PFRobotics
“Kachaka”, a smart furniture platform that moves furniture according to human instructions, selected for “JIDA Design Museum Selection Vol.25”
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Preferred Robotics Co., Ltd. (Preferred Robotics, head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Tatsu Isobe, hereinafter referred to as PFRobotics), which develops autonomous mobile robots, has announced that its smart furniture platform “Kachaka” has been developed by the Japan Industrial Designers Association. We are pleased to inform you that we have been selected for “JIDA Design Museum Selection Vol.25”. In addition, in conjunction with the selection of the same award, “JIDA Design Museum Selection Vol. 25 Tokyo” will be held at AXIS Gallery (Minato-ku, Tokyo) from January 19th (Friday) to January 24th (Wednesday), 2024. We will be exhibiting at the exhibition.
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JIDA (Japan Industrial Design Association), Japan’s only national organization for industrial design, selects high-quality products that contribute to society through industrial design under the theme of “Aiming for a Beautiful and Rich Life.” The purpose of this award is to collect and preserve these products, pass them on to the next generation, and make cultural contributions to education, industry, and daily life.
Official website URL: http://jida-museum.jp/
[Selection criteria] – Products with excellent functionality and formability and a high degree of perfection (common requirements) – Products that solve social issues and pave the way for tomorrow – Products that have achieved a high degree of innovation from a new perspective – Products that have created new markets Products that have expanded our lives by shaping products – Products that have been successful in the market and influenced lifestyle culture – Products that have opened up new value while leveraging history and
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■Overview of “JIDA Design Museum Selection vol.25 Tokyo Exhibition” Date and time: Friday, January 19, 2024 – Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Location: AXIS Gallery (AXIS Building 4F, 5-17-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
■About the home autonomous mobile robot “Kachaka”/smart furniture [Image 3
Official online store: https://store.kachaka.life
Official X (old Twitter): https://twitter.com/kachaka_jp
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kachaka_jp/
■About Preferred Robotics Co., Ltd.
Preferred Robotics (PFRobotics), which researches, develops, manufactures, and sells autonomous mobile robots, was established in November 2021 as a subsidiary of Preferred Networks Co., Ltd. (PFN), a startup that develops AI such as deep learning. I did. In order to realize the goal of “robots for everyone” together with PFN, we aim to provide robots that are useful to people by making full use of PFN’s strengths in deep learning technology and supercomputers. At the same time as the company was established, PFRobotics entered into a capital and business alliance with Amano Corporation, Asahi Kasei Homes Corporation, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in March 2022. Following the small commercial floor cleaning robot “HAPiiBOT” jointly developed with Amano (released in October 2022), we launched the self-developed household autonomous mobile robot “Kachaka” on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. .
Company website: https://www.pfrobotics.jp/