AMED Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Care
Equipment: FY2024 Results Presentation (Held Both In-Person and Online)
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Purpose of the Event
We are pleased to announce that the FY2024 Results Presentation Meeting for the AMED Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Care Equipment will be held on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, starting at 1:00 PM. At this meeting, the 11 organizations selected for this project will present the status of their research and their achievements. The event aims to enhance understanding of the effectiveness of these technologies and services, promote their practical application, and serve as an opportunity to disseminate the results of robotic care equipment development.
The presentation of results will be divided into two parts: the first half and the second half.The first half will feature presentations on research projects in the [Development Support] category by Muscle Inc., TANOTECH Inc., Geom Inc., Toray Industries, Inc., Konica Minolta, Inc., and Zenko General Research Institute Co., Ltd. The second half will feature presentations on research projects in the [Overseas Expansion] category by FUJI Co., Ltd., CYBERDYNE Inc., and DFree Inc., as well as research projects in the [Infrastructure Development] category by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and PwC Consulting LLC.
Additionally, we have invited Mr. Kenta Suzuki, Director of the Care Productivity Improvement Promotion Office at the Corporate Headquarters Secretariat of the Social Welfare Corporation Yuai Jujikai and Director of the Yuai-so Special Nursing Home for the Elderly, to deliver a keynote speech titled “What Makes Care Technology Chosen by Users and Staff: Insights from the Front Lines on Technology Utilization for Productivity Improvement.” He will discuss the perspectives from which care technology is selected in the field and what types of care technology are actually required on the ground.
Finally, AMED will provide information regarding its open calls for proposals. Additionally, following the results presentation session, AMED will hold a consultation session regarding these open calls in a separate room.
We warmly invite everyone involved in the care sector to attend, including users of robotic care devices, developers seeking to deepen their understanding of the challenges and needs heard from the front lines of care, and care providers interested in utilizing robotic care devices. We sincerely look forward to your participation.
[Date and Time]
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Doors open at 12:15 PM; held both in-person and online)
[Venue]
Marunouchi Hall & Conference, Conference Square M Plus,Grand,
10th Floor, Mitsubishi Building, 2-5-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
[Capacity]
In-person attendance: First 80
registrants; Online attendance: No limit
[Registration Deadline]
By 12:00 PM on Monday, March 10, 2025
[Event Overview]
・This event will be held both in person and as a webinar via Webex.
・If you wish to participate via the webinar, we will send you the webinar link by the day before the eventafter you register. Please watch the webinar using the browser on your smartphone or computer.
・Email address for inquiries: 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
[Regarding the AMED Public Consultation Session]
Please register at the reception desk on the day of the event. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and will close once capacity is reached.
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[Program]
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Doors open at 12:15 PM; held both in-person and online)
| No | Program Name | Time | Duration |
| 1. |
Opening
Remarks (Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development) | 1:00 PM–1:03 PM | 3 minutes |
| 2. |
Opening Remarks by Mr. Yuki Ouchi (Program Supervisor, Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Care Equipment, etc.; Advisor, Toranomon Hospital, National Federation of Civil Service Mutual Aid Associations) | 1:03 PM–1:08 PM | 5 min |
| 3. |
Keynote Speech: "What Makes Care Technology Chosen by Users and Staff? — Insights from the Front Lines of Technology Utilization to Improve Productivity" Speaker: Mr. Kenta Suzuki (Director, Care Productivity Improvement Promotion Office, Corporate Headquarters Secretariat, Social Welfare Corporation Yuai Jujikai; Director, Yuai-so Special Nursing Home for the Elderly) | 1:08 PM–1:23 PM | 15 minutes |
| 4. |
Presentations of Results by Participating Organizations (Presentation order is subject to change) [Development Grants] ・ Muscle Inc.: Research and development of a widely accessible lifting-type robotic care device (transfer assistance, non-wearable) ・ TANOTECH Inc.: A communication robot that creates a real-life cyber sports environment ・ Geom Inc.: Research and development aimed at bringing dementia-specific AI and monitoring robots into the real world, with the goal of constructing "digital twins including humans in care settings" ・ Toray Industries, Inc.: Research on a Urination Prediction System Using a Diaper-Embedded Urination Detection Sensor ・ Konica Minolta, Inc.*: Research and development aimed at assessing the elderly through sensing and maintaining/improving their condition using that data ・ Zenko General Research Institute, Inc.: Research on building a platform for improving productivity and standardization in caregiving | 1:23 PM–2:05 PM | 42 min |
| 5. |
Q&A | 14:05–14:30 | 25 min |
| 6. |
Break | 2:30 PM–2:45 PM | 15 min |
| 7. |
Presentations of Results by Each Company (Presentation order is subject to change) [Overseas Expansion] ・ FUJI Co., Ltd.: Research aimed at the overseas expansion of the transfer support robot "Hug" ・ CYBERDYNE Co., Ltd.: Research and development regarding HAL-waist-type care support ・ DFree Co., Ltd.: Demonstration of the effectiveness of reducing caregiver burden through elimination support using the "DFree" elimination prediction device in U.S. home care services [Infrastructure Development] ・ National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST): Research and development regarding the formulation of safety standards and guidelines for robotic care devices ・ PwC Consulting LLC: Infrastructure development and ecosystem building to promote the adoption of robotic care devices | 2:45–3:20 PM | 35 minutes |
| 8. |
Q&A | 3:20 PM–3:45 PM | 25 minutes |
| 9. | Information on Open Calls | 3:45 PM–3:55 PM | 10 minutes |
| 10. |
Closing Remarks (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) | 3:55 PM–4:00 PM | 5 minutes |
[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 @.)