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- Tomotaka Takahashi (CEO of
ROBOGARAGE.Co.Ltd) creates, designs, and invents unique and original
humanoids (Ropid, FT, Chroino, Neon). His passion for the cutting edge in
robotics brings him into collaborations with other leaders in the field,
researchers and corporations.
Activity:
• Exhibition
• Lecture
• TV commercial
Product Portfolio
ROPID
- Name: ROPID
Developer: Tomotaka Takahashi
Materials: Carbon and plastic
Height: 38cm
Weight: 1600g
Degree of freedom: 29
Technology:
Belt link synchronize leg system,
SHIN-Walk,
Independent sensor feedback
legs
CHROINO
- Name: chroino
Developer: Tomotaka Takahashi
Production period: 10 months
Materials: Carbon and plastic
Height: 35cm
Weight: 1050g
Degree of freedom: 24
Battery: Lithium polymer
Technology:
High athletic ability
sophisticated design
New technology, SHIN-Walk (enables human-like walk without constantly bent
knees)
TIME Coolest Inventions 2004
Chroino is a small humanoid robot with friendly appearance and sophisticated
movements. A newly-developed outer covering that serves also as a frame is
called a “monocoque frame” and is made of carbon and plastic, giving Chroino
a friendly appearance, light weight and strong frame.
Using a new technology named SHIN-Walk, Chroino has the ability to walk more
naturally than traditional robots that walk stiffly with constantly bent
knees. The ability to walk naturally, similar to a human, have long been
expected. Thanks to this latest advancement in technology developed by Robo
Garage, SHIN-Walk allows Chroino to walk almost as smoothly as a human.
Chroino was created by Mr. Tomotaka Takahashi from Robo Garage, the only
scientist involved in the entire development process – from the design to
the production stage – to create this futuristic robot.
Name: “Chroino,” coinage made from the words “to chronicle” and
“black,” which is pronounced kuroi in Japanese.
Operation: Radio control, Playback of recorded movements, or Control
from a wired PC
FT [FEMALE TYPE]
- Name: FT - Than an initial of FemaleType
Developer: Tomotaka Takahashi
Materials: Carbon and plastic
Height: 35cm
Weight: 800g
Degree of freedom: 23
Battery: Lithium polymer
FT is the result of Tomotaka Takahashi’s desire to create a female type
robot. I took over a year of development by Takahashi, who believes that
half of all robots will be “female” in the near future. FT’s parts were
designed specially to express a lean, feminine body line. Twenty-three
motors, controlled by an onboard computer allow FT to move gracefully;
SHIN-Walk enable her to walk like a woman. In addition, Takahashi consulted
with professional fashion models to make FT’s movements even more lifelike.