6th World Convention on Robots, Autonomous Vehicles and Deep Learning

The Significance of Robot Safety Standards forthe Development of Life Support Robots
Material prepared for the 6th World Convention on
Robots, Autonomous Vehicles and Deep Learning:
A Review of Ethical and Social Implications of Robots
Singapore
September 10, 2018

Jun KURIHARA/栗原 潤
Research Director, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS), Tokyo, Japan/
キヤノングローバル戦略研究所 研究主幹)

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Today’s Presentation— In Search of Collective Intelligence —I. Introduction:
Life Support Robots in a Jumble of Ideas and Prototypes
I-1. Socio-Economic BackgroundI-2. Politico-Economic BackgroundI-3. A Jumble of Ideas and Prototypes
II. Current Situation:
Can the Leader of Industrial Robots Lead in Service Areas?
II-1. High Price
II-2. Limited DemandII-3. Ramshackle Standards

III. Drawing up a Road Map toward a Higher Speed of Product Diffusion
III-1. Standardize
III-2. Integrate
III-3. Investigate
III-4. Draw up a Road Map

IV. A Japanese Solution: Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center

IV-1. Key Elements for Successful Affordable Products and Their Diffusion
IV-2. Role of a Robot Safety Center in Search of Ambient Intelligence (AmI) Domotics
IV-3. Issues over the Horizon: Redesigning both Smart Robots and Smart Houses
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I. Introduction: Life Support Robots
in a Jumble of Ideas and Prototypes
I-1. Socio-Economic Background(1) Japan’s Rapidly Aging and Declining Population(2) Orientation toward a Tolerant and Inclusive Society
without Distinction as to Age or Disability

I-2. Politico-Economic Background(1) Budgetary Constraints/a High Govn’t Debt-to-GDP Ratio(2) Industrial Policy to Revitalize JapanCan Life Support (or Assistive) Robots Provide Us with A Brighter Future?
“Assistive robotics opens up the prospects of a triple-win scenario for the global
management of the public-health crisis posed by dementia and population ageing {1. healthcare
expenditures, 2. caregiving burden, 3. the quality of life (QOL) of patients}. However, the goals ofrobotics-assisted dementia care could remain unachieved if social, legal and ethical questions are
not addressed.”
Ienca, Marcello et al., “Social and Assistive Robotics in Dementia Care: Ethical Recommendations
for Research and Practice,” International Journal of Social Robotics, Vol. 8 (2016), pp. 565-573.

Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)

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I. Introduction: Life Support Robots
in a Jumble of Ideas and Prototypes
I-3. A Jumble of Ideas and Prototypes(due to the Complexity of Aging Phenomenon)

Life Support Robots Should Serve the Elderlywith Well-thought-of Artificial Empathy (e.g., Elderspeak Communication)and in Accordance with
(1) Memory Lapse(2) Loss of Senses (Vision, Hearing, Touch, Smell, Taste)(3) Reduction of Physical Fitness (Strength, Endurance, Agility, Flexibility)

The Current Typology of Life Support Robots in Japan
1. Wearable Transfer Aids
2. Non-Wearable Transfer Aids
3. Outdoor Mobility Aids
4. Indoor Mobility Aids
5. Toileting Aids
6. Bathing Aids
7. Monitoring Systems for Nursing Care Homes
8. Monitoring Systems for Private Homes

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II. Current Situation:

Can the Leader of Industrial Robots Lead in Service Areas?
II-1. High Price, prohibiting product diffusion
II-2. Limited Demand, being unable to lead to economies of scale
II-3. Ramshackle Standards, propagating competing standards,
and making the global robot market broken into pieces, andkeeping each market disconnected locally

The global market for nursing care and disabled aid robots, made up of mostly Japanese manufacturers, isstill tiny: just $19.2 million in 2016, according to the International Federation of Robotics. . . .
Cute, furry and responsive, Paro reacts to touch, speech and light by moving its head, blinking its eyes
and playing recordings of Canadian harp seal cries. But Paro, like most robots, is expensive: 400,000 yen($3,800) in Japan and about 5,000 euros in Europe.
(Reuters, “Aging Japan: Robots May Have Role in Future of Elder Care,” March 27, 2018.)
Anecdotal reports imply that the Japan leads the world in elder care robotics manufacturing. A recent story
from Fox News in the US reported, “If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride avoice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit — all examples of cutting-edge
technology to care for the country's rapidly graying population” (Fox News, 2007). . . . Major Japanese
corporations, including Toyota, Honda and Panasonic, have leveraged their manufacturing expertise andfinancing from the NEDO initiative to develop refined elder care robotics prototypes. . . . Despite having
developed technologically sophisticated prototypes, Japanese assistive robotics manufacturers have notgained any empirically measurable market lead over developers in the United States and the European
Union. . . . While Japanese manufacturers of assistive robotics have demonstrated an advanced level oftechnological sophistication, they are still restricted by the same combination of high prices, limited
demand and lack of market standardization that hinders market growth in the other regions of the world.
(OECD, “Robotics Innovation Challenge,” 2012, pp. 28-29.)
Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)

