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Try the hardware first
Participants explored the display and controls, asking which tasks could benefit from moving beyond a phone screen.
UNITY CORPORATION · OSAKAAI-NATIVE × CHINA × JAPAN
PROJECTS & FIELDWORK
Projects
Public research, business dialogue, and co-creation projects, with a clear statement of what the available evidence supports.
KNOWLEDGE → PEOPLE → PRODUCT
FIELD NOTES · SEP 06, 2026
OSAKA AI GLASSES MINI HACK · IDEATHON
Real Osaka questions. New possibilities for AI glasses.
Kansai AI Dojo × Rokid. The Osaka AI Glasses Mini Hack Ideathon brought participants together in Osaka to try the hardware and explore AI agents for everyday life and work in Kansai.
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Understand the platform
An online session with Rokid’s Wei Qi introduced AIUI and the direction of its overseas developer ecosystem.
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Start with Kansai
Discussion focused on local information and practical workflows, looking for small prototypes that could test a specific need.
Where the ideas take shape.
Trying the glasses, gathering around a screen, and sharing real problems: a small co-creation session connecting hands-on experience with the first steps of development.
From a first idea to the next build.
The September 6 Ideathon starts a build sprint leading to Demo Day & Awards on September 13. The aim is to connect developers with local needs and explore applications for smart hardware in Kansai.
Visit the Mini Hack site ↗This page documents the September 6 session. Photos do not imply awards, commercial deployment, or signed agreements. See the event site for subsequent arrangements.
Ongoing community work
Kansai AI Dojo
Founded by Yihan Shen, Kansai AI Dojo brings together developers, students and AI practitioners in Kansai to share knowledge, learn together and build. Mini Hack is one example of that work.
Kansai AI Dojo founded
The beginning of the Kansai AI Dojo community.
Rokid Mini Hack Ideathon held
Hands-on glasses trials, developer sharing and idea discussions in Osaka.
WORKSHOP2026.07
AdventureX 2026 | AI-Native Founder Workshop
Invited by AdventureX, one of China’s largest hackathons and an annual August event, to lead a workshop on how AI-native founders find the right co-founder, covering team formation, complementary strengths, and long-term collaboration.
Invited workshop · July 2026.
MARKET ENTRY2026.08
Smart Hardware Market Entry and China–Japan Expansion
Discussion with Kibidango founder Ryota Matsuzaki, FateTell founder Xi Yuan, and others on entering Japan with smart hardware, FateTell’s interest in China, crowdfunding validation, and local-partner collaboration.
Exploratory market-entry discussion · August 2026; no formal partnership is implied.
STUDY VISIT2026.03
China E-Commerce and AI Industry Program | Matsushita Institute
Organized a study visit to the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management for Chinese e-commerce and AI industry participants, with dialogue on Japanese management, leadership development, industry trends, and China–Japan collaboration.
Industry learning and exchange program · March 2026.
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