On September 17, 2026, our CTO Zhenbin Zhang gave an invited talk at the international conference EAIT 2026 in Hachioji, Tokyo. Drawing on Manande Puzzle and its AI character “Manapal,” he presented the design challenges and research questions of AI support for young learners.
We have fully renewed our official website, which now supports five languages: Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean.
We will continue our joint research with Professor Yoshiaki Kudo of Takushoku University in fiscal year 2026, having concluded this fiscal year’s agreement in June.
Jointly with Ochanomizu University, we have filed a patent application (application no. 2025-137342) for an innovative technology relating to intellectual-development teaching materials for early childhood.
Professor Yoshiaki Kudo of Takushoku University has joined our advisory board as a Design Advisor.
We have developed and introduced “AI Ise-chan,” a conversational navigation assistant powered by generative AI, for the Science Teaching Materials Database operated by the Science & Education Institute (ISE) of Ochanomizu University.
Our proposal has been selected for the “FY2024 TOKYO Innovation Creation Program Utilizing Regional Resources,” organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
