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In April 2025, Casio created a dedicated department specifically focused on AI technology development, as part of a broader reorganization of its research and development operations. By July 2025, this unit was elevated to report directly to Casio's top management — a structural signal that AI development is now a core strategic priority for the company, which would affect all product lines including G-Shock.
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The AI Technology Development Department was established within a newly created Research & Development Unit, separated from Casio's previous Business Innovation Center. As of July 2025, Casio eliminated its Development Headquarters entirely, and the Research & Development Unit — including the AI department — became an independent organization reporting directly to management. No public information has been released about the department's specific projects, headcount, or near-term deliverables. This structural change closely followed the establishment of Casio's AI ethics policy in August 2024 and the launch of the first AI co-designed G-Shock watch in 2023, suggesting a coordinated escalation of AI strategy across the company.
Products affected
All Casio products and services
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Other practices by Casio
OtherIn 2025, Casio launched Moflin, a $429 robotic companion animal powered by what the company calls Emotional AI. The device learns from its interactions with its owner over time to develop a unique personality, and is marketed as a mental wellness product. All of Moflin's data processing happens on the device itself — nothing is sent to the cloud or stored by Casio.OtherCasio's Yamagata factory in Japan — where premium G-Shock watches are made — uses extensive robotic automation and a sensor-based system to detect potential equipment failures before they happen. Since 2018, one production line has been almost entirely automated, cutting production costs by 50%, according to third-party reporting. The facility also uses automated image inspection to check for assembly defects without human involvement.OtherIn August 2024, Casio published a formal policy governing how the company uses, researches, and develops AI across all of its products and business units, including G-Shock. The policy is overseen by a dedicated AI Governance Committee led by a senior executive. It sets out rules around safety, fairness, privacy, and transparency in all of Casio's AI activities.
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