[Reazon Holdings Co., Ltd.]
A project using the OSS robot arm “ReazonChops” won the grand prize at the largest university hackathon in the United States “TreeHacks 2024”
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Press release: March 5, 2024
*To all those involved in the press and research institutions* A project using the OSS robot arm “ReazonChops” won the grand prize at the largest university hackathon in the United States “TreeHacks 2024” Reazon Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Makoto Watanabe) is the company’s Reazon Human Interaction Research Institute (Director: Mori).
A project using the “open source remote control robot system “ReazonChops”, which is being researched and developed at Daijiro (hereinafter referred to as “Reazon HI Lab”), will be held at TreeHacks2024 (the largest university hackathon in the United States held by Stanford University *held from February 16th to 18th, 2024). Grand Prize (Moonshot)
We would like to inform you that we have won the Grand Prize.
* Team “Baymax” that won the Moonshot Grand Prize*
Team “Baymax”
At Treehacks, we have a lot of support at the venue, including exhibits that will give you ideas for development and mentors you can talk to. The open source remote control robot system “ReazonChops” developed by our company was also on display at the venue. The team “Baymax” came into contact with “ReazonChops” and came up with the idea, and by applying “ReazonChops”, they developed a collaborative robot system that uses voice to easily deliver designated medicines to the mouth. Did. The idea of the same team and the outstanding features of “ReazonChops” made possible such delicate movements that are not typical of a robot.
Reason Chops
[Features of ReasonChops]
■Delicate chopstick-shaped gripper allows you to deftly grasp and lift small objects.
■Concise API allows easy development of control programs
■It is an open source project, and the source code can be used and expanded freely.
With this achievement, Team Baymax was awarded the Moonshot Grand Prize, which is awarded to the best project among the 350
participating teams.
I won the Prize.
For more information about the project, check out team member Wattal’s article. https://devpost.com/software/baymax-your-personal-healthcare-companion
*What is TreeHacks*
TreeHacks is a hackathon event held every year at the prestigious Stanford University in the United States. Hackathon is a combination of the words “hack (programming or system development)” and
“marathon,” and is a general term for events in which teams of multiple people work on a problem. This event will be held for the 10th time in 2024, and with the sponsorship of famous companies, young elites from more than 30 universities from not only the United States but also 12 countries around the world will gather to create new technological advances in 36 hours. I’ll work on it.
A total of 350 projects competed in five socially significant fields that are expected to make contributions through new technology: healthcare, sustainability, blockchain & security, education, and entertainment. On the final day, six excellence awards, five disciplines, and multiple sponsor awards were announced from among the participating projects.
Event URL: https://www.treehacks.com/
TreeHacks, Reason booth, etc.
* About Reazon Human Interaction Research Institute *
Reazon Human Interaction Research Institute (Director: Daijiro Mori) is a corporate research institute of Reazon Holdings Co., Ltd. We conduct a wide range of research into technologies that enable all users to communicate information more efficiently, such as voice, gaze, gesture recognition using hands and bodies, the operation of manipulators, tools, musical instruments, etc., and collaborative robot technology. We aim to promptly publish the results and contribute to the rapid development of research and practical application in the field.
We are looking for researchers who are interested in human interaction. URL: https://research.reazon.jp/
* About Reazon Holdings *
With the mission of “becoming the world’s number one company that continues to create new ‘normals’,” we are developing our business centered on four areas: “ad tech business,” “social game business,” “media business,” and “food tech business.” Masu. By increasing business synergies between each business area, we will continue to develop business and create new businesses that are unmatched by other companies.
In our own media, “ReazonSpeech
We have posted articles about the background and purpose of the development of “v2”, development story, advantages, and use cases. https://media.reazon.jp/projectstory/ReazonSpeech2
■Company overview
Trade name: Reazon Holdings Co., Ltd.
Representative: Representative Director Makoto Watanabe
Address: 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 164-0004
Established: February 2019
Business content: Group management strategy, business management and business support
URL: https://reazon.jp/
Owned media: https://media.reazon.jp/
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