Skills Competition

3D optical-illusion objects that transform when viewed from different directions

Metal is hard, but touch this one and it feels strangely different

When it spins, the still 3D Denmaru figures start moving as if they were alive, creating a 3D animation you can enjoy in two ways: with the naked eye and through a lens

A multi-song music box: a variable cam mechanism inside the drum raises only the pins for the notes to be played, and as the drum turns, those pins set the kalimba’s tines vibrating, making it possible to switch between songs.

A work in which a flower opens from a bud into full bloom when you turn the handle

Three-dimensional TIG-welded art, created as a veteran retiring in November passes skills on to mid-career employees

A work that spins the inside of a sphere at high speed so that the gyroscopic effect keeps it steady, achieving stable rotation

Turn the handle and this machined manta ray swims gracefully.

A “karakuri” mechanical hand that moves when you press the keys.

A machine inspired by unagi (eel), the famous specialty of Lake Hamana

We take on the obstacle course with a modified store-bought machine, plus an original machine that brings together all the technology of the Advanced Manufacturing Creation Division!

How can we suppress the vibration in the car body and turn that into a stable run? A machine that tackles the theme of vibration damping head-on and pushes the limits

Its biggest selling point is that 8 different countermeasures keep it from flying off the course, letting it run steadily even over jump ramps and reliably make it to the finish.

We took on the course with ideas that break with convention. Through many clever tweaks and lots of trial and error, we built a machine that pursues both stable running and efficiency.

A three-wheeler with a single front wheel, built to get over the 5 mm step at high speed

We’re aiming for high efficiency and optimized energy management through data analysis.

We sought the right balance between speed and stability so that it can keep lapping steadily, even over a long run.