Corporate Philosophy
Social progress and self-fulfillment of customers and employees through the spread of a better communication culture
Contribution to the manufacturing industry in Japan
Company
| Company name | iPresence LLC |
|---|---|
| Representative employee | Christopher's Chris Francis |
| Capital | 1,000 million yen |
| Address |
[Kobe Head Office]
〒658-0032 Kobe Fashion Mart, 6-9 Koyocho Naka, Higashinada-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
[Tokyo branch]
Ginza Ohtake Residence 22F, 11-2-XNUMX Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
[Tokyo Office]
Hatchery Shibuya, 150-0031 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo XNUMX-XNUMX
[Osaka development base]
540F COBOX, 0012-3-XNUMX Tanimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka XNUMX-XNUMX, Japan |
| SANWA Group |
iPresence Ltd. (UK) Architwin Inc. |
| URL | https://ipresence.jp |
| Business content | Provision of advanced technology equipment, robot equipment, communication equipment, software and related services |
| Bank |
Mitsui Sumitomo Bank Rokko Island Branch Kobe Shinkin Bank Ishiyagawa Branch Minato Bank Rokko Island Branch |
| Others |
Hyogo Prefecture Management Innovation Plan Approved Company March 31 to February 3 Business Continuity Enhancement Plan Certified Company 
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| Initiatives for SDGs |
iPresence LLC supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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Intellectual property right
Our company owns the patents and trademarks listed below.
We regard intellectual property rights as an important management resource, and will continue to focus on the protection and utilization of intellectual property rights.
patent right
| Title of invention | patent number |
|---|---|
| Communication robot and communication system | Patent No. 6560725 |
| Communication robot and communication system | Patent No. 6749711 |
| Robot System | Patent No. 7012272 |
| Information provision system, program, information provision method | Patent No. 7088526 |
Trademark
| Registered trademark name | iTOUR |
|---|---|
| Registration number | 6055443 |
| Registered trademark name | moving phone |
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| Registration number | 6509574 |
| Registered trademark name | Telepii |
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| Registration number | 6509575 |
History
- April 2014
- Opened a business as a remote presence specialist in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture Started sales of Double
- April 2014
- Started sales of desktop version telepresence avatar robot kubi
- April 2014
- Construction of iPresence Network started
- April 2015
- Telepresence avatar robot use site support service sales start
- April 2015
- Developed and announced digital signage integrated telepresence avatar robot IZZY
- April 2015
- Established UK company iPresence Ltd.
- April 2015
- Developed and announced telepresence avatar robot ANKO
- April 2016
- Adopted for the Tokyo Metropolitan Robot Industry Revitalization Project Open Recruitment Joint Research and Development Project with Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Center
- April 2016
- Started selling PadBot
- April 2017
- Started sales of ORIHIME
- April 2017
- Adopted subsidy for practical development cost of nursing care/rehabilitation robot in Kobe
- April 2017
- Developed and announced iTOUR, a tourism/shopping system using a telepresence avatar robot (commissioned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology)
- April 2018
- iTOUR® won the 6th Knowledge Capital Innovation Award Semi-Grand Prix
- April 2018
- Developed and announced CARE-JIRO, a telepresence patrol robot for nursing homes (subsidized by Kobe City)
- April 2018
- Announced and started development of Teleportation as a Service (TaaS) Platform
- April 2019
- Entered the avatar robot development contest ANA AVATAR XPRIZE as Team X:Presence
- April 2019
- CARE-JIRO won the 6th Knowledge Capital Innovation Award Semi-Grand Prix
- April 2019
- Hyogo Prefecture Management Innovation Plan "Development and sales of mobile monitoring robots equipped with unique applications" approved
- April 2019
- Developed and started providing TaaS application AVATAR Robot for ZOOM
- April 2019
- Started sales of AI-equipped mobile telepresence avatar robot temi
- April 2019
- Passed XPRIZE XNUMXst selection and advanced to the semi-finals
- April 2020
- Announced and started providing telerobo work solutions
- April 2020
- Established ArchiTwin Co., Ltd. specializing in digital twin solutions in the architectural field
- April 2020
- Launched new event app Airmeet in Japan
- April 2020
- Announcement of "moving phone telepy" and implementation of crowdfunding
- April 2020
- Received the Excellence Award at the Hyogo Prefecture Creative Business Grand Prix
- April 2021
- Announcement of "moving phone telepy" and crowdfunding achieved at 353%
- April 2021
- Announced and started providing remote meeting service "Tele Robo Meeting" solution
- April 2021
- Efforts on X:Presence won the 8th Knowledge Capital Innovation Award
- April 2021
- Started mass production and sales of "Moving Phone Telepi"
- April 2021
- Avatar robot development contest ANA AVATAR XPRIZE challenged semi-finals in Miami, USA
- April 2021
- Tokyo branch established
- April 2022
- Started sales of "Telerobo School Life Participation" service and dedicated application "Telepotalk" for remote education for the sick
Executive profile
Christopher's Chris Francis
(Christophers Chris Francis)
Founder / President
Born in 1980 (Kobe City). At the age of 14, he moved to England with his family.
During her pre-university GAP year, she worked as a volunteer to help children with disabilities in southern India.After studying architecture at the University of Sheffield in the UK, he worked as an architect, designer, and human resources consultant, and has been involved in the launch of the western Japan base (Osaka and Nagoya) of the world's largest foreign-affiliated remote communication service company and overseeing sales nationwide.After that, he came across the concept of telepresence avatar robots, a new method of remote communication, and in 2014 launched Japan's first remote presence specialist company, iPresence LLC.
By being able to exist as a robot avatar in a remote space and as a digital avatar in a virtual space, and teleport from avatar to avatar in multiple spaces, the experience of augmenting human communication abilities will be realized in a wide range of fields, from education to telemedicine, telework, and hybrid events. We are currently expanding our business with the concept of “Teleportation as a Service”.
In 2021, the simplest form of avatar robot "Telepii" will be successfully crowdfunded, and mass production sales will start in the summer of 2021. ANA AVATAR XPRIZE Semi-Finalist.
Takahiro Ohta
(Takahiro Ohta)
Chief Technology Officer
Born in 1972.
Master of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
He has been interested in programming since his school days and continues to create his own work.
After graduating, he joined a telecommunications company.
After joining the company, he was engaged in the development of information sharing ASP infrastructure for the manufacturing industry at the research institute for five years.
After that, he engaged in infrastructure development as an infrastructure engineer in Osaka.While he was an infrastructure engineer, he also wrote his own automation scripts.
In 2016, he left his previous job and worked at iPresence LLC. He will develop iPresence's first mobile app and an in-house robot.
Currently, as an executive employee, he is focusing on the development of the next main business, while working as CTO to create a better engineering organization.
Advisor Advisor
- Professor Teruaki Yokoyama Teruaki Yokoyama
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- Biography -
In March 2007, completed doctoral course at Nara Institute of Science and Technology.
Obtained doctorate (engineering).At Cyber University, as a lecturer, involved in opening and teaching at his online university.
Since 2013, he has been engaged in research and development of Internet-related technology and industry-academia collaboration as a lecturer at Kobe Institute of Computing.
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Internet Engineering Course External Researcher, Asian Satellite Internet Project AI3 member.
Currently, he is interested in remote communication targeting depopulated areas and is experimenting.
