Thinker Co., Ltd.
CEO Fujimoto will be on stage at “Ecosystem Link by It’s Sta.,” an event sponsored by “U-FINO,” which is a public-private joint effort by the Kansai Economic Federation and others.
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Hiromichi Fujimoto, representative director and CEO of Thinker Co., Ltd. (pronounced: Thinker, head office: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, hereinafter referred to as “Thinker”), will be making a pitch for the event “Ecosystem Link by It’s Sta.” hosted by U-FINO on December 4th. I will be speaking at the session as a representative startup from Osaka that I would like to support. In September 2022, U-FINO will be established by the Kansai Economic Federation, the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Osaka Prefecture, and the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is the abbreviation of Umekita Future Innovation Organization (UMEKITA FUTURE INNOVATION ORGANIZATION), a general incorporated association established by the city and the Umekita Phase 2 area developer as a public-private partnership. On the day of the event, the session “Keep an eye out! Startup pitches in Osaka and Kansai” will introduce Thinker’s proximity sensor (*), which uses a unique sensing technique that combines infrared rays and AI, as well as promote collaboration between startups and operating companies. We also plan to talk about the effects and benefits of collaboration.
-Ecosystem Link#2 by It’s Sta.Overview-
A community where people who take on the challenge of innovation, such as startups, new business/open innovation staff at business companies, financial institutions, professionals, governments, support
organizations, etc., gather to share information, technology, knowledge, etc., and disseminate information themselves. Sessions on the startup ecosystem and pitch events for notable startups will be held at “It’s Sta.”
◆Date and time: Monday, December 4, 2023 18:30-20:30
*You can enter the venue from 30 minutes before the start.
◆Location: Grand Front Osaka North Building Knowledge Capital 7th floor Knowledge Salon Presentation Lounge
https://kc-i.jp/facilities/business/knowledge-salon/
◆Participation fee: Free
◆Capacity: 50 people
◆Application site: https://ecosystemlink2.peatix.com/
◆Sponsor: Umekita Future Innovation Organization (U-FINO)
-Today’s program (planned)-
18:00 Reception
18:30 Event starts
Introduction of Grand Green Osaka, U-FINO and “It’s Sta.”
18:40 Session1: Reasons why startups operate in Osaka/Kansai, reasons for moving to Tokyo/Kanto
19:25 Session2: Attention! Startup pitch in Osaka/Kansai
19:50 Exchange meeting
20:30 End
*About the proximity sensor TK-01
The “Proximity Sensor TK-01” uses unique high-speed, high-resolution sensing that combines infrared rays and AI to grasp the position and shape of objects, including blind spots, without contact. This makes it possible to handle mirror-surfaced and transparent materials, which were considered difficult for conventional industrial robots, and to pick up items on a case-by-case basis depending on the site
environment, dramatically expanding the possibilities of picking using robot hands. Masu. Furthermore, since the time and labor required for teaching (*Note) can be significantly reduced, it is expected that the robot hand will be used in areas that are completely different from those of the past. Orders will start from May 23rd (scheduled to be shipped sequentially from July 31st).
*Note: Teaching is the process of teaching a robot to perform a task. [Image 1
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https://youtu.be/9ngE1IxFgHw〇Video of the gripping unit following a moving object by sensing it (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtwL4D1kWuU
■Company overview
Name: Thinker Co., Ltd.
Address: 6F-188, Osaka Center Building, 4-1-3 Kutaro-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka 541-0056
Representative: Representative Director and CEO Hiromichi Fujimoto Established: August 2022
Company description: We sell the “proximity sensor” developed by Assistant Professor Keisuke Koyama (director of our company) at the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, and propose solutions using this product. By equipping robots with the ability to think on their own to make decisions based on the situation, we will revolutionize the world of collaborative robots that work alongside humans.
URL: https://www.thinker-robotics.co.jp/
Note: The company name Thinker embodies the ideas of “a group that thinks things through,” “a robot that thinks,” and “accelerates the evolution of robots.”
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https://monoist.itmedia.co.jp/mn/articles/2311/24/news087.html ・Thinker begins mass production of proximity sensors after overcoming the crisis of “parts shortage” (Nikkei Crosstech May 18, 2023) https://xtech.nikkei.com/atcl/nxt/column/18/01537/00809/・Sixth sense sensor that compensates for blind spots during operation, with unique hardware and AI that does not miss transparent objects (Nikkei Crosstech September 13, 2022)
https://xtech.nikkei.com/atcl/nxt/column/18/02183/00002/
・“Proximity sensor” developed by Assistant Professor Koyama of Osaka University, a “sixth sense” that supplements robots’ visual and tactile senses (Nikkei Crosstech February 28, 2022)
https://xtech.nikkei.com/atcl/nxt/mag/nmc/18/00011/00158/
・Keisuke Koyama official website
https://kk-hs-sa.website/
■Inquiries to Thinker Co., Ltd.
Contact page: https://www.thinker-robotics.co.jp/contact/
E-mail: info-web[at]thinker-robotics.co.jp *Please replace [at] with @. Please enter your company name in the subject line, contact
information [(1) corporate name, (2) department, (3) name, (4) email address, (5) company URL] and inquiry details in the body of the message, then send. please.
Official website: https://www.thinker-robotics.co.jp/
More details about this release:
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