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Empirical and Philosophical Enquiries into Identity Development of Tele-operated Androids in Dementia Care

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K16480
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research InstitutionWaseda University (2017-2018)
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (2016)

Principal Investigator

Yamazaki-Skov Ryuji  早稲田大学, 社会科学総合学術院, 講師(任期付) (10623746)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywordsロボットメディアコミュニケーション / BPSD / NPI / NIRS / ロボット回想法 / 誘導技術 / ポスト現象学 / 臨床倫理 / 認知症 / 対話誘導 / 技術倫理 / ヒューマンインターフェース / ロボットメディア / リハビリテーション / 対話誘導法 / アンドロイドリテラシー / ハイブリッドプレゼンス / 福祉工学 / 哲学 / 倫理学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influential nature of robotic media and the effects on human subjects. Our case studies indicate that older adults with dementia become more open and prosocial, thanks in part to robotic intervention, by using suitable conversational topics to catalyze patients' reactions more efficiently. According to NPI scores, an android robot could ameliorate BPSD in patients with anxiety, and appetite and eating change. Those results suggest that there is potential for leading older adults in a specific direction. We can expect their subjectivity to be led by robotic persuasion, sometimes even involuntarily. Regarding ethical implications, we pursued ways to enhance autonomy and discussed the freedom to adjust our relationship to technology. An explanatory approach to voluntary freedom is to pursue a way to respect the user's will. While still using that approach, we can also follow the feedback approach by balancing risk versus benefit.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

従来の電話機やICT技術は人の身体性、特に接触の契機を取り払い、認知症で認知能力が低下した人でも使える通信手段ではなかった。話し相手として認識しやすいデザインのアンドロイドロボットによるメディアコミュニケーション(ECT)は、認知症高齢者のデジタルデバイドを解消し、言語・非言語の両面で社会参加、包摂を促進するものである。本研究のメディアによる効果的な誘導法の研究は、質の高い遠隔ケアのコミュニティ創造を基礎づける意義がある。また、ロボットを介した人間の社会的認知の調節能力、心理・行動を誘導する潜在力を明らかにするとともに、誘導技術の臨床倫理を含む新領域「ロボットメディア論」を開拓する意義がある。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Aarhus University/Institute for Culture and Society/Philosophy(Denmark)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 認知症ケアにおける高齢者の自由と社会性の検討:ロボットメディアによる主体性の再構築に向けて2019

    • Author(s)
      山崎竜二
    • Journal Title

      ソシオサイエンス

      Volume: 25 Pages: 118-135

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Multiscale Entropy Quantifies the Differential Effect of the Medium Embodiment on Older Adults Prefrontal Cortex During the Story Comprehension: a Comparative Analysis2019

    • Author(s)
      Soheil Keshmiri, Hidenobu Sumioka, Ryuji Yamazaki, Hiroshi Ishiguro
    • Journal Title

      Entropy

      Volume: 21(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 1-16

    • DOI

      10.3390/e21020199

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Use of Robotic Media as Persuasive Technology and Its Ethical Implications in Care Settings2018

    • Author(s)
      Ryuji Yamazaki, Shuichi Nishio, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Hiroko Kase
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Philosophy and Ethics in Health Care and Medicine

      Volume: 12 Pages: 45-58

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Differential Entropy Preserves Variational Information of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Time Series Associated With Working Memory2018

    • Author(s)
      Keshmiri Soheil、Sumioka Hidenubo、Yamazaki Ryuji、Ishiguro Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Neuroinformatics

      Volume: 12(33) Pages: 1-18

    • DOI

      10.3389/fninf.2018.00033

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Differential Entropy Preserves Variational Information of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Time Series Associated with Working Memory2018

    • Author(s)
      Soheil Keshmiri, Hidenobu Sumioka, Ryuji Yamazaki, Hiroshi Ishiguro
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Neuroscience

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Ethical Implications of Robot Reminiscence for Older Adults: Constitution of Moral Subjectivity with Technological Mediation2018

    • Author(s)
      Ryuji Yamazaki
    • Organizer
      International Reminiscence and Life Review Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Study on Management of Technological Knowledge to Promote Older Adults’ Freedom in Dementia Care2018

    • Author(s)
      Ryuji Yamazaki
    • Organizer
      Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ロボットメディアによるソーシャルデザイン2018

    • Author(s)
      山崎竜二
    • Organizer
      アートミーツケア学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ソーシャルロボットのデザインにおけるコーディング2018

    • Author(s)
      山崎竜二
    • Organizer
      アートミーツケア学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Social Design for Sustainable Care Systems2018

    • Author(s)
      Ryuji Yamazaki
    • Organizer
      International Young Innovators Summit 2018 - Innovation Today for The Better Future
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Potential Health Benefit of Physical Embodiment in Elderly Counselling: a Longitudinal Case Study2018

    • Author(s)
      Soheil Keshmiri, Hidenobu Sumioka, Masataka Okubo, Ryuji Yamazaki, Aya Nakae, Hiroshi Ishiguro
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Similarity of Impact of Humanoid and In-Person Communication on Frontal Brain Activity of Elderly Adults2018

    • Author(s)
      Soheil Keshmiri, Hidenobu Sumioka, Ryuji Yamazaki, Masataka Okubo, Hiroshi Ishiguro
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ロボットメディアによる心理・行動誘導技術の開発:高齢者の対話を促す言語・非言語情報の活用2018

    • Author(s)
      山崎竜二
    • Organizer
      早稲田大学データ科学総合研究教育センター第3回シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Android Robotics and the Conceptualization of Human Beings: The Telenoid and the Japanese Concept of Nature2018

    • Author(s)
      Marco Norskov, Ryuji Yamazaki
    • Organizer
      Robo-Philosophy
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 介護ロボット開発の現状―日本・デンマーク・ドイツ2018

    • Author(s)
      山崎竜二
    • Organizer
      NPO法人高齢者を支える学際的チームアプローチ推進ネットワーク「ミシガンネット」
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] A Pilot Study of Robot Reminiscence in Dementia Care2018

    • Author(s)
      Ryuji Yamazaki, Masahiro Kochi, Weiran Zhu, Hiroko Kase
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Social Robotics
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 認知症ケアにおけるロボットメディアを用いた対話誘導技術と倫理的課題2017

    • Author(s)
      山崎竜二
    • Organizer
      日本医学哲学・倫理学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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