Mobotix, I-Pro, and Konica Minolta jointly developed a system with visual and thermal cameras in 2020. The new strategic cooperation means that Mobotix will use selected high-performance I-Pro camera hardware. Combined with unique Mobotix DNA feature sets on an ODM/JDM (Original Design Manufacturing/Joint Development Manufacturing) basis, with the first product scheduled to be launched in 2023, the hardware will be compatible with the existing Mobotix and Konica Minolta system landscape.

It is intended that the collaboration will strengthen solution offerings for the vertical markets – e.g. industry & production, government, healthcare, logistics - in a targeted manner with performant end-to-end solutions. It aims to enable customers to meet their needs in terms of improved processes, higher profits, and support more social safety and security in society.

Combination of I-Pro and Mobotix products with Konica Minolta's Forxai

The surveillance and video solutions market now demands much more than video monitoring and post-event verification. Detection, analysis, and prediction using AI, and the provision of data services that leverage it, are increasingly coming into focus as new growth areas.

Connecting I-Pro and Mobotix systems with Konica Minolta's Forxai imaging IoT platform opens up integrating and using various other devices and systems through open partnerships. Thus, the companies hope to develop unique solutions based on Konica Minolta's state-of-the-art imaging AI technology, integrate the technologies of Forxai partner companies, expand their customer base, and continuously utilise customer data.

Shohei Ozaki, COO of I-Pro Co., Ltd., said, "Since its establishment in 2019, I-Pro has been building collaborative relationships with partners around the world, and in 2020, entered into a partnership with Konica Minolta and Mobotix. Konica Minolta, Mobotix, and I-Pro are pioneers in image-based intelligent services and are reputed for the quality and reliability of their products. I believe that this partnership will help our extensive lineup of products incorporating edge AI technology contribute to solving a wider range of social issues."

"Mobotix and I-Pro share many common values and have matching quality standards, especially regarding performance and cybersecurity. Together with Konica Minolta, we can bundle our competencies and offer innovative solutions including thermal technology and AI for our central vertical markets," said Thomas Lausten, CEO of Mobotix AG. “The focus of video technology on data usage is a common starting point for the cooperation partners. Intelligent video technology is much more than delivering safety. It is about effective operations, increasing sales, and making people's lives easier."

Toshiya Eguchi, Konica Minolta’s Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for Technologies and Imaging-IoT Solution Business, commented as follows. "We are looking forward to this intensive partnership. Through this collaboration among Konica Minolta's imaging IoT platform Forxai, Mobotix and I-Pro, we are confident that their competencies, high-quality standards, and strengths complement each other perfectly. The cooperation will be a win-win-win for the three companies. The biggest winners, by far, will be our customers and users."