| Project/Area Number |
16K16962
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Cultural anthropology
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
Otsuki Grant 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 助教 (70771525)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Project Status |
Discontinued (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Keywords | cybernetics / translation / wearable technology / robotics / 文化人類学 / 科学技術論 / サイバネティックス |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This research project has made the following progress during the past year:
1. Additional fieldwork and interviews were conducted with a small number of informants involved in virtual reality and robotics research in Japan. These interviews confirmed several conclusions reached during the earlier phase of this study related to the significance of cybernetics to Japanese research.
2. A study was made of the papers of Norbert Wieners at the MIT Library Institute Archives, focusing on correspondence with collaborators in Japan and papers related to (1) early correspondence (circa 1915) related to philosophical topics predating cybernetics, and (2) later correspondence (circa 1960) pertaining to the translation of cybernetics texts into foreign languages, particularly Japanese. This study indicated the nature of the relationships between Wiener and his Japanese collaborators surrounding the spread of cybernetics and provided direction for future research.
3. Several conference presentations were made related to the present research at international conferences, and collaborative relationships with international researchers were established.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The research plan for this year was originally intended to focus on the archives related to cybernetics, which was achieved during this year. The volume of the archival material to be studied was less than initially expected, which will
allow me to move on to other archival sources and interview subjects in the coming year.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The plans for the next year are as follows:
(1) To supplement archival research at MIT, conduct studies of historical materials held at the archives of Harvard University, and at the libraries of the Tokyo Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo.
(2) Expand the interview component of the study to include living students of major translators of cybernetics in Japan.
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| Expenditure Plan for Carryover Budget |
This remainder will be used to support travel costs and/or the cost of acquiring research materials in the next year.
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