The joint meeting of the Wearable Transfer Assistance WG, Non-Wearable Transfer Assistance WG, Mobility Support WG, and Toileting Support WG under the 4th Robot Care Equipment Development Partnership was held in Kawasaki. The materials used at the meeting can be downloaded below.
Date and Time: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 5:05 p.m.
Location: NEDO Headquarters, Muza Kawasaki Central Tower
Documents
Resources Page: 4th Partnership Meeting
Program
| 10:00–10:20 | Opening Remarks and Introduction of the Agenda: Akinori Kitajima, Assistant Director, Industrial Machinery Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 10:20–10:35 | Status of Standard Development : General Overview Yoshio Matsumoto, Head of the Service Robotics Research Group, Intelligent Systems Research Division, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
| 10:35–12:05 | Status of Standard Development : Effectiveness Evaluation – Yayoi Okawa, Director, Department of Functional Rehabilitation, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology |
| 1:05 PM – 2:35 PM | Status of Standard Development : Safety Evaluation Hiroyasu Ikeda, Senior Researcher, Mechanical Systems Safety Research Group, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Yoshihiro Nakabo, Head of the Dependable Systems Research Group, Intelligent Systems Research Division, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| 2:35 PM – 3:20 PM | Status of Standard Development : Ethical Review Motoki Suwa, Visiting Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); Advisor, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities |
| 15:20–15:35 | Break |
| 3:35 PM – 3:50 PM | Presentation by Development Company 1: Junpei Minegaki, Manager, Product Development Section, Product Development Department, Development Division, Kowa Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 3:50 PM – 4:05 PM | Developer Presentation 2: Tetsuya Kurokawa, General Manager, UD Research Department, Research & Development Center, TOTO Ltd. |
| 4:05 PM – 4:50 PM | General Q&A |
| 5:50 PM – 6:00 PM | Announcements and Closing Remarks Akifumi Kitajima, Assistant Director, Industrial Machinery Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
(Titles omitted)