This time iPresencetelepresence avatar robotWe will send you an article in which we interviewed Christophers, the representative, about the reason why we started handling .

-Please tell us how and why you became interested in telepresence avatar robots-

Fujimoto:
This timeHow iPresence decided to sell TeleroboI would like to ask
Thank you!

Chris:
Thank you!

Fujimoto:
Then, immediatelywhy telerobowas it?

Chris:
By chanceis not it.

Fujimoto:
by chance?picture?
Do you happen to become a Telerobo?

Chris:
No, it just happened. At an event held in Kobe called TEDxSannomiyaDouble*The president of an IT company from the United States participated in the project, and I was in charge of the robot.
■A self-propelled telepresence avatar robot called Double3early version of.

Fujimoto:
really!What a coincidence!I never thought there would be such an encounter.

Chris:
It's funny, is not it?But at that time I didn't think anything of it.

Fujimoto:
picture?Oh, wasn't that the right time?

Chris:
That's right... well, it's going to be a long story.

Fujimoto:
yes!please!Feel free to ask!

Chris:
Well, I also work for a remote communication company,Communication is one of the basic human needs.so,Needs similar to food, clothing and shelterI think it is.
Needs that last as long as there are peopleDo you say
ifIf you're going to run a business, it's good to run a business that matches those basic needs.I thought.
For example, the human resource business also introduces people as resources.It's a business that can be continued regardless of the industry.So is the communication business.

Fujimoto:
I see.It was a time when I was still thinking about various things.
So how did you come up with the idea that this industry would be good or that this would be a hit?

Chris:
If I were to invest in something in the future, where would I invest it?, and the antenna was stretched.

Fujimoto:
Ah, I see.

Chris:
yes.Sorobot industryI wonder if it is.
I just watched a lot of TEDx videos.

Fujimoto:
really.That's why it's amazing to pay attention to the robot industry.

Chris:
At that time, it was just the timing when the Roomba was spreading.

Fujimoto:
Ahh!I see!Roomba was so long ago.

Chris:
That's right.Just about that time,Roomba was the world's first "robot" accepted into ordinary householdsIt was.

Fujimoto:
If you say so, yes.I have the impression that it became popular with great momentum.

Chris:
Isn't it?I thought it was amazing.At the same time, I thought I missed the Roomba.

Fujimoto:
Ohhh...

Chris:
SoWhat is the next home robot?just whenI saw an IT president who accessed from the United States in Double and walked aroundThat's right.

Fujimoto:
Aa!So you're coming back to the first TEDxSannomiya talk here!

Chris:
That's right!

Fujimoto:
I was surprised by the amazing development (laughs)

Chris:
Surprise, isn't it?I'm surprised too (laughs).
Well trueIt didn't come with a pinyou know.Just because there was a history,Double is also a robotWhat?It's just a tire, but I thought I couldn't call it a robot.

Fujimoto:
Just in case...! (smile)

Chris:
Yes (laughs) It's easy to read Japanese trends.Because what is popular in Europe and the United States comes in two or three years later.

Fujimoto:
indeed.

Chris:
When I looked up "telepresence robots" on the internet, I found a telerobo company in the United States.thenCisco and iRobot made a telerobot called AvaI don't know.

Fujimoto:
really!Is that so.

Chris:
yes.SoIsn't it good that IT top companies think it's an area with potential?, I changed my conviction.
unaffected by fadsThen,People will still be communicating if they live 100 years from now.Robots will still exist 100 years from nowIt will be.
If thatA solution that combines the two (communications and robots) would be an antWhen.

Fujimoto:
Oooh!I see!

Chris:
I don't know what will be popular 100 years from now, but I'm living by eating and wearing something.is not it.so it lasts longThat's why I created iPresence.

Fujimoto:
That's how Telerobo became Double.

Chris:
Well, Double is weird (laughs), but it's a communication robot.
so to speakHow to perceive a gorgeous phone robot.

Fujimoto:
Hum.

Chris:
Wouldn't it be nice if it could sell in the existing TV conference system and telephone market?I don't know.Rather than opening up new markets,where there is already a marketI feel like I should put it in.

Fujimoto:
It's a change of mindset or a problem of perception.How interesting.

Chris:
Right.At that time, Mr. Son started selling Pepper for 20 yen, and Double was 35 yen.

Fujimoto:
Oooh good timing.And it's a really gorgeous phone (laughs).

Chris:
That's true (laughs), butTelerobo will replace the telephone and spreadWith thatThe quality and breadth of communication will changeThen,the world will changeSo I think it will be interesting.

Fujimoto:
A world line with telerobots instead of real phones, it feels novel now, but the rumba has spread.I guess that will really happen.
No, it's interesting.It's still from now on!

Chris:
is not it!iPresence has been able to do various things by combining telerobo and services.So, I don't think I'll be too upset even if some competition appears, and I want to build it so that it won't be upset.

Fujimoto:
Oh, that's right. It would be great if we could imagine what the world would be like 100 years from now, and gradually create a future in which telerobots will gradually become popular in place of telephones.

Chris:
Yes I will try my best!

Fujimoto:
yes!Thank you for speaking with us!

Chris:
Thank you!