NEWS＆EVENTS

【Date & Venue】
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025, 13:30–17:30
Venue: Keio University, Mita Campus, South Building Hall (5th Floor)

Virtual Reality (VR), the Metaverse, Robotics, the Internet, Social Media (SNS)…
Let’s look back on the journey of how new technologies have developed and become widespread, and consider what kind of society awaits us beyond that.

For online participation, please register from the following dedicated URL.
https://keio-cyber-physical-sustainability2025-online.peatix.com

For onsite participation, please register from the following dedicated U URL.https://peatix.com/event/4575185/view?k=c0319ba1d1470c5347f4ee29e0a5b0b29f08950e

【Abstract】
VR technologies have advanced through telepresence, immersive video, and interactive content, now expanding further on the platform of the metaverse.
Prof. Scott Fisher from the University of Southern California, who has long studied interactive content using VR, will give a lecture on the history and possibilities of VR.
Robotics technologies have already been widely applied in industries, such as robotic arms on production lines and drones/UAVs. In the future, applications closer to our daily lives are expected. Assoc. Prof. Takahiro Nozaki of Keio University will discuss haptics technology that 
enables robots to hold objects or shake hands like humans.
In IT technology, SNS has become a widely used platform with business models such as affiliation. Mr. Koichi Fukuda, President of Liddell Inc., has pioneered “influencer marketing” and will share insights into business opportunities with SNS and VR technologies.

【Profile】

Scott Fisher
Professor, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Sourthern California (USC)
Director, Mobile & Environmental Media Lab.
Pioneer in VR and AR research since the 1980s with projects at NASA Ames Lab, Atari Research, 
MIT Media Lab, and Keio University.

Takahiro Nozaki
Associate Professor, 
Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University.
Research areas include power electronics, control engineering, robotics, sensing 
technologies, AI, and medical robotics.

Koichi Fukuda
President, Liddell Inc.
Advocate of influencer marketing, driving new value creation in SNS-based business, now 
applying VR technologies to business innovation.

【Program】
•13:30 Opening Remarks – Prof. Yuko Kimijima (Director, CPS Center, Keio University)
•13:45 Lecture 1  “The History and Potential of XR for Human-Robot Interaction and Remote Presence Applications.”
　        – Prof. Scott Fisher (USC )
•14:35 Lecture 2  “Is a Sustainable Relationship between Humans and Robots Possible? – For a Handshake between Humans and Robots”
            – Assoc. Prof. Takahiro Nozaki (Keio University)
•15:15 Lecture 3  “Business Models as Social Acceptance – Business Opportunities in SNS and the Metaverse”
            – Mr. Koichi Fukuda (Liddell Inc.)
•15:45 Break
•16:00 Panel Discussion
“How Can New Technologies Such as VR and Robotics Spread in Society?”
 – Speakers: Scott Fisher, Takahiro Nozaki, Koichi Fukuda; Moderator: Ritsuo Inaguma(Project Professor of CPS Center)
•17:15 Closing Remarks – Prof. Yuko Kimijima (CPS Center)

【Access】 
•8 min walk from Tamachi Station (JR Yamanote / JR Keihin-Tohoku Line)
•7 min walk from Mita Station (Toei Asakusa Line / Toei Mita Line)
•8 min walk from Akabanebashi Station (Toei Oedo Line)

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Presented by
Cyber-Physical Sustainability Center (CPS Center), Keio University
The center researches how VR and robotics technologies can be sustainably integrated 
into daily life through seminars and workshops.