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$0/5&/54 Why now? What kinds of robots at home? What is the trend in startup? Why do these systems have a physical body? Whatʼs next? 

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Categories of robots surrounding us (https://www.cbinsights.com/research/robotics-deals-consumer-enterprise-medical/#enterprise) 

(https://www.slideshare.net/bernardmoon/internet-of-things-hardware-industry-report-2016) Robots market grows rapidly. 

(https://www.bcg.com/publications/2017/strategy-technology-digital-gaining-robotics-advantage.aspx) Especially consumer robots will grow rapid. Forecast for future growth 

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Artificial Intelligence at Home • Smart appliances • Smart kitchen (refrigerators, stoves, etc.) • and more (laundry machines, air conditioners, etc.) • Smart speakers (Amazon Echo, Google Home, etc.) • Others • Communication robots • Educational robots • Functional robots • Hobby / Entertainment robots 

Artificial Intelligence at Home • Smart appliances • Smart kitchen (refrigerators, stoves, etc.) • and more (laundry machines, air conditioners, etc.) • Smart speakers (Amazon Echo, Google Home, etc.) • Others (ʻRobotsʼ in this slide) • Communication robots • Educational robots • Functional robots • Hobby/ Entertainment robots • …and what else? 

Map of WHERE robots are used at home 

Elderly Care Telecommu- nication Grandparentsʼ House Play room Kidsʼ room Living room Whole house control Kitchen Utility Not only for elderly Classify home robots based on their PURPOSE Hobby & Entertainment (all generations) Childrenʼs learning Communication & Voice command HOUSE Convenient life 

Help/ Care Telecommunication Play room Kidsʼ room Communication Living room Functionality Grandparentʼ House HOUSE(whole) Kitchen Utility Smart speaker Smart fridges, stoves, … Smart laundry Smart air conditioner 

Help / Care Telecommunication Grandparentsʼ House UNAZIKI KABOCHAN PARO Konnnichiha akachan ROMEO HSR SMILE BABY Little_Fish ELLI-Q OriHime BOCCO SAM Telenoid KOKOKUMA Comi_Kuma coconatch 

Play Room Alpha1_Pro PREMAID_AI iDoll Kosaka_Cocona PLEN.D Mechanoid Everest MekaMon SPRK+ OLLIE BB-8 Stormtrooper Haro CHiP DOMGY MiRo Woonyan Zoomer Roboraptor_Blue Aibo Yumeneko Nadenade_wanchan Qoobo WOOMO BakushoTaro From Fiction Pet Comedy Moving Like a Human Moving Around 

Programming Education & Block Assembling Programming Education Simple Programming Education Block Learning Assistance Intellectual Training Kidsʼ Room 

Programming Education & Block Assembling Programming Education Simple Programming Education Block Learning Assistance Intellectual Training Kidsʼ Room COZMO mBot Dash Coder_MiP COJI Ozobot Lab Photon MILO littleBits Pudding 公⼦⼩⽩ Musio LessonPod Honeybot Charpy Pudding_S cocotto BEZELIE EZ-B ToyBlock KOOV Krypton3 Kamigami Boya Cubetto KUMIITA Oculus5 KIBO Vortex Cubelets Jimu_Robot mindstorms Cubroid Robo_Wunderkind BeanQ 

Living Room: Communication Nao PALRO Olly KIROBOmini Robi_jr. MANOI Palmi Sota QC-RO HUB_Robot *Yupiteru Jibo Gatebox *Panasonic RoBoHoN Aisoy_KiKTapia BUDDY Alpha2 pudding OHaNAS TACHIKOMA Aido COCOROBO Moorebot Zenbo Robi Pebble Chapit Atom unibo *Amy 公⼦⼩⽩ HACO XIBOT Yumi Lynx Robelf Sanbot PLEN ApriPetit *SHARP Xperia_Hello * not product name but company name 

mamaRoo Mabu Roomba Pet Feeder Kuri cinnamon mother pillo Tipron roboming fellow Patin Orbii Xperia Touch OTENTORON Hana chan laundroid Lumigent Living Room: Functionality Bestic bObsweep MAPPING SWEEPY OTTORO 

