NTU–UTsukuba Boost Ties in Robot Research

National Taiwan University (NTU) and the University of Tsukuba co-hosted the NTU–UTsukuba Symposium on HRI Research for Elderly Wellbeing on September 22, 2025, focusing on human-robot interaction (HRI) and innovative applications for aging societies in Taiwan and Japan. The event, part of the NTU–UGA–UT trilateral collaboration, was led by Prof. Hsiu-Ping Yueh of NTU and Prof. Masahiko Mikawa of Tsukuba, bringing together scholars and students to discuss age-friendly library services, robotics, and ethics in HRI.

On September 23, the delegation attended the inauguration of the NTU–National Central Library Living Lab for Senior Innovation, a new research hub for developing and testing library robots. Professors and students from both universities’ information, engineering, and social science fields engaged in interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration.

The forum strengthened NTU–Tsukuba ties and showcased NTU’s commitment to integrating “Technology × Humanities.” Tsukuba’s team praised NTU’s achievements in library robotics and highlighted the potential for joint research to address the challenges of super-aging societies through socially conscious robot design.

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