Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) permanent displays "Hello! Robot," "Nanairo Quest - A story of the future where we live with robots," and "Nobel Q"

Miraikan, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, opened new permanent displays in November 2023, with the theme of "robots," "Hello! Robot" and "Nanairo Quest - A story of the future of living with robots." "Hello! Robot" is displays that allows visitors to imagine living with various robots in the future and discover new possibilities through interacting with robots and introducing the latest robotics research. "Nanairo Quest" is an exhibition where visitors explore the displays space using a dedicated tablet to solve problems that occur in "Nanairo City," a futuristic displays where people and robots live together, and learn about various ways of interacting with robots and gain new insights through conversations with residents and information about robots active in the town. We were in charge of schematic design, working drawings, and construction. We were also in charge of the design and construction of "Nobel Q," which was renovated in September 2023.

・Towards the realization of Miraikan Vision 2030, "A platform to create the future together with you," we hope to create displays everyone can enjoy from the perspective of diversity and inclusion.
We want to create a space where each individual can take the future vision and challenges of society brought about by cutting-edge science and technology as their own, and have fun thinking about the future through identifying issues, exploring ideas, and sharing opinions.
There were more requests than this.

From the design stage, we repeatedly carried out verification with visually impaired people, hearing impaired people, wheelchair users, children, and the elderly, and reflected the opinions that emerged in the design. In addition to being compatible with universal concept design, we created an experience application with three scenarios in three languages, Japanese, English, and Chinese, and by displaying audio and subtitles, we made it displays that a diverse range of visitors can experience. By concept design the entire flow of displays experience, including not only the space but also the story, puzzle solving, experience devices, robot modeling, and video production, we created a sense of immersion in the world view and created a place where the values of visitors can intersect.