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The Hasuda Laboratory in Faculty of Science and Engineering is conducting joint research with Utsunomiya Technical High School as part of a high school-university collaboration.Utsunomiya Campus

Since November 2024, the laboratory of Yuichi Hasuda at Teikyo University Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Integrated Science and Engineering Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Course Professor has been engaged in joint research with Utsunomiya Technical High School in Tochigi Prefecture as part of the "2025 High School DX Acceleration Promotion Project (DX High School)".
Utsunomiya Technical High School has been selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as one of the "2025 DX High School Project" to develop the next generation of DX human resources. As part of this program, TUAT has been collaborating with the high school since the 2024 academic year to develop educational and research activities.

In 2024, the school held a lecture on "Fundamentals and Applications of AI Technology Utilizing Robotics and AI" for 324 first-year students, as well as a workshop where students could experience AI object detection, providing opportunities for high school students to generate ideas to solve social issues. As a result, three second-year students from the high school's Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering (then first-year students) presented a "Robot System for Detecting Cracks in Tunnel Walls Using AI" at the finals of the World Robot Olympiad 2025 Japan, one of the world's largest robot competitions, and won a corporate award. They also won an award for excellence at the 2025 High School Student Programming Contest hosted by our university, which led to the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Excellence Award at the 43rd Construction Technology Research Presentation Conference of the Kanto Branch of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
This joint research project is an expansion of one of the ideas proposed by high school students during these educational activities. A tunnel wall crack detection system utilizing robotics AI was developed with the goal of using AI object detection technology to detect cracks that have developed in the inner walls of 12,000 tunnels across the country and prevent accidents before they occur. It is hoped that the use of robots and AI will lead to labor-saving and automation, helping to resolve future labor shortages caused by the declining birthrate and aging population.

Teikyo University will continue to collaborate with high schools and universities, contributing to the development of highly skilled personnel who will lead the next generation.

For more information on the FY2025 High School DX Acceleration Promotion Project (DX High School), please click here.

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