On July 25, 2025, a student and faculty delegation from Tsinghua University visited the Tokyo headquarters of iruca Inc. (iruca.ai). The visit included a comprehensive showcase of iruca.ai’s AI technologies and product implementations, with activities such as hands-on demonstrations, technical presentations, frontier project releases, and open career Q&A—fostering deep interaction and collaboration between academia and industry.

Practice-Oriented: Live Demos of Three Core Products by Product Leads

To highlight real-world applications of AI, iruca.ai presented live demonstrations of its three flagship self-developed products, each introduced by the respective product leads:

• SCBot – Multilingual AI Customer Service SystemDemonstrated in scenarios such as education, manufacturing, and services, showcasing how it streamlines business processes and knowledge-based Q&A with real-world client use cases.
• Pod – Voice Interaction ModuleDemonstrated local voice interaction for smart hospitality, robotics, and offline retail settings, emphasizing stable command response and device coordination.
• OPE.AI Multimodal Platform × Voice Engine IntegrationA live demo explained how the platform integrates speech recognition (STT), text-to-speech (TTS), image understanding, text reasoning, and structured data to support “multi-input, multi-output” smart interaction. Key demos included:Simultaneous voice + image input and intelligent responseEmotion-driven TTS voice synthesisAutomated enterprise Q&A and report generation

Research Highlights: University of Tokyo PhD Shares Work on "Multi-Speaker Dialogue" & "Emotional AI"

A current PhD researcher from the University of Tokyo, involved in iruca.ai's R&D, shared insights on two cutting-edge projects:

• Multi-Role Dialogue AI: Designed for scenarios like customer service and meeting transcription, addressing speaker identification, contextual tracking, and personalized responses.
• Emotionally Intelligent Companion AI: Combines emotion recognition, empathetic response generation, and personality simulation for use in mental wellness, elderly care, and solitary living.

The session sparked active questions from students about data sets, inference architecture, and ethical design principles.

For Students: Career Q&A on Study and Job Opportunities

During a discussion session, iruca.ai’s HR and technical leadership answered student questions on topics such as:

• Differences in AI/IT work culture and career paths between Japan and China
• Technology stacks and system integration practices
• Internships, industry-academic partnerships, and research programs offered by iruca.ai
• iruca.ai’s role in multi-party projects, acting as a tech enabler supporting consulting firms in prototyping, deployment, and customer delivery—bridging stakeholders with fast, reliable solutions

Insights and Interaction: Student Survey & Gift Exchange

To better understand user needs, iruca.ai conducted a survey on commonly used AI tools among Tsinghua students. Key insights included:

• Gemini (Google): Powerful for writing, research, and multimodal input
• Cursor: Developer-focused AI code assistant with strong contextual awareness
• Chinese AI meeting tools (e.g., Tongyi Tingwu, Miaojiai): Used for lecture and meeting notes
• GPT tools (ChatGPT, Poe, etc.): Popular for open Q&A, text enhancement, and translation

The findings showed a strong preference for lightweight, workflow-integrated tools that enhance learning and productivity. At the end of the session, Tsinghua students presented commemorative gifts to iruca.ai, expressing appreciation.

Looking Forward: Strengthening Academic-Industry Collaboration

Both parties expressed interest in developing deeper collaborations, including:

• Joint innovation projects for AI youth
• Continued exchange through campus visits
• Internships and remote research support
• Forums and technical seminars on AI industry trends

Through the synergy of "Academia × Technology × Market," iruca.ai and Tsinghua aim to drive the next phase of China-Japan collaboration in AI innovation and talent exchange.