History
| 1986 | Mar |
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International established. |
| Apr |
ATR Communication Systems Research Laboratories established. ATR Interpreting Telephony Research Laboratories established. ATR Auditory and Visual Perception Research Laboratories established. ATR Optical and Radio Communications Research Laboratories established. |
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| 1989 | Apr | The main ATR laboratories opened. |
| 1991 |
May | Visit by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress. |
| 1992 |
Mar | ATR Human Information Processing Research Laboratories established. |
| 1993 |
Mar | ATR Interpreting Telecommunications Research Laboratories established. |
| Apr | Visit by Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino. | |
| 1994 |
Sep |
TU Kyoto Plenipotentiary Conference held. Visit by Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess |
| 1995 |
Mar | ATR Media Integration & Communication Research Laboratories established. |
| 1996 |
Mar | ATR Adaptive Communications Research Laboratories established. |
| 2000 | Jan | ATR Spoken Language Translation Research Laboratories established. |
| 2001 | Oct |
Spoken Language Translation Research Laboratories Adaptive Communications Research Laboratories Human Information Science Laboratories and Media Information Science Laboratories established at ATR. |
| 2002 | Oct | Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories |
| 2003 | May | Computational NeuroScience Laboratories established. |
| 2004 | Apr | Wave Engineering Laboratories establies. Network Informatics Laboratories established. |
| 2005 | Jan Aug |
ATR-Robotics,Inc. Establishment ATR-Waves,Inc. Establishment，ATR-Lang,Inc. Establishment |
| 2006 | Apr May |
Human Information Science Laboratories and Network Informatics Laboratories closed. Cognitive Information Science Laboratories established. Knowledge Science Laboratories established. Brain Activity Imaging Center moved to ATR-Promotions. |
| 2007 | May Jul Oct |
Established ATR-Trek, a jointly funded company with
FueTrek Co., Ltd. for speech recognition and translation businesses Conducted a guidance experiment using Robovie at a shopping center Developed technology for sharing a three-dimensional acoustic space |
| 2008 | Apr Dec |
Established ATR Learning Technology, a jointly
funded company with Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd. for language education Developed a nursing-work record analysis system to help prevent medical accidents Succeeded in reconstructing viewed images from human brain activity patterns |
| 2009 |
Feb Mar Sep |
Established a company with Yamashiro Driving School
to develop and commercialize an automobile driving skill system Held the ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the opening of ATR Keihanna Developed BMI technology enabling robots to be controlled by thought alone (Joint research with Honda and Shimadzu Corporation) Transferred research on speech recognition and translation technology and ultra-realistic communication technology to the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Achieved the world's first successful development of a semiconductor laser gyro chip capable of detecting rotation-angular-velocity-dependent signals |
| 2010 | Apr Apr,Aug Oct |
Reorganized into a two-research-institute structure Developed the remotely operated androids Geminoid™ F and Telenoid Succeeded in developing technology to accurately reproduce fingertip movements on a PC through brain-activity measurement |
| 2011 |
Mar Jun Nov |
Developed Elfoid P1, a portable remotely operated android designed to effectively convey human presence Received the FY2011 Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Award during Information and Communications Month for ATR's research achievements to date Held the ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of ATR's founding |
| 2012 |
Apr Jun Oct Nov |
Developed Hugvie®, a body-pillow-type communication medium that conveys
the presence of a conversation partner through voice and heartbeat Launched sales of the compact wireless multifunction sensor TSND121, equipped with acceleration and angular-velocity sensors, geomagnetic sensors, atmospheric-pressure and temperature sensors, and an A/D converter Image Finder received high acclaim for its user-friendly design - Good Design Award received - (ATR Creative) Confirmed the applicability of a networked brain-machine interface (BMI) to everyday living environments |
| 2013 |
Jan Apr May Sep Oct Nov |
Demonstrated a robot service with smartphone-like usability aimed at
supporting daily life and promoting social participation for older
adults and persons with disabilities Succeeded in decoding dream content from brain activity patterns during sleep Launched measurement and experimental support services involving human subjects, using expertise in measurement and experimentation in neuroscience and related fields (ATR Promotions) A product incorporating a radio-wave interference calculation model was released Demonstrated, through changes in body hormones, that the body-pillow-type communication medium Hugvie R has a stress-reducing effect Launched R&D to realize new life innovation through collaboration between agriculture and ICT |
| 2014 |
Feb Mar May Sep Nov Sep |
Developed technology to visualize a driver's driving state Publicly demonstrated an initiative to semi-automate mobility assistance for care recipients using a wheelchair-type robot Developed a new wireless LAN system that continuously observes wireless-channel usage, predicts the types and number of available applications, and enables communication control accordingly Developed technology that enables robots to provide services in harmony with street-corner environments Developed MIMO transmission technology using leaky coaxial cables Succeeded in wireless communication using fragmented frequency bands in a real-world environment Succeeded in developing networked brain-machine interface (BMI) technology that can support daily living |
| 2015 |
Jan Feb Mar Jun Jul Aug Oct Dec |