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II. Current Situation:

Can the Leader of Industrial Robots Lead in Service Areas?
II-1. High Price, prohibiting product diffusion
II-2. Limited Demand, being unable to lead to economies of scale
II-3. Ramshackle Standards, propagating competing standards,
and making the global robot market broken into pieces, andkeeping each market disconnected locallyA Critical Difference in the Concept of “SAFETY”
between Industrial Robots and Life Support Robots
Life Support Robots
Industrial Robots
utilized in labor-intensive sectors
utilized in capital-intensive sectors
Replacement is very easy with robots! Hospitals and LTC (Long-term Care) Facilities Replacement
might be very
difficultbecause ofsafety issues!
Source: Prof. Yukio HONDA,
With his prior permission

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III. Drawing up a Road Map towarda Higher Speed of Product Diffusion— From the Stage of “Conceptualization and R&D” tothe Stage of “Embodification and Commercialization” —It is unlikely that monomaniacal simple cleaning robots such as vacuum-cleaning robots and robots thatclean windows will turn up in large numbers in our households. . . . And again, I wonder if robotics point ofview, it is very hard to build something that can effectively and safely help in the kitchen and in the livingroom and in the bathroom.
(Royakkers, Lambèr and Rinie van Est, Just Ordinary Robots, 2015, pp. 79-84)

III-1. Standardize, aiming at developing a global robot market(1) Caregiver support robots, (2) Self-reliance support robots(3) Surveillance and Communication robots

III-2. Integrate, aiming at developing a multi-purpose robot market(1) Independent living seniors using self-reliance support robots, (2) The elderly needing
caregiver support robots, (3) The disabled such as quadriplegics and paraplegics using
self-reliance support robots

III-3. Investigate, industries that would have complementary effects.

(1) Industries such as the education, medical, business services sectors that would use thesame components, (2) Industries such as military sector that would cause external effects
on robot markets, (3) Other policy measures such as state entrepreneurship and nationalinnovation policies.
III-4. Draw up a Road Map toward a Higher Speed of Product Diffusion
Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)

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III. Drawing up a Road Map towarda Higher Speed of Product Diffusion— From the Stage of “Conceptualization and R&D” tothe Stage of “Embodification and Commercialization” —III-3. Investigate, industries that would have complementary effects.

(1) Industries such as the education, medical, business services sectors that would use thesame components, e.g., biometric data capture devices, (2) Industries such as the military
sector that would cause external effects on robot markets, (3) Other policy measures suchas state entrepreneurship and national innovation policies, e.g. introduction of thegamification of eHealth devices.

👈 A state-of-Art Robot at a Laboratory
A Smart Robotic Labo Assistant at
the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
University of Tokyo (Courtesy of Yamato Scientific Co., Ltd.)

Especially, (2) the Unignorabley Huge Role of the Military Sector(1) Weapons (autonomous weapon system (AWS), lethal AWS (LAWS)),(2) Soldiers (robotic augmented soldier protection (RASR), robot soldiers),(3) Robots for combat-injured veterans (robot-assisted rehabilitation therapy),(4) Robotic technologies to assist combat medics,(5) Spin-offs from military technology
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IV. A Japanese Solution:
Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center
IV-1. Key Elements for Successful Affordable Products and Their Diffusion(1) Global Database regarding Product Accidents, (2) Prospective Preventive Measuresagainst Product Accidents, (3) Continued Sophistication of Safety Standards on(a) Caregiver support Robots, (b) Self-reliance support Robots(c) Surveillance and Communication Robots

IV-2. Role of a Robot Safety Center in Search of Ambient Intelligence Domotics(1) The Robot Safety Center in Japan (Est. 2010): The World’s First and Only Facility
An ISO Working Group (ISO/TC184/SC2/WG7) is drafting the safety standard ISO 13482, which isscheduled to take effect within 2013. As a member of this working group, JARI (Japan Automobile
Research Institute) has tried to have the Japanese research results reflected and has proposed a
detailed test method to be added into the ISO standard.

