AI Robot-Driven Science Workshop
vol.5

Held on January 29, 2026 (Thu)

The 5th AI Robot-Driven Science Workshop was held on January 29, 2026.

The topic for this session was "AI Robot-Driven Science and Digitalization of Research Know-how Infrastructure." We deepened our understanding through lectures and discussions with leading researchers and practitioners in the field.

Thank you very much for your attendance.

Overview

Date
January 29, 2026 (Thursday)
Time
13:00-18:00
Venue
TIME24 Building, 13F, Training Room 133

Program

Time Content
12:30 Doors Open
13:00 ◆ Part 1: Invited Talks
13:00 Opening Remarks
Noriyasu Mitsuyama (Team Leader, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
13:05 Invited Talk
Tamio Tanikawa (Director, Wellbeing Implementation Research Center, Research Strategy Division, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
13:25 Invited Talk
Natsuki Yamanobe (Team Leader, Wellbeing Implementation Research Center, Research Strategy Division, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
13:45 Invited Talk
Tadayoshi Aoyama (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University)
– Break (15 min) –
14:20 Invited Talk
Yasushi Yagi (Specially Appointed Professor, D3 Center, Osaka University)
14:40 Invited Talk
Takuma Yagi (Senior Researcher, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
15:00 Invited Talk
Takuya Maekawa (Professor, Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies / Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University)
15:20 Invited Talk
Tomoaki Yoshinaga (Department Manager, Vision Intelligence Research Department, Advanced AI Innovation Center, Research & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd.)
– Break (15 min) –
15:55 ◆ Part 2: Panel Discussion

15:55- Introduction
16:00- Panel Discussion (50 min)

Moderator:
Noriyasu Mitsuyama (Team Leader, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

Panelists:
Yasushi Yagi (Specially Appointed Professor, D3 Center, Osaka University)
Takuma Yagi (Senior Researcher, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
Takuya Maekawa (Professor, Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies / Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University)
Tomoaki Yoshinaga (Department Manager, Vision Intelligence Research Department, Advanced AI Innovation Center, Research & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd.)
– Break (10 min) –
17:00 ◆ Part 3: Networking Session
17:00 Networking Session
17:55 Closing Remarks
Koichi Takahashi (Representative, JST MIRAI Program "Acceleration of Life Science by Robotic Biology")
18:00 Close

Speakers

Tadayoshi Aoyama

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University

Yasushi Yagi

Specially Appointed Professor, D3 Center, Osaka University

Tomoaki Yoshinaga

Department Manager, Vision Intelligence Research Department, Center for Technology Innovation - Artificial Intelligence, Research & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd.

Tamio Tanikawa

Director, Wellbeing Implementation Research Center, Research Strategy Division, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Natsuki Yamanobe

Team Leader, Wellbeing Implementation Research Center, Research Strategy Division, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Takuma Yagi

Senior Researcher, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Takuya Maekawa

Professor, Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies / Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University

* Titles omitted, listed in no particular order

Organizer

Operations

  • AI Robot-Driven Science Initiative Secretariat (Contracted company: Papukaija LLC)

Contact: info@airds.jp (Secretariat)