Succeeded in predicting individual differences in the effects of working-memory training from resting-state brain activity Proposed a methodology for a new understanding of brain function by combining brain-machine interface technology with exoskeleton robot technology that supports movement Minister Shunichi Yamaguchi, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office, visited ATR Concluded a mutual cooperation agreement with the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) to promote open innovation in fields centered on brain information science, life-support robots, wireless communications, and related areas Established the Keihanna Science City ATR Venture NVCC Investment Limited Partnership Succeeded in developing a neurofeedback learning method that changes brain wiring and maintains the change over a long period Concluded a joint research agreement with the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Telenoid Planning Inc., the first venture company funded by the Keihanna ATR Fund, launched a business using 「Telenoid™」 Theoretically clarified information processing in the secondary visual cortex of primates Newly developed the android 「ERICA(Erica)」 as a research platform Began, ahead of the world, developing a next-generation platform for remotely controlling multiple drones in collaboration with Blue Innovation Co., Ltd., which is funded by the 「Keihanna ATR Fund」 A new company, 「Karydo TherapeutiX, Inc.」, was established to commercialize research results from the ERATO Sato Live Bio-Forecasting Control Project Opened the 「JUIDA・ATR Keihanna Test Flight Field」, the first dedicated unmanned aircraft (drone) airfield in the Kansai region Decoded scenes predicted from brain activity Succeeded in imaging short-term and long-term motor memories |
| 2016 |
Apr Jun Jul Sep Oct Nov Dec |
Developed advanced artificial intelligence technology to identify autism from brain circuits ATR, Suntory Global Innovation Center, and Karydo TherapeutiX began joint research on the biological effects of compounds Used artificial intelligence technology to reveal that long-term training in a visual task causes two different types of changes in different brain areas Began joint development with Yukai Engineering Inc. of a 「home robot that enables natural conversation」 Clarified a new mechanism by which the 「shape」 of a cell determines its fate Developed technology that creates the perception of color in black-and-white images Succeeded in predicting cell division timing in real time from cell shape Developed neurofeedback technology that can change facial preferences in both liked and disliked directions Discovered that brain-based control provides higher adaptability to a robot than body-based control ATR and FIT Inc., which is funded by the Keihanna ATR Fund, collaborated on automatic content editing and distribution systems and related technologies Succeeded in controlling phantom-limb pain using a thought-controlled prosthetic hand His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince visited Kyoto Prefecture to observe local conditions in conjunction with his attendance at the 40th National Tree-Nurturing Festival, and graciously visited ATR on October 8. Fear memory reduction without consciousness: a novel application of decoded neurofeedback Manipulating brain activity to boost confidence: New breakthrough in neuroscience: self confidence can be directly amplified in the brain |
| 2017 |
Feb Mar Apr May Jul Aug Oct Nov |
Verified wireless communication technology at a major operating factory,
crossing industry boundaries toward factory IoT implementation Proposed a new brain-analysis method for quantifying the difficulty of conversation with robots Discovered that breast cancer disrupts circadian rhythms of gene expression in the liver Succeeded in decoding mental imagery by converting signals from the brain into a deep neural network Toward the realization of body-friendly drugs for preventing cancer metastasis - Clarified the mechanism by which cardiac hormones suppress cancer signals - Developed technology that enables people who have never used robots to directly teach tasks to robots Formed the 「Flexible Factory Partner Alliance」 to accelerate factory IoT implementation Succeeded in developing a neurofeedback learning method (brain-circuit maintenance method) that changes brain wiring in a desirable direction and alters cognitive function Launched a demonstration project for "sharing agriculture" using elevated sand-culture agricultural facilities Aidea Inc. and ATR began joint development of a simple ship navigation support system Discovered a new role of the circulatory system in zebrafish development |
| 2018 |
Feb Mar Jul |
AI Viewlife Inc. and ATR began joint development of life-support robots and related technologies Demonstrated the effectiveness of fear-memory reduction through a double-blind study Succeeded, for the first time in Japan, in simultaneous distribution of 4K ultra-high-definition video in a stadium using 50 "5G" tablets The Thomas N. Sato BioMEC-X Laboratories have discovered a mechanism underlying how intestinal tumors affect the liver homeostasis, with the aid of a newly established zebrafish intestinal tumor model. Confirmed through basic experiments the effectiveness of wireless LAN technology that performs simultaneous transmission using wireless channels across multiple frequency bands Completed a whole-body, comprehensive multi-organ gene-expression map for diverse human disease models World's first third arm controllable by thought alone |
| 2019 |
July |
Launched a new startup support program in Keihanna Science City. |
| 2020 |
January July December |
Developed an artificial intelligence (AI) technology capable of predicting the efficacy and side effects of virtually any pharmaceutical compound. KDDI, KDDI Research, ATR, and XNef launched a joint research project on smartphone addiction using neuroscience and AI. Developed an advanced AI technology capable of identifying depression from brain circuitry. |
| 2021 |
February August October |
Released a large-scale dataset for Decoded Neurofeedback, a machine learning–based brain training technology. Released a large-scale brain imaging dataset covering multiple disorders collected from numerous research institutions. Successfully developed a wireless power transfer system for robotic arms. |
| 2023 |
February June |
Achieved a major milestone toward the practical implementation of an MRI-based objective diagnostic support method for depression. Established ATR's new Basic Philosophy. |