Haru Fest 2022
Recently Tokyo played host to the inaugural Haru Fest 2022! Attended by over 100 academics, engineers, and writers from around the world, Haru Fest was an opportunity not only to celebrate the social robots of Honda Research Institute Japan’s, but also for the academics and professionals who designed Haru to share their work and discuss the future of social robots.
Haru Fest’s theme was empathy, integration, and diversity, and it focused on issues in empathy, bond and trust with social robots and their integration into society. It took place over 2 days jam-packed with inspiring invited talks, insightful panel sessions, and informative flash talks featuring visionaries from industry and academia.
Last but not least, Haru Fest featured awe-inspiring demonstrations of capabilities from both Honda’s pioneering social robot, ASIMO, and from Haru itself. Attendees left feeling knowledgeable about, connected to, and optimistic about Haru’s social robotics community.
Promo video
HaruFest 2022 Promo video
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