OriHime's concept started from "a wheelchair that carries the heart"
Seiichi Saito (hereinafter referred to as Saito): I think that what I talked about (“different from conventional robots”) is rather the story of the recipient. What you have just talked about is the mechanism inside. I also run a company, but if anything, there is a point about how far we can go with technology.
I think that such pursuit is also important, but what Ory is doing is using technology as a proper "tool" to provide value to existing problems. I got the impression that "Implementing while acting" is exactly the theme of this time.
So, as I said at the beginning, this is a robot, but I thought it wasn't a so-called robot. Did you have that idea from the beginning when developing OriHime itself?
Orii Yoshito (hereinafter referred to as Yoshito): I have a lot of friends who make robots. For generations above us, I'm interested in anime, such as Doraemon and Atom. I want to create a world of Ghost in the Shell. Perhaps there are many people who come in because of their interest in technology.
Of course, I'm not uninterested in that. I have about 7 VR goggles alone, and I have about 7 things like Segways.
I like that too, but what I was originally studying when I was in high school was a wheelchair. I'm starting from there. How can I get more comfortable going out in a wheelchair? But some people can't get in a wheelchair, so what should I do if I can't climb the stairs? When I thought about this, I wondered if I could make a "wheelchair that carries my heart."
