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Useful Information on Care Technology Development (AMED Project)

Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Care Equipment, etc. (Infrastructure Development) (FY2021–2022)

Clinical Evaluation Guidance

Dissemination of Development Results

Robotic Care Equipment Development and Standardization Project (FY2018–2020)

Results of the Standards Development and Evaluation Project

Final deliverable

Safety Assessment Criteria

Overseas Markets (CE Marking)

Effectiveness Evaluation Criteria

Development Support

Standardization

*Draft standards are not publicly available. Please contact the respective standardization committees.

Project to Promote the Development and Introduction of Robotic Care Equipment (FY2013–FY2017)

Results of the Standards Development and Evaluation Project

Final deliverable

Safety Assessment Criteria

Performance Standards

Development and Validation Test Criteria

Promotion of Standardization

Survey on the Development of Robotic Care Equipment

Results of the Development Assistance Program

The "Project to Promote the Development and Introduction of Robotic Care Equipment" provides development grants to companies and other entities committed to commercialization, with the aim of promoting the development and practical application of robotic care equipment in priority areas. This initiative is referred to as the "Development Grant Program," and the organizations implementing it are called "Grant Recipients."The primary outcome of the "Development Grant Program" is the commercialization of useful robotic care devices. Furthermore, even in cases where commercialization is not achieved, the product development process has contributed to the accumulation of various insights by the "grant recipients."

Product Implementation Examples

Robots developed through a government-funded project

Project to Promote the Development and Adoption of Robotic Care Equipment

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) launched the "Robotic Care Equipment Development and Introduction Project" in fiscal year 2013 with the aim of creating new markets for robotic care equipment by supporting the development and introduction of such equipment in priority areas, thereby promoting the independence of people requiring care and reducing the burden on care workers. The Robotic Care Equipment Development

and Introduction Promotion Project consists of the following two initiatives:

1. Development Grant Program
: To promote the development and practical application of robotic care equipment, grants are provided to companies seeking to commercialize products in priority areas. 2

. Standards Development and Evaluation Program
: To facilitate the introduction of robotic care equipment into care settings, this program clarifies guidelines for new care programs utilizing the technology, as well as guidelines for demonstration experiments, standardization research, and development guidelines.

Business Structure

Business and Care Robot Portal Site

The primary objectives of the Care Robot Portal are to support initiatives that promote the development and adoption of care robots and to publicize the results of these efforts. Additionally, the portal aims to contribute to raising public awareness of care robots and fostering their widespread adoption.

Basic Guidelines for Robot Development

Although research and development into care robots has become increasingly active, they are still in the early stages of research and development on the path to “practical application.” The “Project to Promote the Development and Introduction of Robotic Care Equipment” is an
initiative being advanced toward this practical application. It establishes the following two points as basic policies for the development of practical robotic care equipment
. Basic Policy
1

: View the purpose and effectiveness of robotic care equipment in terms of their impact on “people.” The goal is not merely to pursue mechanical performance. We will develop and utilize care robots with a clear overarching objective: to “improve people’s lives and quality of life.” Basic Policy 2


: Position robotic care devices as physical care tools for practicing “enhanced care.” They are not merely supplementary care tools designed to compensate for physical limitations. Instead, they are positioned within a comprehensive care program that takes into account the interrelationship with care provided by human caregivers.

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