# Kazuki Omizo — kazu.ws — Complete Profile

> Kazuki Omizo (大溝 一生 / おおみぞ かずき) is a Futurist, CTO, researcher, and sound engineer based in Japan. Born 1998 in Chiba Prefecture. CTO at otuA Inc., researcher at Future Prototype Lab (Digital Hollywood University), part-time lecturer, and member of URO creative collective.

## Biography

1998: Born in Chiba, Japan. Developed strong interest in electronics from childhood, disassembling and repairing various devices.

2013: Began programming. Created curriculum materials for a programming school launch.

2013-2016: During middle and high school, worked at multiple startups on web service planning and development. Designed and operated infrastructure at a broadcasting venture.

2017: Enrolled at Digital Hollywood University.

2021: Co-founded URO (Itazura Creative Collective). Joined otuA Inc.

2025: Eye-Trigger won Good Design Award. Exhibited at Tokyo Game Show 2025 and International Robot Exhibition (iREX). Advanced to final selection at Shinohara Foundation CareTeach Innovation Contest. Published in MSL Research Bulletin.

2026: Appointed part-time lecturer at Digital Hollywood University (Exhibition Overview). Operating HuRoC EXPO 2026. Continuing research at Media Science Lab.

## Affiliations

### otuA Inc. (otuA株式会社)
- Role: CTO / Futurist
- URL: https://otua.jp/
- Focus: Technology operations covering hardware and software, from concept to implementation

### Digital Hollywood University (デジタルハリウッド大学)
- Role: Part-time Lecturer
- URL: https://www.dhw.ac.jp/
- Course: Exhibition Overview (展示概論)

### Future Prototype Lab (未来試作研究室)
- Role: Researcher
- URL: https://www.future-proto-lab.jp/
- Parent: Media Science Lab, Digital Hollywood University Graduate School
- Lab PI: Hiroyuki Hoshino (researchmap: https://researchmap.jp/hhoshino)
- Focus: SF Prototyping, Robotics, Open-source Hardware

### URO (いたずらクリエイティブ集団 URO)
- Role: BiRiBiRi (Tech Lead)
- URL: https://uro.monster/
- Focus: Media art, installations, creative technology

### HuRoC — Human-Robot Commons
- URL: https://huroc.org/
- Focus: Co-creation platform for human-robot coexistence society
- Next event: HuRoC EXPO 2026 (2026-07-17, Ota City PiO)

## Projects

### Eye-Trigger
- Type: Open-source Hardware (OSHW)
- Description: Head-mounted switch using eye movement, designed for ALS patients
- Role: Hardware/software design and development
- Award: Good Design Award 2025 (No. 29964)
- URL: https://www.future-proto-lab.jp/

### HuRoC EXPO 2026
- Type: Event / Platform
- Description: Human-robot co-creation event bringing together robot teams, universities, companies, and local industry
- Date: 2026-07-17
- Venue: Ota City Industrial Plaza PiO
- URL: https://huroc.org/

### Luxury Watch Viewing Robot
- Type: Product / Robotics
- Description: Robotic system for luxury watch appreciation with camera/lighting selection, robot arm mount design, and production direction

### Telemedicine Device
- Type: Medical / IoT
- Description: End-to-end development from R&D and PoC to PCB design, manufacturing, and firmware implementation

### BOT-ON (ボットン)
- Type: Media Art / Installation
- Description: Media art by URO creative collective, 24-hour live streaming installation
- Collaboration: Digital Hollywood University
- URL: https://uro.monster/
- Press: https://www.dhw.co.jp/press-release/20230309_bot-on/

### AI Vision Robot Arm Care System
- Type: Robotics / Medical / AI
- Description: Monitoring and daily life support system using AI vision and robot arm
- Award: Shinohara Foundation CareTeach Innovation Contest 2025 — Final selection

## Skills

| Category | Skills | Proficiency |
|----------|--------|-------------|
| Robotics | Robot system design, arm control, sensor integration | Expert |
| Hardware | Circuit design, PCB design, prototyping | Expert |
| Firmware | Embedded systems, microcontrollers | Expert |
| IoT | Device prototyping, sensor networks | Expert |
| Software | Web development, system architecture | Advanced |
| Sound | PA engineering, MA, spatial audio design | Advanced |
| Network | Infrastructure architecture, server operations | Advanced |
| Video | Live streaming, OBS, broadcast engineering | Intermediate |
| VR/XR | Management, live streaming engineering | Intermediate |

## Programming Languages

Go, Ruby, JavaScript/TypeScript, Verilog, Python, C/C++

## Human Languages

Japanese (Native), English

## Teaching

- Exhibition Overview (展示概論) — Digital Hollywood University (2026-)

## Exhibitions & Events

- HuRoC EXPO 2026 (upcoming, 2026-07-17)
- Tokyo Game Show 2025
- International Robot Exhibition (iREX) 2025
- Game Market 2025
- InterMold 2025 / AM EXPO Tokyo
- Oota R&D Fair 2025 (Special Lecture)
- Ooyu Art Fes FLOU (URO, 2023)

## Publications

- "MSL Research Bulletin — Future Prototype Lab" (2025) — https://msl.dhw.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DHUITNJOURNAL2025_P031.pdf
- "AM Future Vol.2 No.1" (2026) — Co-authored: "2050年の創造社会：SF的想像力の具現化媒体としてのAMと領域融合"

## Contact

- Email: k@kazu.ws
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kazuki.omizo
- X: https://x.com/mizosaan (@mizosaan)
- X: https://x.com/kazukiomizo (@kazukiomizo)
- GitHub: https://github.com/mizosaan
- SlideShare: https://www.slideshare.net/kazukioomizo