Media

FY2023

2023.12.25
[Press Release] Release of Open Source Software MMDAgent-EX: Advancing interdisciplinary research on multimodal dialogue and avatar communication in the Age of AI., Nagoya Institute of Technology (Japanese site)
2023.12.14
[News] #74: Interview with a researcher at the Institute of Medical Science! East Asia Symposium in Korea Part 2 [Tobidase Medical Research Institute], Youtube,[Kyoto University] Ura Medical Research Channel(Japanese site)
2023.12.03
[News] Un robot que sigui com jo, El Punt Avui (Spanish site)
2023.11.19
[News] [Weekly Regional Topics]#92 Keihanna Avatar Challenge/Keihanna Avatar Challenge/Keihanna Puppet Theatre Company to Present New Works/Joyo Shodo-Kanae Gymnastics Festival/Jomi Bell Unveiling Ceremony/Iki Iki Marche 2023_December 1 - December 7, 2011, Youtube: KCN Kyoto Family Channel (Japanese site) Youtube:"[Kyoto University] Ura Medical Research Channel" (Japanese site)
2023.11.03
[News] La UPC presenta a Sota, un avatar que ha viajado desde Japón para interactuar con humanos, LAVANGUARDIA (Spanish site)
2023.11.02
[News] Avatars ciberbetics per una nova era, UPC Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Spanish site)
2023.10.17
[News] Japanese expert: Let's get ready for AI rule and granting human rights to robots (Auto Translation from Polish), Rzeczpospolita (Polish newspapers)
2023.10.17
[News] Interview with Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro, Osaka Graduate School of Engineering, "Future Society in Harmony with Robots", Seikyo Shimbun (The Soka Gakkai) (Japanese site)
2023.09.30
[News] Talk Session: Exploring Aging at the Science Museum, The National Museum of Emerging Science and Ennovation (Japanese site)
2024.09.28
[News] Umekita is set to be at the forefront of experiencing future technologies – exploring the reasons why cutting-edge research from OSAKA University, which is garnering global attention, is emerging beyond the confines of the university, Forbes Japan BrandVoice Studio (Japanese site)
2023.08.31
[News] Avatar and the Future Society: Striving for Integration with the Real World, Nikkei BizGate, the Nikkei Inc. (Japanese site)
2023.06.06
[Press Release] Sharper computer vision for self-driving cars and cybernetic avatars The development of robotic avatars could benefit from an improvement in how computers detect objects in low-resolution images, Research news, News & Publications, RIKEN (English site)
2023.06.03
[News] Soothing the Elderly: Caring and Observing Robot at TOKUYO Kawasaki Special Care, Yomiuri Newspaper Online (Japanese site)

FY2022

2022.02.28
[News] Exploring the Future in Five Years, Introduced in "Nextcom", Quarterly Journal, KDDI Research, Inc.(Japanese site)
2022.02.21
[News] As Life Tuesday with Azusa Kuwahara, Radio Osaka, OBC FM 919 AM 1314YouTube of the Show (Japanese site)
2022.02.14
[News] Interview at the World Government Summit (Youtube in Arabic), Dubai TV, Dubai TV
2022.02.14
[News] Interview at the World Government Summit (Youtube in Arabic), Akhbar Al Emarat, Akhbar Al Emarat
2023.01.20
[News] Is the android era upon us? Meet innovator Hiroshi Ishiguro, Prime Ministers office of Japan, Youtube Channel (Japanese site)
2022.01.07
[News] Avatar Potential: Is a World of Work Anywhere Almost Here?, Yomiuri TV News, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (Japanese site)
2022.01.01
[News] Hiroshi Ishiguro Human - Robot Symbiotic Society, Underline Originals (English site)
2022.01.01
[News] How the robot Erica learned to laugh (Auto-translation from German), Redaktions Netzwerk Deutschland
2022.12.25
[News] Robot Sympathetic Laughter: Spreading Smiles and Laughs with a Human Touch, TV show of "Me ga Ten"(Wide-Eyed Wonders!), Nippon Television Network Corporation
2022.12.23
[News] (Science and Future) Shaping the Future of Humans and Robots: Upper Body Avatars Playing Active Roles and Engaging in Real Conversations, The Asahi Shimbun (Japanese site)
2022.10.29
[News] "The Road to TV show" Danger Ranger, NHK General Television
2022.10.21
[Press Release] Japan’s Digital Minister to become a cybernetic avatar, Osaka University (English site)
2022.10.14
NHK News Watch9, Hot Kansai, NHK
2022.09.29
[Press Release] A Conversational Robot Laughs along with Humans: Paving the Way for the Realization of Empathetic and Symbiotic AI (Japanese site) & Can a robot laugh with you?: Shared laughter generation for empathetic spoken dialogue, Kyoto University (English site)
2022.07.29
[News] Activ8 Unveils 'Gene': The Official Avatar of the "Avatar-Symbiotic Society" Project, MoguLive (Japanese site)
2022.07.28
[News] "Gender-Neutral Avatars", NIT & Osaka Univ. Aim for Expo Demonstration., The Nikkei (Japanese site)
2022.07.22
[News] Humanity will transcend Bodily Constraints: The Era of the 'Society of Working through Avatars' has Dawned., OneStep"Keyperson", Nikkei Business Publications (Japanese site)
2022.07.18
[News] Osaka Expo Countdown: 1,000 Days to Envisioning a Tech-Infused Vision of the Future, The Nikkei (Japanese site)
2022.06.29
[News] Creating Gender-Neutral Avatars: For Guided Tours and Customer Support, The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (Japanese site)
2022.06.20
[Press Release] Developing an Official CG Avatar of the "Avatar-Symbiotic Society" of MoonShot Project: Envisaging a Next-Generation Avatar Society for Everyone without Constraint, Nagoya Institute of Technology & Osaka University (Japanese site)
2022.06.15
[Press Release] Remote solid cancers rewire hepatic nitrogen metabolism via host nicotinamide-N-methyltransferase, nature communications (English site)
2022.06.10
[News] "Roundabout Kansai Midday" Future Glimpse Lab, NHK Osaka Broadcasting Center
2022.05.30
[News] Compact Implants Decode Brainwaves into Text, Deciphering a Will: ALS Clinical Trial by Osaka University, The Mainichi, Japan Daily News (Japanese site)
2022.05.10
[News] Robots with Immature AI, Assisted by Humans, Boost Sales: CyberAgent and Osaka University's Customer Service Experiment in Retail Stores, The Nikkei (Japanese site)
2022.04.07
[News] Sharing Local History via 'Robophones': Leading the Elderly to a Meaningful Life, The Sankei News (Japanese site)

