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Native name | 近藤科学株式会社 |
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Founded | September 1, 1964 |
Founder | Kinjiro Kondo |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Hirotoshi Kondo |
Brands | KO Propo Digiace (defunct) |
Total assets | 5,000,000,000 JPY |
Number of employees | 24 |
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 a 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 World titles.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Modellbilens historie". ymr.no.
- ^ "RC10Talk.com – View topic – A comprehensive history of Ko Propo EX1 (1982–2002)". rc10talk.com.
- ^ "Ralph Burch Jr is World Champion". kopropo.com.