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Oki's Comfy Leopard Office Chair Has a Robot Leg at Heart [Robot Chair]
Gizmodo — ... getting vertical: assistance you'll presumably need if you're so very relaxed in the chair when seated. Unlike the Robot Leg, which is motorized and capable of jumping, the Leopard chair utilizes the geometry of the Leg, but is unpowered. So it won't rise up and start kicking human butt when the robot revolution comes. It is made of carbon fiber, though. Sadly this material might not make it into the final for-sale product, which Oki is hoping to release in May of 2009. [Tech-on] ...

Robotic tech applied for next gen. office chairs
Gizmo Watch — ... making it a lot effortless for him to rise. Watch this: Oki Ltd has used reinforced resin for the seating and the back rest, the material is used keeping in mind its strength and insignificant weight properties, but could be replaced with another taking in consideration the high price. The Co. intends to continue with the development process – whereby we may see these chairs roll out in the market sometime by May 2009. Via: TechOn

Oki's robot chair heralds a new age of robot-aided seating
Engadget — ... The chair is a tool of extreme simplicity and antiquity, and many would argue that it's foolish to mess with something that obviously attained perfection with the advent of air conditioned seat cushions. Of course, those people have never seen Leopard, the ...

Leopard: Oki develops robot-powered office chair
CrunchGear — ... forward, the (unpowered) Leopard will rise the seat up to help the person stand up. When someone sits down, the seat will sink approximately 25° and make the person feel as if the seat is wrapped around from the back. The Leopard, which currently is suitable only for people weighing between 55 and 60kg, is scheduled for commercialization in 2009. As Okamura is also a highly internationalized company, chances are the chair will find its way outside Japan someday soon. Via Tech-On

Robotic office chair is the height of luxury for an executive bum
DVICE Atom Feed — ... you, bringing both the seat and the backrest in to greet you. It'll also gently push you upward when it feels you stand. The companies describe the sensation as "seating comfort akin to being held in someone's arms." It's currently designed to handle folks weighing 120 to 130 pounds (which pretty much counts the rest of the world out) and is slated for a 2009 release. The Japanese firms plan for more variations of the cuddly 'bot to be available in the future. Tech-On!, via GizmoWatch

Leopard - A dynamic chair that makes you feel hugged
Newlaunches.com — ... Every time a person sitting in the chair scoots his or her body forward, the unpowered Leopard will raise the seat up to help the person stand up. When someone sits down, the seat will sink approximately 25° and make the person feel as if the seat is wrapped around from the back. The Leopard, which currently is suitable only for people weighing between 55 and 60kg, is scheduled for commercialization in 2009, no price announced yet. Leopard_chair2.jpg Leopard_chair3.jpg Source