( July 1, 2026, 03:54 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary:Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday that its New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, a national research and development agency, launched a five-year project starting in fiscal year 2026 to develop advanced multimodal artificial intelligence models for physical AI, selecting two research teams, including one led by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, a METI-affiliated national research institute, with Tokyo-based AI startup Noetra, which develops Japanese foundation AI models, participating. The project aims to strengthen Japan's competitiveness by developing advanced multimodal AI models for physical AI.The statements follow (in Japanese)....
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