FY2021

2022.01.19
[News] Switching Multiple Personalities for Work: One Person Operates 5-10 Avatars, Nikkei XTREND, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (Japanese site)
2021.12.27
[Press Release] Osaka University Obtains License for Local 5G (4.7GHz Band) Wireless Station - Commences Demonstration Research on Remote Robot Operation and Advanced Autonomous Driving at the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University (Japanese site)
2021.12.24
[News] Avatar can Unleash New Communication Avenues, "NEW MODEL MAGAZINE X" February, 2022 Issue, Mook House
2021.12.24
[News] Hiroshi Ishiguro at the Forefront of "Robots and Humans" - Avatar-Led "Virtualized Real World" Work Revolution, Daily Cyzo (Japanese site)
2021.12.09
[News] "News Shibu 5ji" To the Future: Avatar Robots Enrich Our Lives., NHK General Television
2021.12.09
[News] Professor Ishiguro discusses a future where avatars can excel beyond time and place for humans, Nikkei XTREND, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (Japanese site)
2021.11.10
[News] Is the World of Movies a Reality? What is a "Cybernetic Avatar-Symbiotic Society"?, "kn.itmedia co.jp" ( IT Media aggregation site), Itmedia Inc. (Japanese site)
2021.11.04
[Press Release] AI Lab's Demonstration Explores Robot-Assisted Customer Service Feasibility at Commercial Complex (Tokyu Hands) to enhance CS: 20 Robots Assisted by 4 Operators Handle Complaints/Silent Requests with Hybrid Autonomous and Remote Systems, CyberAgent, Inc. & Osaka University (Japanese site)
2021.10.20
[News] A man with a mechanical arm is still a man. It will be the same with the avatar　(Machine translation ), News(Croatian), University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Computing
2021.10.08
[Press Release] AI Lab's Demonstration Explores the Impact of Cooperative Dialogue Among Robots on Consumer Behavior and Sales Boost: Tested at AEON MALL Kusatsu, CyberAgent, Inc. & Osaka University (Japanese site)
2021.09.24
[News] Robotic Companion 'CommU': Bringing Fun to the Classroom with Questioning and Participation at the Elementary School Attached to Mie University, The Chunichi Shimbun (Japanese site)
2021.09.22
[News] Robots Participate in Classroom Dialogues: Elementary School Attached to Mie University Collaborates on Research with Osaka University, The Education News (Japanese site)
2021.09.07
[Press Release] Establishment of "AVITA Corporation", Press Conference, AVITA,Inc. (Japanese site)
2021.09.06
[Press Release] AI Lab's Demonstration: Robot Customer Service at Airports - Ten Robots Serve Two Customers Autonomously and Remotely (Hybrid way), Conveying Airport's Attractiveness and Exploring a Novel Travel Experience., CyberAgent, Inc. & Osaka University (Japanese site)
2021.08.31
[News] Human-Robot Symbiosis Vision at Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo by Hiroshi Ishiguro, PR Magazine "You's", The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (Japanese site)
2021.08.30
[Press Release] [Press Release]AI Lab's Demonstration: Robots Served as City Workers, Using Autonomy and Remote Control Hybrid - One Operator Manages Five Robots to Explore New Forms of Communication with Citizens., CyberAgent, Inc. & Osaka University (Japanese site)
2021.08.26
[Press Release] AI Lab Initiates Demonstration in Three Fields for Next-Generation Robot Services - Conducting Autonomous and Remote Hybrid Robot Customer Service, Serving One Person with Five Robots, Exploring Human Enhancement., CyberAgent, Inc. & Osaka University (Japanese site)
2021.08.20
[News] Symposium on Avatar Symbiotic Society: Examining Market and Ethics, on August 27, Focusing on Society Empowered by Teleoperated "Cybernetic Avatar", livedoor NEWS (Japanese site)
2021.08.20
[News] Symposium on Avatar Symbiotic Society: Examining Market and Ethics, on August 27, Focusing on Society Empowered by Teleoperated "Cybernetic Avatar", News Blog "ROBOSTA", robot start inc. (Japanese site)
2021.07.27
[Press Release] AI Lab Conducts Demonstration Experiment with Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering Science and PRENO Co. to Boost Usage of 'DX Vending Machine with Large Monitor' via Remote Customer Service Robot., CyberAgent, Inc. & Osaka University (Japanese site)
2021.07.23
[News] "Humans Will Eventually Become Machines," Roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro ., The STYLE "My Story", The Nikkei (Japanese site)
2021.07.16
[Press Release] AI Lab held a debriefing session on the findings of three field demonstration experiments conducted on the theme of "Working with Remote Dialogue Robots" as part of the Moonshot R&D Project (Japanese site).
2021.07.06
[Press Release] Osaka University and Senboku New Town collaborate on the pioneering 'Senboku Avatar Project' to enhance the region's appeal and address policy challenges., Sakai City
2021.05.28
An Experiment Exploring Communication Possibilities: Avatar Robots as Museum Guides for Showcasing the Beauty of Nature and Land-Water Creatures, "Mirai-Nozokimi-LAB" from "Gurutto Kansai Ohirumae", NHK Osaka
2021.04.09
Exploring the Potential of Communication with Avatar Robots in a Nursery School, "Mirai-Nozokimi-LAB" from "Gurutto Kansai Ohirumae", NHK Osaka

