Date: Oct. 25, 2018

Venue: ATR Main conference room (GF), 2-2-2 Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0288, JAPAN

15:30-15:40　Introduction
What is the future robotics?
ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories
Director&ATR Fellow　Norihiro Hagita

15:40-15:55 Invited Talk
Networked bionano robotics realizing extension of healthy life and substantial reduction of medical expenses
Dept. of Information Physics & Computing, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo　

Prof. Koji Ikuta

15:55-16:55 Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Koji Ikuta(Prof., Dept. of Information Physics & Computing, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Toky)
HIroshi Ishiguro (Dr., Director&ATR Fellow, ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories)
Masatsugu Kidode (Dr., Representative Director, Association of Meta-Research Innovation at ATR）
Satoshi Kurihara (Prof., Department of Administration Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University/Prof., Artificial Intelligence eXploration Research Center, The University of Electro-Communications)
Miwako Doi (Dr., Auditor, National Institute of Information and Communication Technolgy/Director,Nara Institute of Science and Technology)

Coordinator:
Norihiro Hagita (Director &ATR Fellow)

16:55-17:00 Summary
Norihiro Hagita (Director &ATR Fellow)

This panel discussion will be held as part of ATR Open House 2018.