is a Japanese computer graphics artist and professor emeritus at the

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. Kawaguchi rose to international prominence in 1982 when he presented "Growth Model" in the international conference

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. In 2013, Kawaguchi designed Cosmo, a robot that performs keyboards with a laser. Cosmo was designed to be one of the members of

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's virtual band Z-Machines, which was created to promote the alcoholic beverage

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. They performed their debut piece on 24 June 2013 in

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. On March 31, 2018, he retired from his post as a professor at the University of Tokyo and received the title of professor

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. In the same year he was appointed president of the Digital Content Association of Japan.

References

* *http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23028961

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