(2) Cooperation with Other Institutions (JARI, JASPEC, JARA, JASPA)*: JASPEC (Japan Assistive Products Evaluation Center), JARA (Japan Robot Association),
JASPA (Japan Assistive Products Association)(3) Robot Safety Center (RSC) with a Living Lab for Sophisticated AmI Domotics

IV-3. Issues on the Horizon: Redesigning both Smart Robots and Smart Houses(1) Sophistication of Accident Information Database to be globally utilized(2) Global Utilization of Safety Standardization: Caregiver Safety and Patient Safety(4) Effectiveness Evaluation System & Standardized Verification Test
(4) Global Guidelines for Life Support Robots

Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)

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IV. A Japanese Solution: Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center
An RSC with a Living Lab for Sophisticated AmI Domotics
Safety Standards that would not trigger robophobia(e.g., operability, weight & size, durability, environmentally friendliness, upgradableness)

Table IV-1, 2 The Current Typology of Life Support Robots in Japan
1. Wearable Transfer Aid (User: Caregiver)
Products
Smart Suit EX
Power Assist Suit
Muscle Suit for Nursing Care
HAL for Care Support

Developing Makers
Smart Support Technologies
Japan Art
Kikuchi Seisakusho
Cyberdyne

Issues on the Horizon
1. Price, 2. Weight & Size, 3.
Limited wearer movement atleast the current robotic
exoskeleton system

2. Non-Wearable Transfer Aid (User: Caregiver)
Products
Transfer Aid Robot
Transfer Aid (Waterproof)
Transfer Care AssistanceTransfer Support Robot Hug T1
Robohelper Sasuke
Transfer Aid
Risie Assistant Robot Resyone Plus

Developing Makers
Sumitomo Riko
Sekisui Home Technology
Toyota Motor Corporation
Fuji Machine Mfg.
Muscle Corporation
Yasukawa Electric Corporation
Panasonic Age-Free

Issues on the Horizon

1. Price, 2. Weight & Size,
3. Movement on uneventerrain, 4. Reduced agility of
the caregiver.

Note: Table is primarily based on the information exhibited in “Robotic Care Devices Portal” on the Internet.

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IV. A Japanese Solution: Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center
An RSC with a Living Lab for Sophisticated AmI Domotics
Safety Standards that would not trigger robophobia(e.g., operability, weight & size, durability, environmentally friendliness, upgradableness)

Table IV-3 The Current Typology of Life Support Robots in Japan
3. Outdoor Mobility Aids (User: the Elderly)
Products
Body Weight Support Travel Aid
Active Cart
KeePace
Robo Cart
Walking Assist Robot
Walk Assistance System
Otasuke Walker
Robot Assist Walker RT.1
Motor-Assisted Walker
Motor-Assisted Walker
Tepco

Developing Makers
Kikuchi Seisakushoa Development Consortium
Kowa
Cyberdyne
Kawamura Cycle
Imasen Engineering
Azbil
RT Works
NSK
Nabtesco
Shintec Hozumi

Issues on the Horizon

1. Price, 2. Adjustment
Problems regarding theacceleration and the strengthof brake that should bechanged according to theuser, 3. Operability on
crowded pedestrian walkway

Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)

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The Significance of Robot Safety Standards forthe Development of Life Support Robots

IV. A Japanese Solution: Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center
An RSC with a Living Lab for Sophisticated AmI Domotics
Safety Standards that would not trigger robophobia(e.g., operability, weight & size, durability, environmentally friendliness, upgradableness)

Table IV-4 The Current Typology of Life Support Robots in Japan
4. Indoor Mobility Aids (User: the Elderly)
Products
RT Walker“Kaigo (help)＋α”
Indoor Movement Support Robot
WalkerIndoor Mobility Aid
Indoor Robot Walker
Yorisoi Robot

Developing Makers
THK
YMP-Mundus
MoritohMitsuba
Yasukawa Electric Corporation
RT Works
Sanyo Homes

Issues on the Horizon

1. Price, 2. Weight & Size, 3.
Narrow and stepped corridor
movement, 4. Ascending anddescending stairs

Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)Slide No. 13

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IV. A Japanese Solution: Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center
An RSC with a Living Lab for Sophisticated AmI Domotics
Safety Standards that would not trigger robophobia(e.g., operability, weight & size, durability, environmentally friendliness, upgradableness)

Table IV-5 The Current Typology of Life Support Robots in Japan
5. Toileting Aids (User: the Elderly and Caregiver)
Products
Portable Toilet for Nursing Care
Smilet Portable
Room-Mounted Mobile Flush Toilet
Vacuum Excretion Drainage Assist
Wells Adjustable Portable Flush Toilet
Portable Toilet
Auto-Wrapping Defecation Treatment
Excretion Support Robot
Robohelper Love-S
Ever Care

