Foundation: 2017
Headquarters: Minato Ward, Tokyo
CEO: Jin Tomioka
Executive Summary: Telexistence is a Japanese firm founded in 2017 dedicated to the design, manufacture, and operation of robots. “Telexistence” is a concept that was first proposed in 1980 by Susumu Tachi, professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo and the chairman of Telexistence, which refers to the notion of human beings in effect being in a place other than where he or she actually exists and being able to act freely in a remote environment. This expands the presence of human beings as well as the technological systems which make it possible. Telexistence’s annual income is currently undisclosed.