Komiya, Ken http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7385-9738
Shineha, Ryuma http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8669-2746
Kawahara, Naoto
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Science and Technology Agency (Co-creation of Molecular Robot ELSI, Real-time Technology Assessment Research, Co-Creation, Communication for Real-Time Technology Assessment (CoRTTA) on Information Technology, Molecular Robotics, JPMJRX20JB, JPMJRX21J4)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP19H04204, JP19K12216)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (JP20H05971)
Japan Science and Techbology Agency (JPMJRX20J2)
Article History
Received: 7 April 2022
Accepted: 2 September 2022
First Online: 21 October 2022
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: All procedures performed in this study complied with the relevant laws and guidelines in Japan. However, the current Japanese research regulations, such as the “Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects,” were not applicable to this study. Although the current regulations did not require this study to be approved by the institution and/or national research committee, we properly conducted informed consent procedures in the dialogues and workshops. We also protected the participants’ personal information by referring to the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Participants of dialogues and workshops were assured of their right to opt-out.
: Informed consent was verbally obtained from all participants in the scenario workshop after explaining that the study will be recorded and published.