Rokoko is a Danish brand of consumer

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and animation technology products. It was founded in 2015 in

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with additional offices located in

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, and

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, USA. It manufactures the Smartsuit Pro, an IMU

suit used by animators, game developers,

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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. Initially, they launched a

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campaign for the Smartsuit Pro. The motion capture technology, unveiled in December 2016, uses a wireless body suit and integrates with software development platforms. The company also produces the Smartgloves for finger tracking, as well as software for face tracking. Smartsuit Pro II, the next generation of Smartsuit Pro, was announced in 2021.

References

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