4th robotic care devices development partnership meeting (Kawasaki)

4th robotic care devices development partnership, wearable transfer aid WG, non-wearable transfer aid WG, mobility aid WG, toilet aid WG joint meeting was held at Kawasaki. You can download the following documents used at the meeting.

Date: 10:00 to 17:05 December 3(Tuesday), 2013

Location: NEDO headquarters Muza Kawasaki Central Tower

Document

Development concept sheet
Safety concept check sheet (for non-monitoring equipment)
Safety concept check sheet (for monitoring equipment)
Risk assessment sheet template (for monitoring equipment)
Ethics in robot care equipment development
Stage gate review sheet (wearable transfer aid)
Stage gate review sheet (non-wearable transfer aid)
Stage gate review sheet (mobility aid)
Stage gate review sheet (toilet aid)
Stage gate review sheet (monitoring system)

Program

10:00~10:20 Opening
Akifumi Kitajima: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Industrial Machinery Division Deputy Director
10:20~10:35 Standard documentation status overview
Yoshio Matsumoto: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Intelligent Systems Research Institute, Service Robotics Research Group, Leader
10:35~12:05 Effect evaluation standard documentation status
Yayoi Okawa: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Life Function Activation Research Department, Director
13:05~14:35 Safety assessment standard documentation status
Hiroyasu Ikeda: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Institute of Mechanical Systems Safety Research Group, Senior Fellow
Yoshihiro Nakabo: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Intelligent Systems Research Institute, Dependable Systems Research Group, Leader
14:35~15:20 Ethical review standard documentation status
Motoi Suwa: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Visiting Fellow / National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Adviser
15:20~15:35 Break
15:35~15:50 Development companies lectureJunpei Minekaki: Kowa Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Development Division, Product Development Department, Manager
15:50~16:05 Development companies lecture
Tetsuya Kurokawa: TOTO Ltd. Research Institute, UD Research Department, Director
16:05~16:50 Question-and-answer session
17:50~18:00 Closing
Akifumi Kitajima: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Industrial Machinery Division, Deputy Director

(Titles omitted)