While I was all praise for the innovative Hobart I-Cool seat concept, Herman Miller is the first name that strikes my mind when I think of luxurious office furniture. What’s next? Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd and Okamura Corp have now teamed up for a concept model of an office chair that uses robot technologies employed in Oki’s leg-shaped robot called Robot Leg. The innovative “Leopard” office chair functions very much like the real Robot Leg. When someone sits on this next-gen office chair, the seat moves back to a position where it fits the occupant’s back perfectly and after he/she gets up, the seating surface moves with the movement of the occupant, thereby assisting the occupant to stand up with ease. The seating surface settles down by 25° when someone is sitting on it.

Carbon fiber reinforced resin has been used for the seating and the back rest, but they might replace the same with some cheaper alternative. Even then, I am sure the Leopard chair is going to pick on your pockets. Coming May 2009!

Via: Gizmowatch/Tech-On353053