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SANTOKU CORPORATION

Susumu Matsuda, Director

Virtual humanoid that evolves and brings peace of mind

Susumu Matsuda

With the expansion of the use of VR goggles in consumer games, virtual reality has dramatically evolved the 3D sensing technology that captures the movement of people, drastically reduced the introduction cost, and has become widely used. With the evolution of these hardware, usage has increased significantly, software incorporating unique ideas has increased, and many new uses have been put on the market through trial and error. VR goes beyond the realization of the sensation of seeing and hearing, the sensation of pushing(generation of force sensation by the actuator), swaying sensation (swinging motion by the actuator), touching sensation (tactile pressure sensation by vibration), and feeling of pain It is now possible to reproduce the tactile sensation including (pain sensation due to discharge), temperature reproduction (warm and cold sensation by heater and Pelche element), and odor sensation (release of odorous substance by alcohol). These sensory reproductions have greatly evolved due to robot technology and its progress.

The virtual reality system that we have already reproduced has evolved as a VR system that not only reproduces the five senses, but also improves sensitivity and even changes consciousness.

In addition, by combining multiple senses such as equilibrium sense including five senses and skin senses, VR that touches the human mind more effectively is realized, and by using it in combination with high-speed network transmission such as 5G, you will be able to instantly transmit your senses in space. By transmitting digital signals that generate various sensations over a network and remotely controlling devices in remote areas to reproduce the sensations, it is possible to touch the mind of people in remote areas through VR, resulting in higher quality communication. The world that can be realized as a means of is imminent. Based on these technologies, we are focusing on the realization of a humanoid model that incorporates into software an algorithm of human biological mechanisms that directly generate emotions and influence the mind through sensory reproduction. We believe that this mechanism will enable us to create a system that directly touches the human mind.

This technology makes it possible to convey human kindness and comfort beyond the current AI level, and realizes a more advanced evolutionary virtual human model. This is called an evolutionary humanoid, and it is a virtual human model that realizes the biological mechanism of human beings by software. It is a humanoid model with a human spirit, and its application fields can be expanded very widely. Advances and realization of this technology will make it possible to virtually realize an analog algorithm with the biological mechanism that human beings have and use it to reproduce a human-friendly environment. In addition, it will be possible to provide human-friendly services through a mechanism that creates a mind that suits each individual's taste and reproduces and experiences the senses based on it. In order to establish this technology, we are developing a system that integrates psychology, brain chemistry, neurology, sensibility, and engineering technology. This is one of the means to realize the peace of mind of the people we aim for. We believe that it is our mission to expand the virtual reality model and disseminate it to society toward its realization.

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