FY2020

2021.03.14
[News] Actroid & Embodied Intelligence, IEEE RAS Soft Robotics Technical committee (English site)
2021.03.14
[News] Clip "Hiroshi Ishiguro On Making Android Resemble Himself", Soft Robotics Podcast，IEEE RAS Soft Robotics Technical committee (English site)
2021.03.08
[News] Is AI the Enemy? Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro Convinced "Space Wars Will Soon Begin, the Nikkei Business (Japanese site).
2021.03.08
[Press Release] AI Lab Conducted the Third Demonstration Experiment as Part of the Moonshot R&D Project, exploring the potential of "New Entertainment Provision with Remote Dialogue Robots" in Amusement Parks, CyberAgent, Inc. & Osaka University (Japanese site).
2021.03.05
[News] "Preventing Contact: Boku ni Omakase," introduced the demonstration experiment of this project, Article of The Yomiuri Shimbun
2021.03.05
[News] Remote Experiment Using Avatars., "Mirai-Nozokimi-LAB" from "Gurutto Kansai Ohirumae", NHK Osaka
2021.03.03
[Press Release] AI Lab Conducted Second Demonstration Experiment as Part of the Moonshot R&D Project, exploring the potential of "Sales Promotion with Remote Interactive Robots" in Supermarkets, CyberAgent, Inc. & Osaka University (Japanese site).
2021.03.02
[News] The demonstration experiment of this project was introduced in the article "CyberAgent: Remote Customer Service with Robots", Nikkei Business Daily (Japanese site).
2021.02.15
[Press Release] AI Lab Launched Four Demonstration Projects with Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering Science as Part of the "Moonshot R&D Project" - Part 1: Exploring a New Form of "Childcare with Remote Interactive Robots", CyberAgent, Inc. & Osaka University (Japanese site).
2021.02.14
[News] "What if there were another individual just Like You?": Introducing "Androids" or "Clones" who could become "another version of yourself.", "What If' World", NHK
2021.01.20
[News] Demonstration of the project for an Early Detection System for Dementia, utilizing the Dialogue with an Android Robot in Collaboration with Universities (incl. Osaka University), Sakai City
2020.12.18
[News] We, in the Time of Corona "I Think This Way During the COVID-19 Pandemic", NHK World