World Robot Summit

October 17-21, 2018 World Robot Summit 2018 | August / October 2020 World Robot Summit 2020

Event

WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge Trial Competition 2017
(SI2017 Concurrent Event)
[Future Convenience Store Challenge]

This is the world first challenge aiming to
realize the future convenience store,
where new services are offered to customers through robotics
that can help reduce the burdens of the employees.

Outline

We expected participant to compete all the following three tasks.
The participant who execute either one of three tasks are also welcome.

  • 1. Stocking and Disposing Tasks

    Self-stocking of daily products (onigiri rice ball and bento lunch boxes, etc.) and disposing expired products

  • 2. Customer Interaction Task
    Demonstration of future / sophisticated customer service in near future using robot technology.
  • 3. Toilet Cleaning Task
    Cleaning of the toilet bowl, the floor, and wall in toilet stall.

    Simulation of Urine Discharge (video)

    Urine splash Image
    (L to R: L wall, toilet seat top (top), floor (bot), rt wall)

Schedule

Date
December 20th (Wed) 12:30-17:20
December 21th (Thu) 9:30-15:30
Venue
Sendai International Center Exhibition building: Exhibition Hall 3
Aobayama, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0856
Hosts
WRS Service Competition Committee FCSC Division
The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers SI Department
Special cooperation
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
Competitors
    Tokyo Metropolitan University
  • Omron Corporation, Chukyo University, Chubu University
  • Tsukuba University
  • Miyoshi Laboratory, Iwate University
  • Human Robot Analysis Inc.
  • Meijo,University
  • Jeong Lab., Osaka Electro-Communication Univ.
  • Chubu University
  • JSK (Inaba Lab.), The University of Tokyo
  • Osaka City University
Admission fee
free

Contact Us

Please email info@worldrobotsummit.org for inquiries and applications regarding sponsorship.

info@worldrobotsummit.org