Guardian Robot Project
Research Summary
Towards a future society where humans, AI and robots coexist flexibly, we are promoting research and development for the social implementation of next-generation robots ("Brain x AI") that synergistically incorporate the strengths of psychology, brain science, cognitive science and AI research. Conventional robots have mostly been able to perform limited tasks based on detailed commands from humans, but this project aims to create robots that can autonomously recognize their environment and the state of the people they are supposed to support, and provide casual support without compromising human autonomy through appropriate communication.
- Main Research Fields
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- Multidisciplinary
- Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cognitive Science
- Psychology
- Brain Science
- Keywords
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- Autonomous robots
- Casual assistance
- Emotional expression
- Research theme
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- A robot that shows own hearts and coexist with us for a long time
Michihiko Minoh
History
- Apr. 1983
- Hired by Kyoto University
- Nov. 1989
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Aug. 1995
- Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Apr. 2002
- Professor, Center for Academic Computing and Media, Kyoto University
- Apr. 2006
- Director, Center for Academic Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University (until March 2010)
- Oct. 2010
- Deputy Director, Kyoto University (until Sep. 2012) CIO, Director, Information Environment Organization (until Sep. 2016)
- Apr. 2018
- Executive Director, RIKEN
- Apr. 2019
- Project Leader, RIKEN Robotics Project
- Apr. 2021
- Director, RIKEN Information R&D and Strategy Headquarters
Project Leader, Guardian Robot Project - July.2024
- Project Leader, Guardian Robot Project
Research Strategy Advisor, RIKEN
Teams
Project Member
- Masayuki Ihara
- Senior Scientist
- Ritsuko Iwai
- Research Scientist
- Heikki Ruuska
- Special technical staff
- Yasuki Saito
- Consultant
- Ichiro Izawa
- Consultant
- Kyoko Yamazaki
- Administrative Part-time Worker II
Former member
- Kou Kotani
- Research Part-time Worker II(2022/10-2023/03)
- Rikuro Kobuki
- Administrative Part-time Worker II(2022/11-2023/03)
Links
Contact Information
robotics-info [at] ml.riken.jp