On behalf of Team NAIST-RITS-Panasonic, I am very happy to announce that we have obtained the 1st place in the Customer Interaction task of the Future Convenience Store Challenge at the World Robot Summit (WRS) 2018. We are proud to have had the honor to represent two Japanese universities and a world-class company in this international robotics competition, as one of 24 contending teams.
We were distinguished with the NEDO Chairman’s Award for Excellence in WRS, and with the Japanese Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) Award. We would like to thank the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for organizing such a successful event that brought us countless valuable experiences.
Moreover, we would like to thank Ritsumeikan University, as well as CNS and Robotics Hub of the Panasonic Corporation for joining us in this amazing adventure, without their excellent contributions and active cooperation we could not have achieved this result. Finally, we would like to sincerely express our deepest gratitude to Professor Ogasawara, Associate Professor Takamatsu and Professor Tadahiro Taniguchi who are constantly guiding and supporting us.
Awards
- 1st Place, Customer Interaction Task, Future Convenience Store Challenge 2018 [3,000,000 JPY], by the World Robot Summit 2018, Tokyo, Japan, October 2018.
- SICE Award for Future Convenience Store Challenge, by the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), Tokyo, Japan, October 2018
- NEDO Chairman’s Award for Excellence in World Robot Summit, by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Tokyo, Japan, October 2018.
Links:
- World Robot Summit 2018
- World Robot Challenge 2018
- Team NAIST-RITS-Panasonic introductory video
- NAIST Robotics Lab
- NAIST Mathematical Informatics Lab
- Ritsumeikan University