-cost underwater observation system — was recognized for both its design and its practical value in the field.

Dec 14, 2025AWARD

Won the Hankyu Travel Award at JSEC 2025

Recognition for a system design and field-validation effort aimed at making continuous underwater profile observation affordable to deploy.

Nov 30, 2025AWARD

Selected for Mitou Junior 2025 and Named a Super Creator

UmiNavi — a project for estimating an underwater vehicle's position using a camera, IMU, and depth sensor in places where GPS cannot reach — was selected.

Aug 04, 2025AWARD

Won Gold and Two Corporate Awards at Free Research EXPO 2025

Our work toward observation infrastructure that anyone can use — along with a concrete vision for putting it into practice — earned recognition.

Aug 03, 2025RELEASE

Triton-3 Reaches 89 m in Lake Biwa Depth Trial

Depth trials at Lake Biwa took Triton-3 down to a maximum of 89 m, demonstrating pressure resistance and stable data acquisition at depth.

May 01, 2025EVENT

Presented at the MATLAB EXPO 2025 Lightning Talks

We presented an AI model that detects, tracks, and classifies fish from underwater video in a single workflow, and discussed how it can support ecosystem monitoring.

Dec 21, 2024AWARD

Won the Grand Prize at the 13th High School and Technical College Weather Instrument Contest

Our underwater observation system — pairing a pressure-resistant build with low-power operation — was recognized as a practical platform and took the competition's top prize.

May 30, 2024AWARD

Took 2nd Place in the Poster Session at MATLAB EXPO 2024

We presented our Fish AI research — aimed at cutting the workload of underwater video analysis and supporting ecosystem understanding — and took 2nd place in the poster session.

Nov 11, 2023AWARD

Won the Rising Award at the Tongali Idea Pitch Contest 2023

We pitched a business model that uses underwater drones for environmental education and approachable field surveys; the idea was recognized for both feasibility and long-term potential.

May 31, 2023AWARD

Took 1st Place in the Poster Session at MATLAB EXPO 2023

We presented a vSLAM approach for estimating position with cameras and an IMU in environments where GPS is unavailable, and took 1st place in the poster session.