Robot designer Tatsuya Matsui is known for his innovative humanoid robot creations Posy and Palette, the former having appeared in Lost in Translation and the latter (a robotic mannequin) featured in a Louis Vuitton shop in Paris.
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His company Flower Robotics, is actively working with robotics for real life. Whether for communication between man and machine, or for interactive retail installations, Flower Robotics is at the cutting edge of design and technology, both of which are crucial to making robots that humans can not only use, but connect emotionally with. Without design, the connection is lacking.
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The above photo is a CG rendering of the upcoming head pieces for Palette, which is expected to become a mass-produced item used in retail. After years of development, perhaps it’s now time for robotics to take center stage as both an example of Japan’s innovative power and as the next Big Technology that will further our lives.
Metropolis covered Matsui’s creations for an exhibition back in 2007 in a pretty good overview.
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On Monday, March 2nd at 7 p.m. Tatsuya Matsui will be giving a Robot Design Seminar at the Design Hub in Tokyo Midtown. To reserve a spot go to this link , and we’ll be there as well to get our own glimpse of our robotic future.
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