Hands-On Edge AI Internship in Tokyo with KimPax

SEKAIA placed me at KimPax, an agricultural Edge AI company working on Knowledge Intelligence Capsules and Smart Farm Node systems, with an active Qualcomm AI partnership. From day one, I was given a clear Week 1 execution plan with five concrete deliverables — a KimPax summary, a sensor comparison table, an Edge AI technical summary, a multimodal data architecture diagram, and a Smart Farm Node concept design — all feeding into a final presentation. That structure made a big difference; I knew exactly what I was working toward instead of just shadowing people.
I also got an orientation to Raspberry Pi, which complemented hardware experience I already had with Arduino from university projects, including being Electronics and Programming Lead on a Mars Rover build.
Bina, my placement coordinator at SEKAIA, managed the correspondence throughout the preparation period smoothly, which made settling into Tokyo (I'm based in Toshima, near Minaminagasaki) much less stressful.
Outside of work, Tokyo itself has added a lot to the experience — exploring the city, trying local food, and planning day trips like the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.