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Ory Yoshifuji
OryLab Inc. / Co-founder CVO
Speaker Bio
Born in Nara Prefecture, Ory Yoshifuji was unable to attend school from fifth grade through junior high school. While at high school, he invented of a new mechanism for electric wheelchairs, winning the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award at the Japan Science & Engineering Challenge (JSEC), and 3rd place at the world’s largest science competition, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF). At Waseda University, he began developing avatar robots to combat loneliness from 2009, and in 2012 founded Ory Laboratory, Inc. His work includes the avatar robot OriHime, the communication device OriHime eye+ switch for patients with ALS and other severe conditions, the wheelchair app WheeLog!, and the Avatar Robot Café, which enables bedridden individuals to work remotely. He is the author of Loneliness Can Be Erased*, The Cyborg Era*, and Weapons of the Future*.
*Only available in Japanese.
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*Only available in Japanese.
Session
Thursday, 30 October, 2025 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM JST
Guest Keynote: Survival Strategies in the Age of Cyborgs: Do We Have a Reason to Change the World
Ory Yoshifuji,
OryLab Inc. / Co-founder CVO,
There is a sense of ""loneliness"" that accompanies various disabilities, such as physical or environmental ones.
The avatar robot ""OriHime"" was created with the aim of overcoming that loneliness.
""OriHime"" is expanding the possibilities for people's lives and work.
It enables people to work, learn, and travel from remote locations, to converse and draw pictures using only eye movements.
Nowadays, OriHime pilots are working at various companies.
It was also active at the recent Kansai Expo.
I will talk about what kind of future we envision with technology that continues to evolve. ... Show More Show Less
The avatar robot ""OriHime"" was created with the aim of overcoming that loneliness.
""OriHime"" is expanding the possibilities for people's lives and work.
It enables people to work, learn, and travel from remote locations, to converse and draw pictures using only eye movements.
Nowadays, OriHime pilots are working at various companies.
It was also active at the recent Kansai Expo.
I will talk about what kind of future we envision with technology that continues to evolve. ... Show More Show Less