Story of 'MechatroWeGo'
In the late 1940's, the Mechatrobot* industry developed rapidly on a worldwide scale. However, in spite of its popularity, Mechatrobots were too big in size and also it still had a rugged appearance even with its human shape.
Although Mechatrobots were imported to Japan, domestic use did not increased because of these gigantic figure that did not suit Japanese culture. As a result, Mechatrobots had little opportunities in the public eye.
But the Japanese company, 'Chubu Mechatronics' launched an unprecedented evolutionary small-sized Mechatrobot in 1957. It was 'Chubu No.1', light version of Mechatrobot.
'One Mechatrobot in every home' Employing the slogan, this revolutionary invention determined a direction of Mechatrobot industry in the future in Japan and also in the world.
Time passed to the year 2000. The Mechatrobot industry suffered a crushing defeat in introduction to a general family compared to the growth of the automobile industry.
But, here again, another innovative new model was announced by Chubu Mechatronics. It was 'MechatroWeGo', the world's smallest Mechatrobot for children.
*Mechatrobot is a general term of humanoid robots that work in a person boarding state.