EXPLORATION

Challenges in unknown and unexplored research fields.

Investigative
Research Projects

Exploring and investigating research projects requires broad insight, deep expertise, and diverse perspectives. In the investigation Toyota Konpon Research Institute commissions research projects to universities. The commissioned research teams develop the research projects set in exploration while verifying their true value.

Framework of research project creation

SEARCH

Which mountain should I choose from the mountain range?

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EXPLORATION

Are there any precious gemstones in that mountain?

Activities to verify, evaluate, review, and determine research projects discovered through exploration

How to proceed with investigative research

Many investigative research themes are challenges in unknown and unexplored research fields. Consequently, we can expect situations that do not proceed as planned, or differ from initial assumptions. Therefore, it is necessary with agility review the original plan.
Through a continuous cycle of hypothesis verification, evaluation, and refinement, we strive to develop theories and technologies that are not only original but also expandable and universally applicable. By iteratively evolving these concepts, we aim to establish them as the next generation of cutting-edge research themes that will attract a diverse range of researchers.

Investigative research projects

Investigative research projects launched in 2023

Investigative research projects born from the Exploration Program 2023

Intelligence/Intellect Life

Principles and Limitation of Frontier Exploration

Convenor

Tetsuya Kobayashi

Professor
Institute of Industrial Science,
The University of Tokyo

Humanities Life

Multi-Dimensionality of Nonverbal Communication

Convenor

Tomoko Isomura

Associate Professor
Graduate School of Informatics,
Nagoya University

Joint proposal of research projects by research coordinators and academia

Matter/Materials

Syntheses of iron polyhydrides under extreme conditions

Convenor

Kei Hirose

Professor
Graduate School of Science,
The University of Tokyo

Life

Elucidating exosomal trajectory in aging and age-related disease

Convenor

Ayuko Hoshino

Professor
Research Center for Advanced
Science and Technology,
The University of Tokyo