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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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in collaboration with: NRW Japan K.K.
Registration Info
Please register before Monday, November 7 with:
Care Robotics in the Aging Society: Integrating Users, Developers and Technology
November 10, 2011
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
Presentations
17:00 - 17:05
Welcome remarks
Florian Coulmas
17:05 - 17:15
Introduction to the topic: Aging Societies and Business Implications
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
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
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
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
Papers:
19:45 - 20:15
Discussion and Q&A with all speakers
Moderated by Dr. Lorenz Granrath, Representative, Fraunhofer Representative Office Japan