Explore the future of emotional robots with Japanese AI expert

On June 21 in Hanoi and June 22 in Ho Chi Minh City, the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will organize a series of events "Together we create Doraemon - The future woven from the heart and AI" with the speaker being Associate Professor, Dr. Osawa Masahiko from Nihon University (Tokyo, Japan).

The event is an academic and interactive experience, organized by the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam (Japan International Exchange Fund) in collaboration with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi and the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City.

Associate Professor, Dr. Osawa Masahiko is one of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) experts in Japan with many outstanding research projects, articles, and scientific reports in areas such as: Biologically inspired cognitive architecture, Human-Agent Interaction (HAI), Machine learning and deep learning, Cognitive science...

He also serves as Director of the Research Center for Next Generation Society (RINGS).

Dr. Osawa has unique approaches to AI and robotics. (Photo: Osawa Masahiko)

According to the Organizing Committee, like many people in Japan and around the world , Dr. Osawa grew up with affection for Doraemon - a robot cat with human emotions. Unlike industrial robots designed to perform their jobs perfectly, Doraemon is "imperfect" because he has emotions and a human personality, which are the qualities that make this character loved globally.

Instead of creating a perfect and emotionless robot, Dr. Osawa believes that what society really needs is a companion like Doraemon—a robot that is capable of understanding and bonding with humans.

For over a decade, he has been drawing on knowledge from cognitive science, psychology, and the humanities to research the field of Human-Agent Interaction (HAI)—which explores how humans and artificial agents build trust, empathy, and emotional understanding in each other.

Through his research, Dr. Osawa not only imagines the future, but also creates it step by step. In this lecture, participants will learn more about how that future is taking shape, and will also have the opportunity to meet “Mini-Dora” - a robot prototype developed by Dr. Osawa himself.

The lecture promises to provide insights not only for those working in the technology field, but also for anyone interested in innovation and cultural exchange between Vietnam and Japan.

MY HANH

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