NEWS REPORTS
- September 24, 2019
- Newspaper: The Nikkei Evening Edition (link)
Talkable digital signage and Guidance"
- July 20, 2019
- Magazine: The Nikkei Electronics
Selling Voice
- December 12, 2018
- Newspaper: The Mainichi (link)
Singing voice reproduction with AI
- December 14, 2018
- Press Release: Nagoya Institute of Technology (link - in Japanese only) (pdf)
AI singing voice synthesis system reproducing super high quality singing voice: Nagoya Institute of Technology and University-initiated venture succeeded in joint development
- August 02, 2018
- Newspaper: The Nagoya Institute of technology
How is Mei-chan "now"?
- June 21, 2018
- Newspaper: THE Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun from page 27
A voice interaction guidance system corresponds to multilingual, sign language and emergency earthquake bulletin
- June 06, 2018
- Newspaper: The Chunichi Shimbun Morning Edition from page 14
A voice interaction guidance system "Mei & Takumi"
- May 31, 2018
- Press Release:Nagoya Institute of Technology
The latest all-weather interactive two-way voice signage digital signage is released. Supports multilingual, sign language, and earthquake early warning
- February 17, 2018
- Newspaper: The Chubu keizai Shimbun page 4
Business development of speech synthesis and recognition technology
- December 20,2017
- Newspaper: The Ryukyu Shimbun
Haruo Minami Haroroid Minami "All Songs" Reproduces cheerful voice and vibrato more than expected
- December 14,2017
- Newspaper:The Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun page 4
New product with score recognition and creation software
- December 12,2017
- Newspaper: The Nihon Keizai Shimbun
Kawai musical instrument, new series with music score recognition and creation software
- Newspaper: The Chunichi Shimbun for Shizuoka
Equipped with vocal function in electronic score
- December 07, 2017
- Newspaper: The Shizuoka Shimbun Morning Edition from page 8
Read lyrics and sing
- Press Release:Nagoya Institute of Technology
Shoot with a smartphone. The sheet music sings. "Score Maker ZERO" series released
- December 06,2017
- Press Release:Kawai musical instrument factory Inc
Shoot with a smartphone. The sheet music sings. "Score Maker ZERO" series released
- August 25,2017
- Press Release: HOYA Service Inc
Get rid of the language barrier. VoiceText is adopted by Log Bar “ili” -wearable translation device that fits in your pocket-
- May 15,2017
- Press Release: XING Inc
Chance to appear on the official MV for Haruroid Minami, which brought Haruo Minami to the present day! Entry to sing "Hello ~ KONNICHIWA ~ from the countries of the world (English version)" in JOYSOUND!
- May 11,2017
- Press Release: HOYA Service Inc
VoiceText is adopted for the voice of “KIROBO mini”. Realizing rich communication by emotion voice synthesis.
- April 06,2017
- Press Release: HOYA Service Inc
The first anniversary of VoiceText's voice synthesis voice actor office! -Added robot-style characters and singing voice synthesis demo song-
- April 04, 2017
- March 12, 2017
- January 04, 2017
- Newspaper: The Yomiuri Shimbun Morning Edition from page 31
the speech synthesis techniques the late father spoke - rich in feeling like Doraemon -
- October 25, 2016
- TV: Tokai TV
Minnano News ONE
- October 19, 2016
- Newspaper: The Asahi Shimbun Morning Edition from page 22 (link - in Japanese only)
Guide of Nagoya Institute of Technology, 3D animation Mei-chan
- October 15, 2016
- Magazine: The Nikkei Linux No.11 (link - in Japanese only)
Now! Recommended free software Sinsy "Singing Voice Synthesis makes Linux songstress"
- October 04, 2016
- Newspaper: The Nikkei Morning Edition (link - in Japanese only)
Nagoya Institute of Technology has launched a joint research with the company which provides music app
- September 01, 2016
- Magazine: NATURE No.7618 (link)
