TRON Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kei Washijima; hereinafter referred to as "TRON") is pleased to announce its participation as a core technology partner responsible for data collection, processing, and model verification in "STATION Ai Data Foundry" (hereinafter referred to as "the Center"), a data collection center for physical AI for the manufacturing industry, established by STATION Ai Inc. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture; President and CEO: Hirotaka Sahashi). Furthermore, this initiative has been selected for the "Research and Development Project for Strengthening Post-5G Information Communication Systems / Research and Development on Data Ecosystem Construction, etc. (GENIAC)" (hereinafter referred to as "the Project"), a subsidized project by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) (※). TRON will play a central role in the technological development at the Center as a contractor for this Project. ※Reference METI's announcement (https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2026/07/20260702001/20260702001.html) NEDO's announcement (https://www.nedo.go.jp/koubo/CD3_100430.html) Overview of "STATION Ai Data Foundry" and the Project "STATION Ai Data Foundry" is a data collection center for physical AI that STATION Ai Inc. is establishing with the goal of commencing operations in December 2026, to accelerate the social implementation of physical AI for the manufacturing industry. Positioned as a core hub for a physical AI ecosystem where manufacturing companies, AI startups, robot-related companies, and system integrators collaborate, the Center aims to foster an ecosystem where previously dispersed physical AI players can gather, and companies with challenges can meet companies with solutions to co-create. It will play a role in connecting the manufacturing industry cluster in the Tokai region with cutting-edge technologies in the AI and robotics fields