MISSION

This project aims to realize an avatar-symbiotic society in which cybernetic avatars (CAs) allow everyone to perform active social roles without constraint. Through the teleoperation of multiple CAs that can fully transmit the user's actions, intentions, and reactions in scenarios which feature hospitality-rich dialogue, the user will be able to take part in various social activities (work, education, medical care, daily life, etc.). By 2050, our lifestyles will have dramatically changed. We will have greater freedom in our choice of location and how we spend our time, and technological advances will have enhanced our abilities. Our goal is to develop and implement avatar-symbiosis within a balanced future society.

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NEWS

2024.09.06
"Osaka University Mirai Souhatsu hive"(大阪大学みらい創発hive), a new base for Osaka University, has opened in Grand Green Osaka JAM BASE. It will be used for demonstration experiments in the Ishiguro Project. For more information, please see the press release from Osaka University.

〈access map〉
"Osaka University Mirai Souhatsu hive" is located on the 2nd floor of Grand Green Osaka North Building, which can be accessed via the connecting bridge from the 2nd floor of Grand Front Osaka North Building.
（Link to Google Maps）〒530-0011 6-38 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan

2024.08.23
The hands-on demonstration "Avatar Land" will be held at Grand Green Osaka JAM BASE and Tokyo WATERRAS from September 10 (Tue) to September 29 (Sun). For more information, please visit the Avatarland special page.
Mar 22, 2021
The website is launched.
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LINKS

  • Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  • Moonshot Research and Development
  • Initiative for Life Design Innovation (iLDi)
  • Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition

Research and Development Institution

  • Osaka University
  • Kyoto University
  • The University of Tokyo
  • Nagoya University
  • Tohoku University
  • Kyushu University
  • The University of Electro-Communications
  • Keio University
  • Ritsumeikan University
  • Kanazawa University
  • Seikei University
  • Chuo University
  • Shibaura Institute of Technology
  • Nagoya Institute of Technology
  • ATR
  • NICT
  • RIKEN
  • Nagasaki University
  • Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
  • Sony Group Corporation

Cooperating Organizations

  • CyberAgent, Inc.
  • Showa Gakuen (NPO)
  • Social Medical Foundation of JUEIKAI
  • Osaka Prefectural Support School for Special Needs Education