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2020/09/29
Poimo inflatable personal mobility device, jointly researched by the University of Tokyo and mercari R4D, adopted for international user interface symposium UIST 2020
A paper on poimo, a personal mobility device with a balloon-like inflatable structure, developed as a joint research project between mercari…
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2020/09/04
How do we solve the underlying paradox of supporting both research and business? Interview with R4D Advisory Board Member Masaya Mori
In April 2020, Masaya Mori, former head of the Rakuten Institute of Technology and current Partner at Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC, was…
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2020/07/15
Poimo, jointly developed by mercari R4D and University of Tokyo, featured in WBS program’s “Trend Tamago” on July 14, 2020
On July 14, 2020 (Tuesday), the “Trend Tamago” corner of TV Tokyo’s economic news program World Business Satellite (WBS), featured the Poimo…
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2020/05/21
Mercari and N High School Collaborate on “Value Exchange” Class
As announced in Mercari’s press release on May 13 (Mercari and N High School Collaborate on “Project N,” a Problem-Based Learning Course…
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2020/05/21
Poimo: The New Portable and Inflatable Mobility Device by Mercari & The University of Tokyo
Portable and inflatable? What is Poimo R4D is working together with the Kawahara and Niiyama labs from the University of Tokyo to develop…