Yoichiro Kawaguchi
is a Japanese computer graphics artist and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. Kawaguchi rose to international prominence in 1982 when he presented "Growth Model" in the international conference SIGGRAPH. In 2013, Kawaguchi designed Cosmo, a robot that performs keyboards with a laser. Cosmo was designed to be one of the members of Squarepusher's virtual band Z-Machines, which was created to promote the alcoholic beverage ZIMA. They performed their debut piece on 24 June 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. On March 31, 2018, he retired from his post as a professor at the University of Tokyo and received the title of professor emeritus. In the same year he was appointed president of the Digital Content Association of Japan. Honours Medal with Purple Ribbon (2013) Person of Cultural Merit (2023) References http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23028961 External links Japanese artists 1952 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Tokyo Japanese digital artists Persons of Cultural Merit Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon