June 20, 2019 Hello, this is Aimi Nakajima. The Alexa skill designed and developed by ISAO has been released! VEGERY is a skill that allows you to order organic vegetables from Miyazaki Prefecture. It was planned and developed by ISAO in collaboration with Veggie Farm Co., Ltd. Amazon Echo in the kitchen, especially Echo Show and Echo...
February 7, 2019 
6 min readHello, this is Aimi Nakajima. The Alexa skill designed and developed by ISAO has been released! ORBIS' "Today's Moisture" As I introduced on this blog the other day, this development was decided after a VUI Design Sprint workshop, and we are finally able to unveil it to you recently! VUI Design Sprint Workshop Example: Orbis Corporation The Alexa skill "...
January 24, 2019 5 min readHello, this is Aimi Nakajima, who is in charge of VUI design. I would like to introduce you to Orbis Corporation because I have been working on smart speakers and VUIs. The following program was organized over two days. - Lecture on the theme of smart speaker and IT utilization - VUI Design Sprint Workshop based on Amazon Alexa skills...
December 15, 2018 3 min readHello, this is Aimi Nakajima. I bought the new Nature Remo and these days my home is becoming more and more IoT. On Thursday, December 6th, ISAO hosted the "Smart Speaker and AI Voice Assistant Business Utilization Seminar & VUI Experience Workshop". It seems that there are many people who are busy with the teacher's run, and this time there were fewer participants than usual. ...
November 19, 2018 3 min readHello, this is Aimi Nakajima. Google Home and Amazon Echo were selected as the 5th place in Nikkei Trendy's 2018 "Best 30 Hit Products". Many of you may have purchased it this year. Recently, on November 14th (Wednesday), ISAO hosted the "Smart Speaker and AI Voice Assistant Business Utilization Seminar & VUI Experience Workshop". ...
October 9, 2018 5 min readHello, this is Aimi Nakajima. I devote myself every day as a VUI designer. The most exciting news in recent times was the announcement of a new device for Amazon Alexa! It's exciting to feel like a wave of VUI is coming to our lives. The other day, we held a "VUI Workshop by Design Sprint" in English. As an English language training. - VUI - Workshop -...
September 4, 2018 4 min readHello, this is Aimi Nakajima. The other day, on Thursday, August 30th, ISAO hosted the "Smart Speaker and AI Voice Assistant Business Utilization Seminar & VUI Experience Workshop". This seminar has become an annual event every month. We are updating the contents little by little! - About ISAO Co., Ltd. - [Seminar] Latest Trends in Smart Speakers in Japan and Overseas and Local Report on the U.S. Market : ISAO -...
July 12, 2018 3 min readHello, this is Aimi Nakajima. Yesterday, July 11th (Wednesday), ISAO hosted the "Smart Speaker and AI Voice Assistant Business Utilization Seminar & VUI Experience Workshop". Just a week ago, I was able to take the stage at VUILT Girls' Party @ Amazon Japan, and it's a lot of fun to have a lot of events related to Sumaspi! - About ISAO Co., Ltd. - [Seminar] Thinking about VUX from sample utterances...
May 29, 2018 4 min readHello, this is Aimi Nakajima. I have been on a long-term business trip for about one month since around GW, near Dallas, Texas, USA. It's over 35°C every day, and it's very hot every day! The United States is the most advanced market for smart speakers and voice AI assistants. I am conducting research in between my work, and I am working on a housing exhibition hall where you can experience a smart home using Alexa, Amazon Experience...
May 1, 2018 3 min readHello, this is Aimi Nakajima. The other day, on April 25th (Wednesday), ISAO hosted the "Smart Speaker and AI Voice Assistant Business Utilization Seminar & VUI Experience Workshop". I also took the stage, so I will report on the day! - About ISAO Co., Ltd. - [Seminar] Market Trends of Smart Speakers and AI Voice Assistants : SmartHacks -...
April 11, 2018 3 min readHello, this is Aimi Nakajima. At the end of March, when the school was on spring break, ISAO held its first **Pepper Parent-Child Programming Class**! ISAO employees and their six children gather and spend half a day trying to move Pepper as they want. ISAO has had a system called Office Children for a long time, and you can bring your child to the company at any time. ...
March 5, 2018 5 min readHello, this is Aimi Nakajima. In February, we held a design sprint workshop for Gorist Co., Ltd.! As a sprint master, I facilitated three days with UX designer Nobu (photo 1st on the right). Design sprint is a design thinking framework proposed by GV (formerly Google Ventures) in the United States. ...
