About the Project

Avatar robots are beginning to be used in a wide range of everyday settings, including cafés, schools, and workplaces.
However, while much attention is given to explaining the technology itself, less attention has been paid to how people encounter it, how they experience it, and what kinds of questions avatar robots raise.

This project invites people to explore the relationship between humans and avatar robots through questions rather than answers.

The questions printed on the cards come from real-world situations and experiences.

They are not questions with right or wrong answers.
Rather, they serve as invitations to pause, reflect, and start conversations with others.

In this project, questions about avatar robots are organized into three broad perspectives.

① Encounter

Questions that arise when encountering an avatar robot for the first time.
“Is this a robot or a person?”
“How should I talk to it?”

② Interaction

Questions that arise through actual engagement and communication.
“What does it feel like to work this way?”
“What changes when you cannot see the other person's face?”

③ Reflection

Questions that emerge when taking a step back and considering broader implications.
“How will society change?”
“What should become normal?”

These are not fixed stages to move through in sequence.
People move back and forth between them, developing many different kinds of questions along the way.

The cards and articles in this project are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

As long as the source is properly credited, you are free to:

• Copy and redistribute the materials

• Translate them

• Adapt and modify them

• Use them for educational or commercial purposes

If you translate, adapt, or otherwise make use of these materials, we would appreciate it if you could let us know through the contact form below. We may feature your work on this website.

For any other inquiries, please use the same contact form.