Japan-UK Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Seminar 2016

On 18th February 2016, the Embassy of Japan in the UK held the Japan-UK Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Seminar 2016, bringing together experts from both countries to discuss issues around the government policies and funding, and introduced cutting-edge research and the socio-economic impacts of robotics in both countries. This event was co-hosted with JETRO, JST, the UK-RAS Network and the British Embassy Tokyo. With the aim of further promoting Japan-UK cooperation in the field of robotics and AI, this seminar provided a wide variety of presentations and demonstrations from leading figures in government, industry and academia, and was followed by discussion focusing on the key issues in the robotics field.

Both Japan and the UK have recently highlighted robotics and AI as key components of their future science and technology policies, and this seminar emphasised the importance of working together to understand the economic and societal implications of recent breakthroughs in robotics and AI, and seeking new collaborations and partnerships.

The programme and speakers’ biographies can be found here (seminar handout and presentations).

For more information, please also refer to the summary report of the seminar.

The Embassy of Japan