Smart teapot "teplo teapot" selected for JIDA Design Museum selection

Evaluated as a design that "provides high-quality time before drinking tea"

LOAD & ROAD Co., Ltd. The smart teapot "teplo teapot" of LOAD & ROAD Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Kazunori Konobe), which leads the personalization of food with tea and IoT, is now available from Japan Industrial Design Museum. Selected for "JIDA Design Museum Selection Vol.23" sponsored by the association. Selected product name: teplo Teapot Designer: Hiroaki Nishimura, CEO Hiroaki Nishimura [Commentary commentary by the jury] A product that can brew the best tea according to the taste, physical condition, and environment of the drinker using AI and sensors. Is. While following the modern lifestyle such as cooperation with the application and automatic extraction, it makes you realize that the same tea leaves have different tastes depending on the conditions, and makes the depth of tea familiar. The characteristic infuser and the design that allows you to see the state of the brewed tea give you a good time before drinking the tea. (Judge / Hideyuki Hamada) [Designer commentary] The teplo teapot is a teapot that automatically extracts tea by linking with a smartphone. Achieved the world's first "personalized extraction" with a unique AI extraction system that maximizes the appeal of tea leaves and vital sensing. We provide all tea drinkers with the best tea for their mood and condition. The number of people who are starting to drink tea is increasing due to the fact that they have time to spend at home and their health consciousness is increasing. With the tea leaf subscription service provided by teplo, you can receive tea from all over the world, and even if you do not have the knowledge or experience, you can enjoy tea in the best condition for each tea leaf from the beginning. We will create a rich life with delicious tea that seamlessly connects from the encounter with tea leaves to the moment of drinking. (Commentary / Hiroaki Nishimura, Representative Director, Takuki Nishimura Design Co., Ltd.) Official website URL of Takuki Nishimura Design Co., Ltd .: https://www.hndi.co.jp/ The JIDA Design Museum Selection is by the Japan Industrial Design Association. With the theme of "co-creation of a rich future," this activity aims to contribute to the advancement of Japanese culture through museum activities. Based on the perspective of professionals involved in industrial design, we aim to be the cornerstone of the Japan Design Museum by selecting and collecting excellent Japanese industrial products and creating archives for the next generation. JIDA Official Site URL: https://www.jida.or.jp/ JIDA Design Museum Official Site URL: http://jida-museum.jp/teplo Teapot is a teapot that automatically extracts tea in cooperation with the smartphone app. is. In general, when brewing tea, there are many factors that must be controlled, such as the amount of tea leaves, the amount of water, the extraction time, and the extraction temperature, in order to enjoy each tea leaf in the best condition, and these differ depending on the tea leaves. increase. The teplo teapot automatically controls these complicated numerical values, so even those who have no knowledge of tea leaves can easily enjoy authentic tea at home. In addition, since ancient times, tea professionals have adjusted the extraction conditions according to the behavior, facial expression, and taste preference of the drinker, and brewed tea with the most delicious taste and aroma according to the condition of the drinker at that time. We repeated trial production to reproduce craftsmanship with technology, and realized the implementation of the world's first "personalized extraction function". Six built-in sensors analyze the physical condition and mood of the drinker and extract the optimal tea. The teplo teapot won the "CES Innovation Award" in 2019, which is given to outstanding products at the world's largest consumer electronics trade fair "CES", which is held every year in the United States, and in March of the same year in Japan and the United States. In the crowdfunding that we went to, we raised $ 64,000, which greatly exceeded the target amount in 30 days. Even after the success of crowdfunding, we continued to brush up our products and started general sales in August 2020. teplo Teapot General Sales Release URL: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000064189.html teplo Official Website URL: https://teplotea.com/ Stocks that lead food personalization with tea and IoT The company LOAD & ROAD is a technology startup company founded in 2015, based in Japan, the United States and India. It consists of a hardware team led by Kazunori Konobe, a hardware engineer and CEO, and a software team led by Mayuresh Soni, a software engineer and CTO. Based on the concept of designing tea with technology, we are expanding the "teplo" brand globally, developing, operating and selling products and services. Inquiries from the press LOAD & ROAD Co., Ltd. Public Relations: Akari Kato Email: press.japan@load-road.com Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11HW_TSVvfEIgCLZy8seRNy4nJyyk8laY?usp=sharing

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