[DATE] June 21st, 2024 9:30-18:00 [VENUE] Kansai Medical University
The symposium provides the opportunity for sharing Italy and Japan’s knowledge and latest research on robotics, with its expansion and extraordinary potential in the field of healthcare. Integrating innovative robotic technology into healthcare services provision can greatly boost healthcare system’s performance and help catering the needs of elderly population, especially in countries like Italy and Japan which have to face the challenges of aging societies. Concurrently, service robotics can provide solution for mobility, automation and testing. The symposium also contributes to the overall goal of Expo 2025 Osaka “Designing future societies for our lives”, thus providing a chance for Italy and Japan to actively foster international cooperation in academic research, in a joint effort to deliver innovative solutions to the challenges of the next decades.
Schedule
| Venue | Time | Program |
| KMU Tower 1F | 09:00- | Reception Opens |
| KMU Tower 3F | 09:30-11:00 | Morning Session-Presentations from companies on robotics and healthcare ■ Moderators Giuseppe QUAGLIA (Professor, Politecnico di Torino) Masaharu KOMORI (Professor, Kyoto University) Daisuke MATSUURA (Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology) ■ Speakers Fabio DALLA LIBERA (Robotics Promotion Office, Panasonic Holdings Corporation) “Development of an Autonomous Mobile Robot Platform for Urban Environments” Robert FUCHS (JTEKT Corporation) “Pairdriver Steering Collaborative Control for Automated Driving” Tetsuya KUBOTA (Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.) “Battle Against the COVID-19 Pandemic With the Robotic PCR Testing System” Tatsuya YOSHIMOTO (KOBELCO) “Automatic Welding Technology Using Weld Pool Image Recognition” Kenta MATSUMOTO (Shimazu Corporation) “Robots in the analytics industry” Lorenzo SABAINI (ALBA Robot SRL) “Personal Mobility Robots for All” Hiroyuki ISHII (Waseda University) “Robotics for sustainable well-being; from teeth brushing robot to balloon robot for performing arts” |
| Lunch Break | ||
| Katano Auditorium | 13:00-13:20 | Welcome greetings Koichi TOMODA (President Emeritus, Director of the Center for Global Engagement, Kansai Medical University) Opening Remarks H.E. Gianluigi BENEDETTI (Ambassador of Italy to Japan) Stefano Paolo CORGNATI (Rector, Politecnico di Torino) -Video Tatsuo KINASHI (President, Kansai Medical University) Alberto SAPORA (Vice Rector, Politecnico di Torino) Master of Ceremony: Giuseppe PEZZOTTI (Guest Professor, Kansai Medical University) Photo Session |
| Katano Auditorium | 13:20-15:20 | Keynote Lectures ■ Moderators Masaharu KOMORI (Professor, Kyoto University) Kimitaka HASE (Professor, Kansai Medical University) ■ Speakers Giuseppe QUAGLIA (Professor, Politecnico di Torino) “Service Robots: global trends and prototypes for health care, rehabilitation, disability” Marco CECCARELLI (Professor, University of Roma Tor Vergata) “Experiences and challenges in medical devices for elderly people” Kenjiro TAKEMURA (Professor, Keio University) “Ultrasonic Actuation Enhances Cell/Tissue Engineering” Tomoyuki NODA (Senior Researcher, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International) “Enhancing Tailor-made Neurorehabilitation with Compliant AI-driven Exoskeletons” Q&A Closing Remarks Marco PRENCIPE (Consul General of Italy in Osaka) |
| Coffee Break | ||
| Katano Auditorium | 16:00-16:55 | Symposium 1 “New robotic technologies for health care, rehabilitation, disability and aging society” ■ Moderators Marco CECCARELLI (Professor, University of Roma Tor Vergata) Koji OHATA(Professor, Hokuriku University) ■ Speakers Koji OHATA(Professor, Hokuriku University) Kimitaka HASE (Professor, Kansai Medical University) Tomofumi YAMAGUCHI (Professor, Kyoto University) Jun NAKAYAMA (Lecturer, Kansai Medical University) Yuko ISHIZAKI (Professor, Kansai Medical University) Kiyoshi HAYAKAWA (Professor, Osaka Metropolitan University College of Technology) |
| Break | ||
| Katano Auditorium | 17:00-18:00 | Symposium 2 “Challenging applications of service robotics for Humanity and Healthcare” ■ Moderators Stefano PASTORELLI (Professor, Politecnico di Torino) Daisuke MATSUURA (Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology) ■ Speakers Stefano PASTORELLI (Professor, Politecnico di Torino) Masaharu KOMORI (Professor, Kyoto University) Daisuke MATSUURA (Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology) Akio YAMAMOTO (Professor, University of Tokyo) Luigi TAGLIAVINI (PhD, Politecnico di Torino) Award ceremony |
| Cafeteria | 18:10-19:30 | Networking |
Venue
Kansai Medical University (Hirakata Campus)
Keihan Railway: Hirakatashi Station (5 mins)
■KMU Tower ３F (Morning Session only)
2 Chome-2-3 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1191
■Katano Auditorium (Faculty of Medicine Building)
2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1010
＊Please use public transportation.
Contact
■Consolato Generale d Italia Osaka:
Tel: +81-6-4706-5820
Email: segreteria.osaka＊esteri.it
■Politecnico di Torino
Japan Hub – Kyoto Office
Tel: +81-75-701-7019
Email: japan.hub＊polito.it
■Kansai Medical University
Center for Global Engagement
Tel: +81-72-804-2184
Email: kokusai＊hirakata.kmu.ac.jp
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