Innovation from the frontier of research
- April 29, 2016
- Newspaper: The Asahi Shimbun Morning Edition from page 21
The power of university in Tokai region 2017 - The mission to the future of Nagoya Institute of Technology - Free Topics
- March 27, 2015
- Newspaper: The Nikkei Morning Edition from page 43
Voice of the robot with feelings
- March 05, 2015
- Web: JIJI.com
Voice-Interactive Digital Signage placed at the Handa city hall
- February 18, 2015
- Newspaper: Chunichi Shimbun Morning Edition from page 21
Mei-chan guides the city hall
- February 18, 2015
- Radio: ZIP-FM
(link)
MORNING CHARGE
- February 17, 2015
- Press Release: HOYA Service Corporation (link - in Japanese only)
HOYA Service Corporation started to provide new Japanese speaker of VoiceText
- February 03, 2015
- Newspaper: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun from page 21
Emotional speech can be synthesized easily
- December 11, 2014
- Press Release: HOYA Service Corporation (link - in Japanese only)
Speech synthesis software "VoiceText" is adopted in "emopa" of Sharp Corporation
- November 18, 2014
- Press Release: (link)
Voice Science for Premium - Your own speech can be synthesized
- November 02, 2014
- Magazine: NIKKEI VERITAS
Openness of university
- August 27, 2014
- Magazine: NII Today (link)
Speech Synthesis
- April 24, 2014
- Newspaper: Asahi Shinbun Morning Edition from page 26 (link)
Speech Synthesis
- April 5, 2014
- Newspaper: Asahi Shinbun Morning Edition from page 25 (link)
Voice Bank Project
- February 27, 2014
- Newspaper: Chunichi Shinbun Morning Edition from page 22
Mei-chan guides the Handa -- Voice interaction system of NIT was installed in the off-campus for the first time
- November 25, 2013
- Newspaper: Tokyo Shinbun evening Edition from page 6 (link)
Speech Processing Laboratory
- November 18, 2013
- Newspaper: Chunichi Shinbun Morning Edition from page 1 (link)
Speech Processing Laboratory
- May 16, 2013
- Newspaper: The Nikkei evening Edition from page 9 (link)
Associate Prof. Yamamoto appeared
- October 13, 2012
- Magazine:Keisetsu Jidai, November,2012
University guidance Mei-chan guide the Gifu service for smart phones "Mobile Mei-chan"
- October 01, 2012
- Newspaper: Yomiuri Shinbun from page 25
Voice interaction guidance digital signage "Mei-chan"
- August 04, 2012
- Newspaper: Chunichi Shinbun Morning Edition from page 14 (link)
Voice interaction on a smart phone with Mei-chan
- August 02, 2012
- News paper: Chubu Keizai Shinbun from page 5
3D character university guidance
- August 01, 2012
- Press Releases: JST CREST uDialogue project (link)
World's first! Speech dialog service for smart phones for university guidance〜Voice interaction with 3D character anywhere〜
- July 31, 2012
- July 16, 2012
- Newspaper: Bunkyo News No.2197 P.40
Mei-chan's inspection by Mr. Yamanaka, Deputy Minister of MEXT
- July 02, 2012
- TV: TV Asahi (link)
Morning Bird
- June 30, 2012
- Newspaper: Asahi Shinbun from page b4
< be report > Spreading degital signage
- May 02, 2012
- Newspaper: Chunichi Shinbun from page 1
Message in the deceased's voice
- March 11, 2012
- TV: NHK WORLD TV (link)
Science View
- February 28, 2012
- TV: NHK (link)
Close-up Gendai
- February 22, 2012
- TV: NHK Educational (link)
Dai-Tensai TV-kun
- October 18, 2011
- Press Release: FueTrek Co., Ltd. (link - in Japanese only)
vGate Speech dialogue, developed by the Fue Trek group is to be used in NTT Docomo's 2011-2012 Spring-Winter models. The system enables interaction to a screen character and basic mobile phone operations activated by speech commands
- September 16, 2011
- Magazine: Japan Printer, October,2011
Voice interactive guidance digital synergy
- September 12, 2011
- Press Release: KDDI R&D Laboratories (link - in Japanese only)
Release of a free ultraportable Japanese speech synthesis system for Android™~ Anyone can easily have Japanese sentences read out loud
