Takesen Ito, director of TMCN Association, gave a presentation about TMCN and its activities to T2MCN. TMCN is an open community focused on 3D sensors, devices, and related technologies. It organizes tech cafes, idea cafes, hackathons and more. TMCN wants to collaborate with T2MCN through joint events and projects, and help connect the growing global xMCN network to share ideas and opportunities between makers.

1. May, 2015
伊藤武仙(Takesen) @ T.M.C.N
https://www.facebook.com/TokyoMotioncontrolNetwork

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感謝

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武仙(Takesen)
• 1975年生 39歳
• Director and Co-founder
at T.M.C.N Association
• Before that,
Japanese Salary Man /
Business Development on
Semicon / Electronics field
From 2000-2014/Aug

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Enjoyed the days in Taiwan!
• Enjoyed
the days
in Taiwan!!!

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• Taiwanese loves Japan!! Thank you!!
Found a lot of “日式”！！

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So now I’m sure that,,,
We CAN do
Something
interesting
TOGETHER!!!!!

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Today I want to talk about
• My thought on Open Innovation / Community
• introduction of TMCN and Its activities
• WANTs with T2MCN

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Comparison of my experience
• When I try to start a new project with,
Salaryman Partners Community Members
Motivation
for the mission
Duty/Contract Basis Self Motivated
Attitude toward
New Project (Risk)
Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!
Willing to take
(If it’s interesting enough)
Action
Waiting for
Bosses Stamps
Insanely fast
Skill/Knowledge
Very limited
in specific field
Wider and Deeper
(Otaku degree…)
＊100% Takesen’s own point of view, and it is always not the stereotype…

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about TMCN
Open Networking Community on
3D Sensors and Devices
For all who LOVES these affordable GADGETS
with open development environment
(to enable some idiot innovations)
Kinect for Windows
OpenNI
Intel RealSenseLeapMotion
LEGO
Mindstorm EV3
THETA
OculusRift
+
LeapMotion
Kinect for Windows V2
(Preview)
OMRON
HVC-C
PLEN

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our activity
tech-caféidea-café
TMCN
Networking
Event
“祭”
Idea-thon
Tech Seminars
Writing Articles
Hacka-thon
R&D On-line/Off-line
Networking
Joint Development
IP Share

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TMCN interests in Keywords
Sensors
Virtual
Reality
Augmented
Reality
Robots
Projection
Mapping
Interaction
UX/UI
NUI/OUI
TangibleIoT
STREAM
/STEM
Image
Processing
3D
Recognition
Lean Startup

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the beginning…

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We’ve just started for fun.
• OK, let’s invite more friends,
• I know interesting person on that field…
• What about having the event style meetup?
• It will be fun to have demo during the event!

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scenes from TMCN events

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VR cardboard proto design / contents development
• “100LUS” using DAISO lens @39NTD
> business started as “Milbox”

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FabCafe Tokyo Project Participation
〜 PLEN the Driver 〜
Fes Akihabara
2014 Winter
TMCN developed the gesture app for PLEN

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FabCafe Tokyo Project Participation
OMRON HVC-C Development Champaign
• HVC-C : Human Detection/Recognition Unit
• TMCN held tech seminar for pilot engineers
• Developed 11 proto apps within 1 month

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Technical Book Authoring

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Technology Experience for Children
• Sensors, Robots, Programming, and MAKEs

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TMCN in numbers
• 1st Meet Up Event : 2013/8 with approx 80ps
• General Meet Up Held : 12 times
• Total Attendee : about 2,000ps (accumulated)
• Core Members : 58ps
– Engineers, Evangelists, Designers, Producers, and Investors
• Tech book authoring : 2

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our supporters & partners (example)
Event Supporters Media Supporters
Project Partners

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Diversified Needs
Startup Trend
background where TMCN based
〜 MAKEers Movement 〜
Set Makers
Giants
Consumer
Platform Suppliers
Consumer
B
2
C
Closed R&D
Finished
Goods
Vertical
Integrated
Mass
Comparison
Open
Innovation
Needs Oriented
Prototype
Complementally
Collaborated
Private
Customized
Personal
Satisfaction
B
2
M
MAKERS
M
2
C
人
物
財
知
SocialinnovationinManyaspects
TMCN is focusing on networking the MAKERS,
to accelerate the movement
Fabless
E-Commerce
3D Printers
Cloud funding
Government Backup
Affordable Tools
Internet
OSS
GitHub

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Finding the identity
1) TMCN can support the MAKErs

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Collaboration with Moff
• Moff inc. is one of the most celebrated Japanese IoT startup, who was born
from Hackathon. > Startup from MAKEers.
• TMCN is supporting the app development.

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Finding the identity
2) TMCN can make
Education Experimentally/Active

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EdTech x TMCN
• Education x Technology
– For Students : Programing Education using Sensor
– For Children : STREAM education for creativity

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EdTech is Fun!!

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Finding the identity
3) xMCN can connect the people

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xMCN network
• spread the worldwide xMCN network!
TokyoMCN
KansaiMCN
T2MCN
T2: Taipei-Tokyo
(5/24 KickOff)
ToM
CN
VM
CN
VietnamMCN
(planning)
福岡
(tbd)

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The things we want do with T2MCN
• Keep in touch!
• Share the idea mutually
• Joint Event and personal exchange
– Please invite more TMCN members
to the 2nd Meet up pitch event!!
– Please visit and join our Japan event!!
• Joint development, Joint projects

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TMCN is very active…
• Upcoming event on next week
– TMCN Community Meet Up Vol.13
2015-05-29（金）18:00 - 21:45 at Ginza
– MESH Workshop
2015-05-30（土）14:00 - 16:00 at Shinagawa
– TMCN Community Meet Up Vol.14
2015-05-30（土）18:00 - 22:30 at Shinagawa
– LEGO Mindstorm Workshop for Children
2015-05-31（日）10:00 - 12:00 at Shinagawa
– Smartphone VR Content Production Workshop
(Ricoh THETA / Web3D)
2015-05-31（日）14:00 - 22:00 at Shinagawa

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Please join T2MCN FB Group!

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Thank you for the attention!
See you again soon!!