09:30-09:40 Welcome speech
Shuji Hashimoto (Waseda University)
09:40-10:15 A transdisciplinary approach to (bio)materials: from regenerative medicine to robotics
Leonardo Ricotti (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies)
10:15-10:50 How to ensure an efficacy and safety of innovative medical devices?
Mitsuo UMEZU (Waseda University)
10:50-11:10 Coffee break
11:10-11:45 Novel shapes and materials for the Robot of the Future
Cecilia Laschi (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies)
11:45-12:20 Robotic rehabilitation and cell therapy revolutionize medical care
Rui YUGE (Hiroshima University)
12:20-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-14:05 Society 5.0: the Future of AI and Robots
Toshie TAKAHASHI (Waseda University)
14:05-14:40 Rethinking Robotics for the Robot Companion of the Future: the RoboCom++ approach
Paolo Dario (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies)
14:40-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-15:35 Bio-inspired robotics and its application to rescue and recovery
Fumitoshi MATSUNO (Kyoto University)
15:35-16:10 Multi-scale Robotics Systems
Toshio FUKUDA (Nagoya University)
16:10-16:45 What brains for robots of the future?
Egidio Falotico (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies)
16:45-17:00 Closing remarks
Paolo Dario (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies)
Atsuo Takanishi (Waseda University)