We swap out the insides of machines you no longer use and put them to work as dedicated tools. You can start without buying anything new, so it helps most where budgets are tight.
- Turn spare tablets into a second PC screen or a display board
- Turn spare phones into a PC remote or button pad
- Install Linux on an old tablet PC to make a dedicated device
- Turn aftermarket car navigation into an in-vehicle screen for pick-ups and rounds
- If a machine can't be revived, we'll tell you honestly
LINE systems
Track record: the Lab's own LINE account “Supefami” (running every day)
From opening a LINE Official Account to an AI front desk that takes in inquiries and hands them to a person. It runs on the Lab's own LINE every day.
- Opening and setting up a LINE Official Account
- Design of the menu screen, icon and cover image
- Greeting and auto-reply messages
- AI reception and handover to a person
- An admin screen that lists incoming requests
- Queueing and call-outs (prototype done)
We build AI such as Claude into your workflow: reading, summarizing, conversing, speaking aloud.
- First-line response to inquiries
- Reading and analyzing receipts and documents
- Just write it down, and get a draft report
- Auto-create an introduction page from your social media or page URL
- AI characters that speak (speech recognition and text-to-speech)
Purpose-built tools that run on phones, tablets and PCs, made by one person from screen prototypes through to live operation.
- Phone and tablet apps (Android, Kotlin, Flutter)
- Web apps (React, TypeScript)
- Servers and databases (Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, Cloudflare)
- Voice calls and real-time communication (LiveKit)
- Admin screens for each role
We turn the machines you already have into work tools. We are especially good at vehicles for pick-ups, deliveries and patrols.
- Modifying off-the-shelf Android car navigation units (to run Linux)
- A dedicated screen to view while driving (speed, map, voice guidance, notifications)
- Unused tablets as a second PC screen or display board
- Communication linking in-car tablets and the office
Systemizing office work and reports
Track record: supported an NPO through its annual report and government filing, right up to the deadline
We gather records scattered across paper, Excel and people's memories into one place, and lighten the yearly paperwork.
- Interviews about your current workflow
- Building a home for member lists, dues and event records
- A system that produces report drafts
- Procedure manuals and handover documents
- Quotes to attach to grant and subsidy applications
From introduction pages to business cards, LINE images and video. Delivered in a form you can update yourself.
- Building websites (this site is self-made too)
- Business card design, and a tool for editing cards
- LINE menu screens, icons and cover images
- Auto-posting of vertical video (YouTube Shorts)
- Setting up a live-streaming environment (OBS)
AI adoption and workshops
Track record: author of the book “Learning IT Through Society”, which explains IT through the workings of society
We get you to the point where you can use ChatGPT or Claude without jargon. Also available online.
- Creating and setting up accounts
- Examples of use tailored to your organization's work
- A workshop of about 90 minutes
- A period when you can ask questions afterward
PC and network environment
PCs, tablets, Wi-Fi and meeting-streaming setups. We take care of it all together.
- Device setup
- How to connect Wi-Fi and the internet
- Investigating the cause of trouble
- Preparing for online meetings and streaming
On-site work
Track record: warehouses, renovating old houses, transporting robots
We also do work in overalls, on site. That is where we learned how hard it is to run things on paper and phone calls. Feel free to ask about on-site help too.
- Warehouse work
- Renovating old houses
- Transporting robots