Received the Popular Prize selected by popular vote at the European Inventor Award ceremony held by the European Patent Office. This prize was presented to the QR code development team made up of engineers from Group company DENSO WAVE as well as TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS, and was the first such award recognizing a team from Japan.

Received an award for excellence at the 6th Robot Awards. This award was received in recognition of the Intelligent Arm Support System (iArmS) developed jointly with Shinshu University and Tokyo Women's Medical University. Organized by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as well as the Japan Machinery Federation, these awards are presented in recognition of highly acclaimed examples of robotics. The goals of the awards are to foster innovation in robotics technologies and expand their application, as well as driving demand for such technologies that excel in terms of their present or future potential contribution to market development.

Received the Good Design Award 2014. This award was received in recognition of the Company's industrial-use robot / pharmaceutical and medical-use robot, which was jointly developed with DENSO WAVE. This Grand Award was the highest award, which was presented to only one company from among 1,258 Good Design Award winners. This robot boasts a smooth and elegant configuration that eliminates grooves and slots. By ensuring a precise circular cross-sectional surface, successful steps have been taken to remove all gradations and gaps, where dirt and bacteria can easily accumulate. This in turn ensures that high sanitary conditions can be maintained.

Announced details of Frame QR, a new kind of QR code. At the same time, announced to provide Q-revo, a new solution service that employs the QR code. Each of these initiatives was a part of the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary since the QR code's development.