Workshops

Care Robotics in the Aging Society: Integrating Users, Developers and Technology

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November 10th 2011

Organiser(s): Florian Kohlbacher; in collaboration with: NRW Japan K.K.

Abstract

The aim of this workshop is to bring together German and Japanese experts on the aging society and care robotics to discuss pressing issues in the development and deployment of robotic devices. A special focus will be placed on the man-machine interaction and the perspective of the user. This workshop is open to the public and free of charge.


supported by:
Fraunhofer Representative Office Japan
German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan



Venue

Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien
Jochi Kioizaka Bldg. 2F
7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0094, Japan
Tel: 03 - 3222 5198, Fax: 03 - 3222 5420

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Program

17:00 - 17:05 Welcome remarks
  Florian Coulmas

17:05 - 17:15 Introduction to the topic: Aging Societies and Business Implications
  Slides Florian Kohlbacher

17:15 - 17:30 Robotics in Japan - An Industry Overview with a Focus on Care Robotics
  Georg K. Löer, Representative Director & President, NRW Japan K.K.

17:30 - 18:00 Care Robotics: Evolution of the Field from an International Perspective
  Slides Prof. Dr. Takashi Komeda, Vice President, Shibaura Institute of Technology

18:00 - 18:30 Robot-User Interaction within User-orientated Developments: Insights from a Research Project in Germany
  Slides Dr. Diego Compagna, Project Leader WiMi-Care, University of Duisburg-Essen

18:30 - 18:45 Short break
18:45 - 19:15 Issues in Testing Care Robotic Devices in the Field: Using HAL in a Japanese Hospital
  Slides Prof. Dr. Takashi Nakajima, Deputy Director, Niigata National Hospital

19:15 - 19:45 Developing Care Robotic Devices: Results from an Experiment for Motivating Elderly People with Robot Guided Interaction
  Dr. Yoshihiro Fujita, C&C Innovation Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation

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19:45 - 20:15 Discussion and Q&A with all speakers
  Moderated by Dr. Lorenz Granrath, Representative, Fraunhofer Representative Office Japan


Reports

November 21st 2011
Knight, Sophie . For the ultimate in TLC, how about a robot?. The Asahi Shimbun.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201111210120a



Projects

Challenges of Demographic Change


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