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Robotics startups is increasing rapidly, too. (https://www.cbinsights.com/research/robotics-deals-consumer-enterprise-medical/#enterprise) 

Help/ Care Telecommunication Play room Kidsʼ room Communication Living room Functionality Grandparentʼ House HOUSE(whole) Kitchen Utility Smart speaker Smart fridges, stoves, … Smart laundry Smart air conditioner Extract Robotics Startups 

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Trend 1: Kidsʼ programming education robots KUMIITA Designed for 0 to 3 year olds • Various target ages • Various Types: robot control / building blocks / no computer use … mBot Can be freely customized 

Trend 1: Kidsʼ programming education robots cubelets Easy to try on the various robot structures • Various target ages • Various Types: robot control / building blocks / no computer use … Cubetto Cording without screens 

Trend 2: Kidsʼ learning assistances Pudding BeanQ assistant for exploring things and gaining knowledge • Providing information on the Internet (like digital encyclopedia) • Learning through communication (foreign language, moral, etc.) Musio Learning English through communication 

Trend 3: Functionally expanded communication robots Jibo “Being part of a family” • Taking a photo • Emotional expression • Video chat • Home security patrol • Projection • Activity recognition etc. BUDDY “the first companion robot” 

Trend 4: Specific functional robots Mabu Personal healthcare companion • Healthcare • House cleaning • Transportation • Life monitoring etc. bObsweep Designed for pet lovers 

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Why do these systems have a body? •Move around and/or interact with objects •Talk to a face, not to a rectangle •Specialized functionality •Human / animal likeness •Tactile / haptic interface •Learn by building 

Why do these systems have a body? • Move around and/or interact with objects • Talk to a face, not to a rectangle • Specialized functionality • Human / animal likeness • Tactile / haptic interface • Learn by building Roomba roboming fellow pillo 

Why do these systems have a body? • Move around and/or interact with objects • Talk to a face, not to a rectangle • Specialized functionality • Human / animal likeness • Tactile / haptic interface • Learn by building RoBoHoN Robelf Zenbo 

Classify Speaking Robots Based on Purpose Chat Info from the Internet House Control (nudge) Voice Command Non-expected Expected Verbal Non-verbal 

Why do these systems have a body? • Move around and/or interact with objects • Talk to a face, not to a rectangle • Specialized functionality • For childrenʼs safety • For intuitive learning • Human / animal likeness • Tactile / haptic interface • Learn by building HACO Information terminal device without display BOCCO KUMIITA Childrenʼs safety Intuitive learning 

Why do these systems have a body? • Move around and/or interact with objects • Talk to a face, not to a rectangle • Specialized functionality • Human / animal likeness • Family members, friends • Pets • Movement • Characters • Tactile / haptic interface • Learn by building CHiP BB-8 iDoll OriHime 

Why do these systems have a body? • Move around and/or interact with objects • Talk to a face, not to a rectangle • Specialized functionality • Human / animal likeness • Tactile / haptic interface • Learn by building Comi Kuma Qoobo Nadenade wanchan 

Why do these systems have a body? • Move around and/or interact with objects • Talk to a face, not to a rectangle • Specialized functionality • Human / animal likeness • Tactile / haptic interface • Learn by building Robi Cubelets Mechanoid 

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1. Communication robots lose physical bodies. • Trend 1: Reducing Expressiveness Human-like Animal-like Reduced expressiveness Virtual Body Development of mixed reality(MR) To overcome the uncanny valley 

2. Dependent AI products increase. • Trend 2: Dependent AI products emerge Low Functionality High potential Dependent on human CoWriter (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) The elderly want to take care of the incomplete robot. Prevention of dementia Children teach robots and deepen their understanding. Education Examples 

3.User-designed robots become popular. • Trend 3: User-specific robots • Trend 4: Many programming teaching robots • Customizing by programming becomes familiar. • Many children have the skills to code. Generic User- specific User- designed • Platform robots • Service platform (such as IFTTT) Programming education