<Event Concluded> AMED Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Care Equipment (Infrastructure Development):
6th Seminar, "Toward Innovation in Robotic Care Equipment"
(Webex Webinar)
Purpose of the Event
On Friday, December 9, 2022, at 3:00 PM, we will hold the sixth seminar of the FY2022 Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Care Equipment (Infrastructure Development) online.
Titled “Toward Innovation in Robotic Care Equipment,” this seminar aims to deepen participants’ understanding of key considerations in development—such as how to bridge the gap between on-site care needs and product concepts, and the process for determining product specifications required in the field—as well as the essential points for creating better products.
We are pleased to welcome Professor Tomohiro Shibata from the Graduate School of Kyushu Institute of Technology, who is actively engaged in research and promotion of robotic care equipment, as our guest speaker. He will deliver a lecture on trends in the development and adoption of robotic care equipment, as well as methodologies for accelerating their future adoption. Following the lecture, there will be a Q&A session where Professor Shibata will answer questions from participants.
We invite a wide range of individuals involved in the care sector to participate, including developers seeking to deepen their understanding of the development and adoption of robotic care devices, as well as care providers interested in the practical application of robots in settings such as care facilities and home care.
Speaker Profile:
Tomohiro Shibata (Professor, Department of Human Intelligence Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Bio-Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology; Ph.D. in Engineering)
March 1996: Completed doctoral program, Department of Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.
April 1995–March 1997: Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
April 1997–September 2002: Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency.
October 2002–: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology.
April 2007–– March 2013: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
April 2014–present: Current position
[Specialties] AI, Robotics, Computational Neuroscience
[Publications]"Introduction to the Science of Individuality: The Science of Individuality Emergence" (co-authored, Asakura Shoten, 2021), "Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence" (co-authored, Kyoritsu Shuppan, 2017), "MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science" (co-authored, Kyoritsu Shuppan, 2012), "Robot Frontier" (co-authored, Iwanami Shoten, 2005),“The Mystery of Intelligence” (co-authored, Kodansha, 2004), and others
【Positions and Affiliations】 Fellow of the Robotics Society of Japan; Chair of the Care Robot Research Committee, Robotics Society of Japan; Director of the Japanese Society for Neural Circuits; Chair of the Living Lab Network, a platform project for the development, demonstration, and dissemination of care robots under the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; Member of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s Care Robot Needs-Seeds Matching Support Project; and many other active roles
From the Seminar Organizing Committee:
The Organizing Committee aims to build a "robotic care equipment industry ecosystem" through outreach and awareness-raising activities, such as disseminating information at seminars on robotic care equipment and operating a portal site.The term "industry ecosystem" as used here refers to a state in which players involved in robotic care equipment—including developers, care facilities, individual users, new entrants to the care sector, and local governments—come together to form a community capable of independently facilitating information sharing, matchmaking, consultation, human resource development, and recruitment within that community. We believe that the formation of this robotic care equipment industry ecosystem will stimulate the exchange of information and the alignment of needs between developers and users, thereby accelerating future development and adoption.
We look forward to your participation.
[Date and Time]
Friday, December 9, 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (60 minutes) (Webex Webinar)
[Event Overview]
・This event will be held as a webinar using Webex. We will send you the webinar link after you register, so please join using the browser on your smartphone or computer.
・Questions for the speakers will be accepted via the webinar chat function and answered either verbally or via chat.
・We also accept questions via email, but please note that it may take some time to receive a response.
・Email address for questions: jp_robot-care“AT”pwc.com (Please replace “AT” with @.)
・Details are subject to change. Please check this website regularly for the latest information.
[Participation Fee and Registration]
Participation Fee: Free
Please register in advance using the registration form below.
★ Registration Form <Closed>
[Program]
Friday, December 9, 2022, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM (60 minutes)
| 1. |
Opening Remarks and Announcements from the Seminar Organizing Committee (Seminar Organizing Committee) | 3:00 PM–3:05 PM |
| 2. |
Presentation: "Toward Innovation in Robotic Care Equipment" (Prof. Tomohiro Shibata, Kyushu Institute of Technology Graduate School) - Self-introduction - Trends in the development and adoption of robotic care equipment - Methodologies for accelerating the adoption of robotic care equipment | 3:05 PM–3:40 PM |
| 3. |
Q&A (Prof. Shibata, Seminar Organizing Committee (Moderator)) | 3:40 PM–3:55 PM |
| 4. |
Closing Remarks and Request for Survey Participation (Seminar Organizing Committee) | 3:55 PM–4:00 PM |
[Seminar Inquiries]
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED),
Project for Strengthening Advanced R&D and Development Systems for Medical Devices, etc. (Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Care Devices, etc.), Seminar Secretariat for the
Project to Establish an Environment and Ecosystem for the Promotion and Awareness of Robotic Care Devices (PwC Consulting LLC)
E-mail: jp_robot-care@pwc.com (Please replace “AT” with @.)
[Contact Information for the Robot Care Equipment Development Partnership]
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED),
Medical Devices and Healthcare Division, Healthcare Research and Development
Section E-mail: robot-kaigo“AT”amed.go.jp (Please replace “AT” with @.)