| Budget Amount *help |
¥25,870,000 (Direct Cost: ¥19,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,970,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥8,060,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,860,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥10,010,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,310,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, we focused on facial expressions, which have a social aspect of connecting with others and society through empathy and cooperation. We tried to develop a new field of "Regeneration of social functions through the facial expression” with the aid of robotics technology. We investigated the process of acquiring new social functions by learning and using the residual functions, and addressed the important question of how to support people with diseases /disabilities to express natural facial expressions. We have developed a prototype of a robotic mask to help solve the problem of patients with facial nerve palsy, and clarified its effectiveness through clinical research.
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