GUNDUM OPEN INNOVATION
Gundam Open Innovation (GOI) is a program implemented from 2021 to 2025 that aims to realize future dreams and hopes by combining "Gundam" and "future technologies" to address sustainable themes of future society, such as population problems, environmental problems, and space exploration, just like in the world of the popular anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam."
The grand world of Gundam is Gundam is filled with new technologies and possibilities that have not yet been realized.
For the past four years, we have worked to make those possibilities a reality and develop towards an exciting future, bringing together the creativity, wisdom, and passion of many people.
STORY
The future of humanity living in space is steadily approaching.
In this real world, we have re-examined the "Universal Century" and, by combining "Gundam" and "future technology," have been advancing a program to realize future dreams and hopes through technology.
We hope that our four years of activity will serve as an opportunity to think about future sustainability.
July 2021
Public call for partners begins
Many applications were received from organizations and individuals, with approximately 260 applications received.
March 2022
13 partner teams selected
We have launched the Towords the coming "Real Universal Century" initiative with a total of 13 teams: 11 adopted partner teams to co-create the plan, and 2 alliance teams to support the plan's activities.
October 2023
Two new teams selected
Two teams, ISPACE and MHI, have been selected as Adopted Partners.
The project will work with a total of 15 teams: 13 Adopted Partners who will co-create the plan and two Alliance teams who will support the plan.
October 2023
Launch of certified project
The following four projects have been decided as approved projects.
1) TEAM SPACE LIFE Project
2) Prototyping project for a new piloted robot for social implementation of mobile suits
3) Green Colony Project
4) Beam Saber - Plasma Agriculture Project
February 2024
GOI Space Century Charter Plate on board
GOI's original Charter Plate for the Space Century, engraved with a “message for the future” solicited from the public in November 2023, will be mounted on the RESILIENCE lander scheduled for launch on HAKUTO-R Mission 2.
Co-creation partner ispace will transport it to the Moon as a payload.
We also created one digital illustration based on your message.
February 2025
Demonstrating Plant Disease Suppression with Plasma-Activated Gas and Unraveling the Mechanisms Behind Its Various Beneficial Effects
Inspired by beam sabers, we conducted experiments by spraying plasma-activated gas, generated through plasma technology, onto various plants such as strawberries, basil, and rice. This study elucidated the intracellular switch mechanism in plants that triggers the suppression of certain diseases and enhances the production of functional components. We disseminated these findings through papers and media outlets.
April 2025
Japan International Exposition
(Osaka-Kansai Expo)
Gundam Pavilion at Expo '70 Kansai, Osaka, Japan. The BANDAI NAMCO Group exhibited at the Gundam Next Future Pavilion, where information about GOI will be shown in pamphlets and videos in the exhibition hall.
April 2025
The “TEM” Environmental Sensor Developed by the “TEAM SPACE LIFE Project” Reaches the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module on the International Space Station
The compact, autonomous, distributed environmental sensor “TEM,” developed under the officially recognized “TEAM SPACE LIFE” project, was launched on April 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The sensor was transported to the International Space Station (ISS) and, as part of a data transmission technology demonstration, underwent operational verification aboard the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” at the ISS from May. In addition, in October 2025, a launch on the H3 rocket and transportation via HTV-X1 were also carried out. The initiative was conducted using JAXA’s KIBO Commercial Utilization Program.
September 2025
“Robot ridden by Haro also on display!” at Osaka-Kansai Expo
“Future Robot Exhibition Geared by V-Sido” held!
The “Future Robot Exhibition Geared by V-Sido” was held from September 16th to 28th within the “Robot Experience” section of the “Smart Mobility Expo”.
This exhibition featured the small mobile suit-type robot “BALGOI” and the giant four-legged robot “SR-02 Ver. GOI” (seats four), both developed under the “Prototyping New Pilot Robots for the Social Implementation of Mobile Suits” project.
November 2025
GOI Announces Four-Year Challenge
In addition to explaining our activities over the past four years through panels, the event featured keynote speeches by partner members and displays of actual research equipment and prototypes used—all presented in various formats that allowed attendees to see, hear, and experience the work firsthand.
Partners and
Certified Projects
The project will involve a total of 15 teams: 13 adopted partner teams that will co-create plans and 2 alliance teams that will support the activities of the partners.
In the project, which aims to solve social issues through co-creation by partners, the project will actively provide support for social implementation, including support for activities aimed at solving issues by multiple partners and information dissemination to the outside world.
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Bandai Namco Group
Bandai Namco Group's strength is our IP axis strategy that aims to maximize IP value by leveraging IP worldviews and providing the optimal products and services in the optimal regions at the optimal times.
In line with our IP axis strategy, we will continue to maintain a sense of pride and responsibility for our work in providing "Dreams, Fun and Inspiration" through the Group's products and services, and on that basis, we will strive to forge connections with fans in global markets and contribute to the creation of a world that fosters happiness.
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