Contest: Name that cute robot on the EU Delegation wall!

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Contest: Name that cute robot on the EU Delegation wall!

EU News 181/2014

18 April 2014

In February 2014, a cute robot suddenly appeared on the wall of the Delegation of the European Union in Tokyo. Who is he/she, what does he/she want – and most importantly, "what is his/her name"?

The cute robot is looking around the corner to see what the EU and Japan can do together in interesting new technologies. It symbolises EU-Japan cooperation in research and innovation. The robot is expected to stay on the EU Delegation wall throughout 2014.

Please help us name our cute robot!

Contest Rules

The contest is open to anybody living in Japan. Only one entry per person will be accepted. There are no age limits.

Eligible entries must include the following information.

• Proposed name of the robot　(Alphabets, hiragana and/or katakana accepted)
• Reason for choosing this name
• The applicant's contact information including full name, telephone number, email address and ward and/or city of residence (eg: Minato-ku, Tokyo)

The contest will be held for two months starting 15h00 on Sunday, 13 April 2014.

Proposals should be sent by email to: DELEGATION-JAPAN-ST@eeas.europa.eu no later than 15h00 on Friday, 13 June 2014.

Selection of Winners

The selection committee will include members of the EU Delegation, EU Member State science counsellors and Dr Takayuki Furuta of Chiba Institute of Technology's fuRo – Future Robotics Technology Center.

The winners will be announced on Monday, 30 June 2014 on the EU Delegation website. Please note that only winners will be contacted.

Prizes

The first prize winner will win six tickets to Miraikan in Tokyo. He/she will also be invited to the EU Delegation in Tokyo to meet with EU Ambassador to Japan Hans Dietmar Schweisgut, as well as to see the cute robot on the wall. The winner's round-trip transportation expenses to the EU Delegation will be covered.

Two runners-up will also each be presented with two tickets to Miraikan.

The prizes were donated by the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), a leading institution in Japan that provides both young and old with the chance to enjoy hands-on contact with science and technology issues through entertaining exhibitions and promotional events.

https://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/en/

This contest is also supported by the Shintakujyuku/Habataki project, which will invite the first-prize winner to their Shintakujyuku program as an additional prize.

http://www.habataki-project.org/

Inquiries

Science and Technology Section, EU Delegation to Japan

Tel: +81-3-5422-6064 (Mondays to Fridays, 10:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00)

Email: DELEGATION-JAPAN-ST@eeas.europa.eu

This contest was officially launched on the occasion of the visit to Japan by Maria Cristina Russo, Director for International Cooperation at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.

The launching ceremony was held on Sunday, 13 April 2014 at the Chiba Institute of Technology, Tokyo Skytree Town® Campus as a special session of the "Dreaming about future: Making an exciting future" event planned by Habataki Project and organised by Shintakujuku.

Some 30 children and their parents attended the event.

Habataki Project's report on the event (Japanese):

http://www.habataki-project.org/member/STEM/

Updated 2014.04.22