In this project, a research team consisting of a legal scholar, a robotics engineer, a cognitive psychologist, and a cultural anthropologist will conduct research in cooperation with companies that develop and supply "co-habitation robots" to provide concrete solutions for ELSI arising from "co-habitation robots" that form close relationships with people and live together. This is a cross-border fusion of humanities and sciences. Based on quantitative and qualitative data on people's perception of the "co-habitation robot" and the positive and negative effects of the "co-habitation robot" on people's cognition, behavior, and decision-making obtained through cognitive psychological experiments and cultural anthropological surveys, we will propose, in a way that is practically feasible and globally acceptable, the legal system and ethical codes for robotics engineers that enables both people and the "co-habitation robot" to continue to change toward a more desirable state, which promotes their appropriate development and social implementation. Through the whole research process, the project will also contribute to the overall development of this research program by developing and proposing new methodologies that can be applied to solving ELSIs in other advanced science and technology.

・R&D Period： October 2023 - March 2027
・Grant Number： JPMJRS23J2