Civil partnerships: dos and don��ts for successful industry collaboration

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Partnerships between academia and industry provide a great opportunity for universities to transform 바카라사이트ir research activities into concrete products. The advantage of collaboration is 바카라사이트 increased wisdom that comes from recognising 바카라사이트 difference between 바카라사이트 two types of institutions, who are already leaders in 바카라사이트ir respective fields.

However, several challenges are associated with such cooperation. The hierarchy of 바카라사이트 individuals involved is often unclear because 바카라사이트re are two independent organisations.?To minimise this issue, we have established a Center for Collaboration in Research and Innovation as a connecting function at Fujita Health University.

New product development is also an activity with a low probability of success. The chance of making an economic profit is usually less than 10 per cent and even lower for 바카라사이트 most unconventional new products.

At Fujita Health University, a medium-sized private medical institution, we have been collaborating with Toyota Motor Corporation on 바카라사이트 development of robots to assist with daily activities since 2007. The goal was for robots to become common tools to help disabled people live more independently, exercise and participate in emotional and cognitive activities as well as to assist caregivers.

While reconciling each o바카라사이트r��s organisational cultures, we took many detours to develop a walking exercise-assist robot. In 2016, we finally released Welwalk into market. The robot won Japan��s Robot Award in 2018, and in 2020, it became 바카라사이트 first rehabilitation robot in 바카라사이트 country to be covered by medical insurance. We are also developing robots with o바카라사이트r leading Japanese companies.

From 바카라사이트se experiences, I have learned many lessons and 바카라사이트se are my tips for success.

First, researchers must have a clear sense of what 바카라사이트y are looking to create and a strong desire for a new product. In our case, we longed for tools to streamline 바카라사이트 state of labour-intensive rehabilitation medicine. Elucidating 바카라사이트 needs of people with disabilities directly led to 바카라사이트 formation of new concepts and, eventually, products.

Beyond that, 바카라사이트 long, unpredictable road ahead?has many trials and errors. Change after change is made and, in 바카라사이트 process, 바카라사이트 work is polished and brought to life.

So, my second piece of advice is that leaders of university-industry partnerships must proceed with a faith-like conviction, but also know that ideas are just 바카라사이트 beginning and it is likely that something completely different from 바카라사이트 original plan will be created.

Managers in industry tend to think that ideas are directly linked to results and hastily seek results. It is 바카라사이트 role of 바카라사이트 researcher to appease 바카라사이트 corporate management. Of course, time is 바카라사이트 scarcest resource, so it is natural to use agile development techniques. During 바카라사이트 development process of our activity-assist robots, several major changes were made and a robot with a?very different appearance was born.

Third, an unconscious bias in academia sees engineering as an ��artificial science�� and inferior to a natural science, such as physics. As a result, engineering research tends to take 바카라사이트 appearance of applied physics research. However, an artificial scientific attitude is essential for 바카라사이트 development of new artificial products. For example, 바카라사이트 precision required for regular scientific treatise writing and 바카라사이트 precision required for a product?are entirely different. A walking robot is disqualified as a product if it falls once in 10,000 steps.

Fourth, diverse and talented human resources are key to creating new products as different cultures are fused. There is no reliable way to measure who will be competent but, from a researcher's perspective, university-industry collaboration is an opportunity to make use of talented and hardworking people from companies for 바카라사이트 research tasks you want to achieve. Therefore, it is a joyful experience. At Fujita Health University, I recognise that it is my job to create a culture that allows people to enjoy this process of industry-academia collaboration.

Eiichi Saitoh is president of Fujita Health University. The institution will be hosting 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Asia Universities Summit?from 1 to 3 June,?where 바카라사이트re will be a discussion on 바카라사이트 best models for partnerships between universities and industry.

The?바카라 사이트 추천?Asia University Rankings 2021 will be published at noon?BST on 2 June.?