- June 13, 2011
- Newspaper: Nagoya Institute of Technology Newspaper First page (link - in Japanese only)
World's first! Voice interactive guidance digital synergy
- June 6, 2011
- Magazine: Chubu Zaikai, vol.54, number 6
Live digital display can talk, get angry or smile
- May 10, 2011
- Magazine: Tokai Walker May,24th number
World's first 3D character display with voice interaction
- April 22, 2011
- News paper: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun from page 2-12
Voice interaction on digital display
- April 8,2011
- Journal: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun from page 19
Voice interactive electronic guidance edition
- April 7,2011
- Web: ITmedia (link)
MMDAgent has evolved into an university's receptionist——Human-sized 3D Mei-chan to offer guidance at NIT's main entrance
- Web: Field Promotion NEWS (link)
A university's experience! The world's first 3D character and talking ability digital synergy
- Newspaper: CHUNICHI Newspaper Morning Edition from page 17
Mei-chan - NIT's guidance
- Newspaper: Chubu Keizai Shimbun from page 5
Development of a voice interactive signboard
- April 6,2011
- Press Release: Nagoya Institute of Technology (pdf)
World's first voice interactive guidance digital synergy system! 3D characters and voice interaction
- Press Release: V-SYNC stock company (link)
World's first! 3D characters and voice interaction! NIT's new voice interactive guidance digital synergy system
- TV: Toukai TV
SUPER NEWS
- TV: CBC TV
ippou
- February 24,2011
- Radio: NIT Radio (link)
Introduction to MMDAgent - a toolkit for building voice interaction systems:Professor Keiichi Tokuda, Professor Lee Akinobu, Assistant Professor Keiichiro Oura
- February 23,2011
- Radio: NIT Radio (link)
Introduction to Speech Synthesis related research - transforming human speech characteristics into models and using the computer to produce speech that sounds natural
- February 22,2011
- Radio: NIT Radio (link)
Introduction Speech Recognition related research - making the computer understand and analyse human speech, transforming it into text data
- February 21,2011
- Radio: NIT Radio (link)
Introduction to Singing Voice Synthesis related research - reproduction of natural speech by making use of various speaker's voice characteristics:Professor Keiichi Tokuda
- February 5, 2011
- TV: NHK Education "SCIENCE ZERO"
(link)
- December 25, 2010
- Web: ITmedia (link)
The alpha release of MMDAgent
- November 9, 2010
- Press release: Nagoya Institute of Technology (pdf)
- 08 November, 2010
- Press release: FUETREK Co., Ltd. (link)
- October 7, 2010
- Web: ITmedia (link)
The details of MMDAgent
- October 5, 2010
- TV: TV Asahi "Super morning" (link)
- TV: Fuji TV "Tokudane!"
- Web: Weekly ASCII Plus (link)
- Web: Hatsune Miku Miku (link)
- September 22, 2010
- Web: ITmedia (link)
The future provided by MMDAgent
- September 21, 2010
- Press release: Nagoya Institute of Technology (pdf)
- Press release: PR Wire Kyodo News (link)
- Press release: CEATEC JAPAN (link)
- Press release (English): Nagoya Insitute of Technology (pdf)
- Press release (English): Virtual Press Office (link)
- Press release (Mandarin): Virtual Press Office (link)
- July 19, 2010
- Radio (Swedish): Sveriges Radio (link)
- April 15, 2010
- TV (English): Tokai Cable Channel "TCC WORLD" (link)
- Febrary 14, 2010
- Radio: NHK Radio 1 "Shibu Maga Z" (link)
- September 28, 2008
- Web (English): Scotland on Sunday (link)
- September 22, 2008
- Newspaper: Nikkei Sangyo Shinbun
- Newspaper: Nikkann Kogyo Shinbun
- Web: ITmedia (link)
- Web: RBBTODAY (link)
- Web: JAGAT (link)
- Web: Do! Ketai(link)
- September 19, 2008
- Press release: KDDI Laboratory Co., Ltd. (link)
- Web: Ketai Watch (link)
- May 5, 2008
- Radio: ZIP-FM "Z-TIME BIZ"
- May 2, 2008
- Newspaper: Chunichi Shinbun