Cybernetic Avatar Startups & Tech Osaka Summit 2025
Japanese On 16 September 2025, Cybernetic Avatar Startups 2025 (CAS) took place at the Grand Green Osaka JAM BASE Blooming Camp. CAS featured introductions to, and exhibitions of, technology seeds being developed under the 'Moonshot Goal 1: Realization of a society in which human beings can be free from limitations of body, brain, space, and time by 2050. At the Tech Osaka Summit 2025, which was held simultaneously at the Grand Front Osaka Congress Convention Centre, four speakers — Norihiro Hagita (PD), Hiroshi Ishiguro (PM), Ryota Kanai (PM) and Takahiro Miyashita — took to the stage for a talk session titled 'Challenge the World with Cybernetic Avatar Startups!' to present […]
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Japanese Thank you for your continued interest in ISL's activities. We redesigned our website to better communicate our core vision and mission, as well as our current projects. We have completely redesigned the structure of our new website to help you quickly find the information you are looking for. We will continue to provide the latest ISL news and updates and look forward to your ongoing support!
The first DFL+JST workshop has been held.
Japanese On May 26, 2025, eight people, including Khalfan Khalfan, the CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFL), visited Japan. The first joint workshop between the DFL and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) was held during this visit. The DFL is conducting joint research toward the internationalization of an avatar coexistence society. Previously, the workshop had only been held in Dubai, but this was the first time it was held in Japan. In addition to the research presentations, the workshop included a tour of the Osaka-Kansai Expo's signature pavilion, the "Future of Life," as well as a visit to the avatar remote control site.
MS Press Release
Japanese On April 9, 2025, a press release was held regarding the JST Moon Shot-type Research and Development Program, also known as the Moonshot R&D Program, which is promoted by JST. (MS) was held at the EXPO 2025 Osaka-Kansai Signature Pavilion, "Future of Life."
Public Advertisement for Researchers/Engineers
Deep Interaction Laboratory Group(DIL) of Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International(ATR) starts new research and development project for "The Realization of an Avatar-Symbiotic Society where Everyone can Perform Active Roles without Constraint(PM: Professor Ishiguro in Osaka Univ.) towards Moonshot Goal 1 in Moonshot Research and Development Program in Cabinet Office (Realization of a society in which human beings can be free of body, brain, space, and time limitations by 2050). The laboratory is looking for staff members who have a flexible attitude and can contribute to develop and harness the laboratory's research strength. For more information ... click here.
Two Motivational Artificial Beings Are Better than One for Enhancing Learning
In a study published this month in PLOS ONE, researchers from the University of Tsukuba and ATR have shown that motor task performance in participants was significantly enhanced by praise from either one or two robots or virtual agents. Details
