Robotics & automation makers
Systems where control, timing, and physical behaviour are the hard part.
AGAMI / Consultancy
Product & Service Potential Consultancy · PPC · 製品・サービス価値発見
Find what's possible — in what you already have.
Facing a decision on a product, service, or asset that you can't fully evaluate alone, where getting it wrong would be costly? We assess what you own and where the market is open, then show you the most viable next move. Engineering judgement, not a sales pitch.
The core fit
Built around owning the technology.
You make, own, or are actively developing original technology — a sensor, a machine, a robotics module, a process, or a product still on the drawing board. We help you get more from it: improve it, build a system around it, or turn it into infrastructure.
Industrial equipment makers
Machines already in the field that could carry more capability than they do today.
Sensor & device makers
Components whose value grows once they sit inside a larger system.
These illustrate the range of complexity we handle — not a boundary on industry. A maker in any field is a fit.
Who this is for
A decision moment, not a product stage.
The right fit isn't defined by how far along you are — it's defined by facing a decision under uncertainty, where committing the wrong way is expensive.
A common starting point
Established businesses at an inflection point
- An underperforming line you're weighing keep, fix, or kill on
- An asset or IP you suspect is underused
- A pivot or spinout you're considering
Also a good fit
Pre-commitment founders
- Still at the planning stage
- Need an idea validated before raising or building
- Want engineering judgement before committing budget
Probably not the right fit: a healthy product line running fine with no decision pending; a funded startup already mid-execution on a committed path; or a business that resells or operates someone else's product rather than owning the underlying technology. No hard feelings — our work depends on the core technology being yours to evolve, so if that's not the case yet, come back when it is.
The consultancy ladder
Free to start. Clear at every step what you're paying for.
Each tier ends with a real, usable output — not a sales call in disguise.
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Self-check
Free~2 min · instant reflection
A short self-assessment that points you to the right next step — no commitment, no system access.
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Preliminary Opportunity Study事前検討レポート
¥100,000 flat~1 week · 1 hearing session
A written verdict — feasibility, rough cost and timeline band, key risks. Frictionless, prepaid, fast.
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Roadmap & Investment Case開発ロードマップ／事業化提案
From ¥500,000~1 month · 2 hearing sessions
A concrete solution path, cost estimate, partner candidates, and financing-ready framing for investors or lenders.
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Build with the Lab開発・実装パートナー支援
QuotedRetainer · fixed fee · one-time
When you decide to build, this hands off directly to AGAMI's Research & Prototyping Lab.
Common starting points
What this usually looks like.
Soft framing, not boundaries — most clients self-identify with one of these.
Build something new
A product or system that doesn't exist yet.
Upgrade or extend
New features on an existing product or service.
Make it more efficient
Cut cost, time, or manual effort on an existing line, process, or product.
Build a platform
SaaS or platform infrastructure around what you offer.
Something else
Open by design — quoted case by case.
If your idea doesn't fit neatly into one of these, that's exactly the kind of conversation we want to have.
Considering a subsidy?
A technical study is what a strong application actually needs.
Proposal-writing shops can write a narrative. They can't assess technical feasibility or real build cost and time — because they aren't engineers. Our Tier 01 and 02 outputs are the technical backbone a competitive application needs.
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Oral review is now often decisive.Template plans collapse under live questioning; an engineering-grounded plan holds up.
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Selection rates are tightening.Meeting the requirements is no longer enough — programs want a demonstrated case for innovation and viability.
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We frame around what's funded.Leveraging your existing know-how into new markets or higher-value offerings — not a specific program name that may change.
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We assess fit, not guarantee outcomes.Eligibility gets checked alongside the technical and cost picture, with no promises either way.
Programs and amounts change between rounds — ask us for the current landscape rather than relying on a name or figure here. (as of June 2026)
Download the 2026 subsidy guide (PDF)
Download the 2026 subsidy guide (PDF)
Where this fits
A path to build work, when it makes sense.
This service answers one question: what is the right next move. When the answer is to build, it hands off directly to AGAMI's Research & Prototyping Lab (RPL) — the same engineers whose judgement informed the assessment in the first place. Nothing is re-scoped from scratch, and nothing is handed to a third party.
The Lab
Research & Prototyping Lab
See 17 years of engineering work — from tower-crane control to teleoperation infrastructure.
Explore the LabFunding
Considering a subsidy?
What current programs fund, what a competitive application needs, and where a technical study fits.
Download the 2026 guide (PDF)Decide your next move with confidence.
Start with the self-check — about 2 minutes, no commitment. We'll point you to the right tier.