We thank the support provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan. Their funding enabled us to establish the concept of “network robots,” which worked as the technical base for the studies presented in the book.
Further, this book is enabled by several years of collaboration with many researchers. Particularly, Norihiro Hagita is one of the leading persons for the concept of “network robots,” and without his conceptual leadership this book was not possible. We also wish to thank to the following colleagues: Takahiro Miyasita, Michita Imai, Tatsuya Nomura, Masahiro Shiomi, Dylan F. Glas, Satoru Satake, and Satoshi Koizumi.
One of the unique characteristics of the works presented in the book is the field studies. ...
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