Company information

Aiming for a society with zero nursing care burden for both caregivers and those receiving care


◆◆ Company Profile ◆◆

 

Company Profile

● Company name: LAP Co., Ltd.

Address : 2-1-40 Oikawa, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 243-0212

● Representative Director: Masatoshi Kitamura

● TEL : 046-204-9343

● Business hours: 10:00 - 17:00

Closed : Saturdays , Sundays, and public holidays

● Established: October 31, 2013

Capital : 20,900,000 yen

Main business activities : Research and development, manufacturing, sales and rental of robots and welfare equipment

 

Company History

● Established in October 2013 with capital of 10,600,000 yen
Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture

● October 2014 :     Relocation: 1-19-22 Tsumadanishi, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture

● April 2016 : Capital increase     Capital: 20,900,000 yen

● December 2024 :     transfer      Moved to current address

Main business partners

● Nanasawa Rehabilitation Hospital

● Tokai Corporation

● Wellfun Co., Ltd.

● Tsukui Co., Ltd.

Social welfare corporation Jinseikai Smile Sannohe

● K2 Engineering Co., Ltd.

 

Bank

Mitsubishi UFJ Bank

Mizuho Bank

Shizuoka Bank

◆◆Company History◆◆

2009: Team Atom formed

In August 2009, six dream-chasing middle-aged men founded "Team Atom," a robotics research and development center and urban promotion project that would become LAP Inc. In an era of exhaustion due to the Lehman Shock, they aimed to create a new era and town through nursing robots, with the themes of "aging society" and "regional economic revitalization." They are six middle -aged men in their 50s who are self-employed and have no prior experience with robots.

2010: Patent obtained (Kanagawa Institute of Technology)

The six visited Professor Keijiro Yamamoto, a robotics specialist at Kanagawa Institute of Technology, to receive guidance on robot development. They received permission to use the professor's patent for an "indirect support device" and began developing and manufacturing a rehabilitation robot. They also received advice on rehabilitation for cerebrovascular disorders from Dr. Toshinori Yamashita, director of the Kanagawa Rehabilitation Center Cerebrovascular Hospital, as they proceeded with development.

2013: LAP Co., Ltd. established

The company has commercialized the "Power Assist Hand," a hand rehabilitation robot it has developed. With the corporate philosophy of "Aiming for a society where caregivers and those receiving care have zero burden," Team Atom has registered as a joint-stock company and become LAP Co., Ltd. Furthermore, in 2014, the product was recognized as a safe and secure product driven by the power of air, and was designated as a priority project in the "Sagami Robot Industry Special Zone," which was approved by the national government in Kanagawa Prefecture , and certified as the first product to be commercialized in the special zone . Sales activities are being promoted with the support of Kanagawa Prefecture, the national government, and Atsugi City.

2016~ New product development and sales progress

Following the "Power Assist Hand," a rehabilitation robot for fingers , we have developed the "Power Assist Leg" for the ankle. We have also developed the "Power Assist Wrist" for the wrist in collaboration with Densan Corporation. We also sell three control box models that control these, as well as the "Motion Reflect Power Assist Hand , " which reads the movements of healthy fingers and moves paralyzed fingers independently .
In particular, sales of the home version of "My Reha," which was developed in response to restrictions on going out due to COVID-19 infection , have been highly praised. As such, the number of products has increased, and they are now being used at home, in hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, etc. We would like to continue providing support equipment with the belief that we want to make rehabilitation training more accessible and improve symptoms even if only a little.

This is the first product to be commercialized under Kanagawa Prefecture's initiative, the "Sagami Robot Industry Special Zone."

The Power Assist series is a product that was developed as part of a priority project of Kanagawa Prefecture's "Sagami Robot Industry Special Zone." It was developed through repeated demonstration experiments with the cooperation of Kanagawa Prefecture, hospitals, and universities, and the Power Assist Hand is the first product to be commercialized in the Robot Special Zone, and is now available for sale and rental. It is used not only in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities, but also in homes. The Sagami Robot Industry Special Zone is an initiative run by Kanagawa Prefecture to support the practical application and spread of robots that support people's daily lives in response to a declining population and super-aging society.