Hitachi and Daikin are working together on creating AI diagnostic tools for industrial air-conditioner production equipment. (Hitachi)
KOSUKE TOSHI
February 21, 2026 07:30 JST
TOKYO — In Hitachi’s efforts to develop physical artificial intelligence — where AI is used to control robots and industrial equipment — it is combining multiple open models with data accumulated across its other businesses to build advanced, safe systems, a research head told Nikkei.