Developing Makers
Sakai Medical
Smile Nursing Care Equipment
TOTO
Aronkasei
Sekisui Hometechno
NWIC
Nihon Safety
Okada Mfg.
Muscle Corporation
Parson Life

Issues on the Horizon

1. Price, 2. Operability, 3.
Robophobia, 4. Hesitation touse a communal toilet.
Agenda: “how to develop an
AI-equipped Robotic forhome use that incorporates
the knowhow of theexperienced caregiver”

Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)

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IV. A Japanese Solution: Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center
An RSC with a Living Lab for Sophisticated AmI Domotics
Safety Standards that would not trigger robophobia(e.g., operability, weight & size, durability, environmentally friendliness, upgradableness)

Table IV-6 The Current Typology of Life Support Robots in Japan
6. Bathing Aids (User: the Elderly and Caregiver)
Products
Bathing Support Equipment
Bathtub-mounted Bathing Aid
Wells Adjustable Bathing Aid
Showering Aid
Lift-equipped Bathing System

Developing Makers
Hi-LexTOTO
Sekisui Hometechno
Air Water
OG Wellness Technologies

Issues on the Horizon

1. Price, 2. Operability

Source: Prof. Yukio HONDA,
With his prior permission

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IV. A Japanese Solution: Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center
An RSC with a Living Lab for Sophisticated AmI Domotics
Safety Standards that would not trigger robophobia(e.g., operability, weight & size, durability, environmentally friendliness, upgradableness)

Table IV-7 The Current Typology of Life Support Robots in Japan
7. Monitoring Systems for Nursing Care Homes (User: Hospital and LTC Facility)
Products
Dementia Care Management Platform
Non-contact Monitoring System
Monitoring Support Platform
Eterior Mat
Out-of-bed Prediction & Notification
Vital Sensing Monitoring
Adaptive Monitoring Platform
Networked Outlet Monitoring Robot
Monitoring Support Platform
Sleep Monitoring System
Safety Monitoring System
Multimodal Monitoring Platform
Monitoring Aid System
Monitoring System

Developing Makers
FuRo Works
Nissho Denki
Sharp
Toli Corporation
RTC
GOV
Funai Electric
Logical ProductKyokko Electric
Chugai Seisakusho
KogaSoftware
RayTronAIVS
VR Techno Center

Issues on the Horizon

1. Privacy and Security, 2.
Underdeveloped anduncoordinated technicalstandards, 3. Interoperability,
4. Price, 5. Upgradableness

Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)

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The Significance of Robot Safety Standards forthe Development of Life Support Robots

IV. A Japanese Solution: Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center
An RSC with a Living Lab for Sophisticated AmI Domotics
Safety Standards that would not trigger robophobia(e.g., operability, weight & size, durability, environmentally friendliness, upgradableness)

Table IV-7 The Current Typology of Life Support Robots in Japan
7. Monitoring Systems for Nursing Care Homes (Continued)
Products
Monitoring System
Monitoring Agent Network Robot
Non-contact Tracking System
Monitoring Platform
Silhouette Monitoring Sensor
Medication Management Support
Establishing & Marketing Monitoring

Developing Makers
Noritsu Precison
Pip
Ideaquest
Sumitomo Riko
King Tsushin Kogyo
ClarionSuper Regional

Issues on the Horizon

1. Privacy and Security, 2.
Underdeveloped anduncoordinated technicalstandards, 3. Interoperability,
4. Price, 5. Upgradableness

Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)Slide No. 17

The Significance of Robot Safety Standards forthe Development of Life Support Robots

IV. A Japanese Solution: Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center
An RSC with a Living Lab for Sophisticated AmI Domotics
Safety Standards that would not trigger robophobia(e.g., operability, weight & size, durability, environmentally friendliness, upgradableness)

Table IV-8 The Current Typology of Life Support Robots in Japan
8. Monitoring Systems for Private Homes (User: Family Caregiver)
Products
Motion-Sensor Wireless Monitoring“Imairumo HI”
Elderly Monitoring Network
24-hour Remote Elderly Monitoring
Cloud Monitoring System
Dementia Patient Monitoring System
Monitoring Aid System
Multimodal Monitoring Platform
Monitoring System
Watching System (Bathing)
Monitoring and All Detection System
Monitoring System
Monitoring Robot
Bath- & Wash-room Monitoring

Developing Makers
Logical Product
SolxyzFuji Data System
Bio Silver
Advanced Digital Technology
Carecom
AIVS
RayTron
Noritsu Precision
Kyokko Electric
Netwrok 21.
CQ-S Net
Fujisoft
Ideaquest

