KO PROPO
{{Infobox company
| name = Kondo Kagaku co., ltd
| logo = KO PROPO logo.svg
| trading_name =
| native_name = 近藤科学株式会社
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name =
| founded = {{start date|1964|09|01}}
| founder = Kinjiro Kondo
| defunct =
| hq_location =
| hq_location_city = Arakawa, Tokyo
| hq_location_country = Japan
| coordinates =
| num_locations =
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| area_served =
| key_people = Hirotoshi Kondo
| products =
| brands = KO Propo
Digiace (defunct)
| assets = 5,000,000,000 JPY
| assets_year =
| num_employees = 24
| num_employees_year =
| website = {{URL|kopropo.com}}
| intl =
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ymr.no/historie.htm|title=Modellbilens historie|work=ymr.no}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5886|title=RC10Talk.com – View topic – A comprehensive history of Ko Propo EX1 (1982–2002)|work=rc10talk.com}}
{{As of|2016}} the company had won 32 IFMAR World titles.{{cite web|url=http://kopropo.com/america/ralph-burch-jr-is-world-champion/|title=Ralph Burch Jr is World Champion|work=kopropo.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.kopropo.com/ KO PROPO USA]
{{Electronics industry in Japan}}
{{Radio-controlled models}}
{{Robot kits}}
Category:Japanese companies established in 1945
Category:Companies based in Tokyo
Category:Radio-controlled transmitter
Category:Robotics companies of Japan
Category:Science and technology in Japan
Category:Technology companies established in 1945
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