Born in Shiga Prefecture in 1963, Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro earned his Ph.D. in Engineering from the Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University.After serving as an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, and as a Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, he became a Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, in 2009. He also serves as Visiting Director of the ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories and as an ATR Fellow.He is a Theme Project Producer for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. With the aim of developing intelligent robots capable of operating in society, he has created numerous robots, including humanoids, androids, and Geminoid, a robot modeled after himself.At the RoboCup World Championships, Team OSAKA, with which he was involved, won the championship five times. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the 2011 Osaka Culture Award from Osaka Prefecture and the City of Osaka, the 2015 Commendation by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award. As one of the world’s leading robotics researchers, he has attracted international attention.His major publications include What Is a Robot? (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho), What Does It Mean to Live? (Mainichi Shimbun), and How Can We Create a “Human”? (Shinchosha).