05/06/2026
🔥 FOOMA JAPAN 2026を訪問しました 🍱 (English follows)
食品製造に関わる機器・設備・ソリューションが一堂に会する、FOOMA JAPAN 2026を訪問してきました。
展示会2日目は台風の影響もあり来場を見送った方が多かったのか、天候が回復した訪問当日は開場直後から非常に多くの来場者で賑わっていました。
自動化機器や生産設備の進化を知るという意味でも、また出展企業がどのような人材を求めているのかという意味でも、現場の生の声を聞くことができる貴重な機会となりました。
特に興味深く感じたのは、展示会ならではのコンセプト展示を除くと、ヒューマノイドに関連する展示がほとんど見られなかったことです。
世の中ではフィジカルAIやヒューマノイドが大きな注目を集めていますが、私たちの毎日の「食」を支える現場では、長年培われてきた自動化技術や各種ソリューションが、今も着実に進化を続けています。
もちろん今後は、フィジカルAIをはじめとした新たなロボティクス技術も、この領域に取り入れられていくことでしょう。一方で今回の訪問で強く印象に残ったのは、人の手と現場の知恵、そして長年培われてきた技術の積み重ねが生み出す価値でした。
私たちにとって最も身近な「食」を支える技術のあり方を、改めて考えさせられる訪問となりました。
🔥 Visited FOOMA JAPAN 2026 🍱
TORCH members visited FOOMA JAPAN 2026, one of the largest exhibitions dedicated to food manufacturing equipment, systems, and solutions.
The second day of the exhibition was heavily affected by a typhoon, so many visitors may have decided to stay home. By the time we attended, the weather had improved, and the venue was already crowded shortly after opening.
It was a valuable opportunity not only to see how automation equipment and production technologies continue to evolve, but also to hear directly from exhibitors about the talent and skills they are looking for.
One thing we found particularly interesting was the relative absence of exhibits related to humanoid robotics, aside from a few concept demonstrations commonly seen at trade shows.
While Physical AI and humanoid robotics continue to attract significant attention, the technologies supporting our everyday food supply are often different. Across the exhibition floor, we saw established automation technologies and specialized solutions continuing to evolve and deliver value in real production environments.
There is no doubt that new robotics technologies, including Physical AI, will gradually find their place in this industry as well.
Yet what left the strongest impression on us was the value created by people, operational expertise, and decades of accumulated engineering expertise. These foundations continue to play a critical role in supporting the food manufacturing industry today.
The visit was a good reminder of how technology shapes and supports something we often take for granted: the food we rely on every day.
