KO PROPO
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Native name | [近藤科学株式会社] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language code: jp (help) |
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Founded | September 1, 1964 |
Founder | Kinjiro Kondo |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Hirotoshi Kondo |
Brands | KO Propo |
Total assets | 5,000,000,000 JPY |
Number of employees | 24,000 |
Website | kopropo |
KO PROPO is a brand of radio control equipment and humanoid robot KHR-1 by Kondo Kagaku, established in Tokyo, Japan in 1945.
In 1982 KO PROPO introduced the Expert EX-1, reported to have been the first to integrate a pistol grip into transmitter device with a gun trigger to act as the throttle, which later became a popular fixture in radio controlled transmitters.[1][2]
As of 2016[update] the company had won 32 IFMAR Worlds titles.[3]
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