OKI robotic office chair
Leopard is a concept that incorporates robotic technology with office furnishing. This was developed in cooperation of OKI and Okamura Corporation.Okamura a 1945 founded company out of Yokohama currently is involved in manufacturing office furniture and ergonomic chairs among multitude of other products. The stand of this chair is in fact a robotic leg which was developed by OKI which mimics the muscle and bone structures of thighs and hip of a human body. The leg has a capability of jumping and landing as natural as human legs thanks to its mounted springs and accompanied motors. This is the first time for OKI to employ this technology into a commercial product since its introduction in 2005.
The Leopard does not come with motor but it is able to tilt forward when the occupant is standing up and sinks and provide the outmost comfort when a person is sting on it by using mechanical parts such as hydraulic cylinders and springs. Both companies is working toward release of production version of Leopard by May of 2009 in consideration of using a more economically viable material to replace the existing carbon fiber reinforced resin substance that has been use in its 
chair’s back and seating area. The production version of these chairs will be available at several models indented for consumers of various weights. I would just like to see the price tag on these chairs looking at the cost cut measure by Major Corporation in Japan.
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