Rokoko (company)

Rokoko is a Danish brand of consumer motion capture and animation technology products. It was founded in 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark with additional offices located in Athens, Greece, and San Francisco, USA.[1] It manufactures the Smartsuit Pro, an IMU motion capture suit used by animators, game developers, vTubers.[2][3]

Rokoko
TypeAnpartsselskab
Rokoko Electronics ApS
IndustryConsumer motion capture, animation technology
FoundedMarch 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark
FoundersJakob Balslev, Matias Søndergaard, and Anders Klok
Headquarters
Copenhagen
,
Denmark
Number of locations
Copenhagen, Denmark
Athens, Greece,
San Francisco, USA
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
100 (2021)
Websiterokoko.com

History

Rokoko was founded by Jakob Balslev, Matias Søndergaard, and Anders Klok in March 2014, however the idea came to them when they were at the National Film School of Denmark.[4] Initially, they launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Smartsuit Pro. The motion capture technology, unveiled in December 2016, uses a wireless body suit and integrates with software development platforms.[5] The company also produces the Smartgloves for finger tracking, as well as software for face tracking.[6]

Smartsuit Pro II, the next generation of Smartsuit Pro, was announced in 2021.[7]

References
  1. "Rokoko: Reimagining the Possibilities of the Animation Industry". Insights Success. 1 September 2021.
  2. "Rokoko unveils SmartSuit Pro to capture your movements for virtual worlds". VentureBeat. 13 December 2016.
  3. Terdiman, Daniel (9 May 2017). "This Danish Startup And Its Motion-Capture Suit Plan On Changing The Way Hollywood Works". Fast Company (magazine).
  4. "Make Hollywood-quality animations at low-budget prices with this motion capture suit". TechCrunch.
  5. Takahashi, Dean (2016-12-13). "Rokoko unveils SmartSuit Pro to capture your movements for virtual worlds". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  6. Sarconi, Paul. "The Rokoko Smartsuit Brings Motion Capture to the Masses". Wired.
  7. "Motion capture company Rokoko launches Smartsuit Pro II". AnimationXpress. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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