Issues on the Horizon

1. Underdeveloped anduncoordinated technicalstandards, 2. Interoperability,
3. Operability, 4. Privacy andSecurity, 5. Price, 6.
Upgradableness

Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)

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IV. A Japanese Solution: Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center
Safety Standards that would not trigger robophobia(e.g., operability, weight & size, durability, environmentally friendliness, upgradableness)
A Need to Establish a New Typology based on a Globally Combined Knowledge Pool of
Safety Robot Standards and Operating Procedures

Table IV-8 A Proposed Typology of Life Support Robots
User-type

Function-type
Mobility Assistive

Caregiver
SupportHygiene Care

Non-wearable

Indoor, Outdoor, Bed Mobility

Bathing and Showing
ToiletingMonitoring

Communication

Psychological Nursing

Hygiene Care

Specific Purposes, etc.

Wearable

Surveillance

Mobility Assistive
SelfReliance
Support

Purpose-type

WearableNon-wearable

Indoor, Outdoor, Bed Mobility

Bathing and Showing
ToiletingCommunication

Call and GuidanceCommunication

Human-Machine-dialogue

Effects on parkinsonism and dementia
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IV. A Japanese Solution: Increased Function of the Robot Safety Center—From “Made in Japan,” or “Made in such country as Germany, or the US, . . .” to“Standards Set by a Global Partnership”—

IV-3. Issues on the Horizon: Redesigning both Smart Robots and Smart Houses(1) Sophistication of Accident Information Base to be globally utilized(2) Global Utilization of Safety Standardization in the field ofCaregiver Safety and Patient Safety(3) Effectiveness Evaluation System & Standardized Verification Test
(4) Re-establishment of a Robot Research Center to Nurture

an Environment in terms of Robot Friendly Ambient Intelligence (AmI) Domotics,
not only from a technological but also other perspectives—economic, gerontological, ethical, etc.

Formulate Global and Universal Guidelines for Life Support Robots
by examining AmI Domotics
from various Perspectives:(a) The Eldery Needing Life Support Robots(b) Seniors Neeing Self-Reliance Support Robots(c) Caregivers Needing Assistive Robots(d) Engineers Desining and Developing Robot Technologies(e) Natural Scientists Studying Optimum Ways to Treat Patients(f) Ethicists and Legal Experts Examining Legal and Ethical Standards(g) Economists and Managerial Scientists Designing Economic Organizations“The key thing about all the world’s big problems is that they have to be dealt with collectively.”(Doug Engelbart, 2006)

Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)The Significance of Robot Safety Standards forthe Development of Life Support Robots

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SummaryJapan is the forerunner in the world in terms of aging population. Under these circumstances,
life support robots are promising tools to lead to a higher quality of life (QOL) for the elderly alongwith physically challenged people—both young and old. However, there has been a jumble of ideas
and prototypes, leading to a cul-de-sac with respect to the future development of caregiver and selfreliance support robots.
My presentation proposes a promising approach to this cul-de-sac. This impasse has beencaused by three factors. First, robots are extremely expensive, unaffordable for caregivers andpatients. Second, robot markets are extremely compartmentalized and isolated. Third, the primarycause of compartmentalized market has been a confusing patchwork of standards. Thus far, thecul-de-sac has brought about a lackadaisical growth of life support robots, compared with the caseof industrial robots that are experiencing a galloping growth, especially in East Asia.
Accordingly, the time has come to draw up a new road map toward a higher speed of robot
diffusion. The most effective approach would be the establishment of globally encompassing andtrustworthy safety standards. They could provide a firm foundation for a globalized and integrated
market of life support robots. Individual markets, thanks to universally applicable safety
standards, would be loosely interconnected; those markets would include not only the market for
elderly care, but also medical, educational, business, and military services as well as industrial
robots, leading to a larger pool of components and related technologies.
The resulting larger pool could reduce the prices of life support robots and accelerate theirdiffusion. The establishment of globally encompassing safety standards requires an institutionalframework which could play a leadership role. Japan has a robot safety center (RSC); only one in
the world to systematically propose safety standards and guidelines for life support robots.
Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)

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The Significance of Robot Safety Standards forthe Development of Life Support Robots
Material prepared for the 6th World Convention on
Robots, Autonomous Vehicles and Deep Learning:
A Review of Ethical and Social Implications of Robots
Singapore
September 10, 2018

Jun KURIHARA/栗原 潤
Research Director, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS), Tokyo, Japan/
キヤノングローバル戦略研究所 研究主幹)

Kurihara.Jun@canon-igs.org/Kurihara.Jun@gmail.com©2018 Jun KURIHARA
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