Japan, Nov. 2 -- The Home Appliance Supply Chain Council, the Distribution Economics Institute of Japan, Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu), and SoftBank Robotics Corp. (SoftBank Robotics) today announced the commencement of a joint pilot project on November 2, 2026. This initiative aims to clarify and standardize criteria for determining packaging damage across the home appliance industry and utilize AI to assess such damage, thereby reducing unnecessary product returns during delivery.This project is conducted by the Council for Sustainable Home Appliance Logistics (comprised of the Home Appliance Supply Chain Council and the Distribution Economics Institute of Japan) and has been adopted as part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport ...