共感ロボットへの挑戦

抄録

When most people hear the word robot, they probably think of a human-shaped robot. However, software engineers may think of RPA (Robotic Process Automation). Whether it is hardware or software, robots basically operate as instructed by humans and perform human work. In other words, a robot is a servant. This is because the current industrial society brought about by the Industrial Revolution is centered on things, and the amount of work required to do so has increased dramatically over time. As everybody knows, society changes with time. The industrial society is getting close to its end, and now it is time to think about the next society. The biggest problem with the industrial society is that it consumes too much energy, and it is no longer possible to maintain the industrial society. Furthermore, the reason that the industrial society cannot be maintained is the rapid aging of the population, we cannot securea working population. However, the population is increasing in developing countries. But these people are not able to support the industrial society due to the lack of literacy (skills, knowledge). , the Industrial Revolution introduced the division of labor. Before that, we enjoyed a unique characteristic that only human have, i.e., We think about the future, and worked hard to make those dreams come true. This is self-realization, and it allows humans to feel the greatest happiness and sense of accomplishment. However, because of the division of labor, we began to work for others, and to this day we have lived without being able to feel the greatest happiness that humans are originally capable of. A big problem for the elderly, especially men, is that they make friends at work, so when they retire from work, they lose friends and become lonely. Therefore, how to overcome this sense of loneliness and bring tomorrow to the world of the elderly, too, is an important issue. In this presentation, how to tackle this issue will be discussed.