VUILD Launches Sales Site for the ShopBot 3D Wood Processing Machine, Which It Distributes, Along with a Community Site for Existing Owners

https://shopbot.vuild.co.jp/

Through three businesses, VUILD Inc. (“VUILD”) works to create an environment where anyone can take part in making things without specialist expertise, and where anyone can become a carpenter or architect: (1) the “ShopBot support business,” which imports, distributes and supports the 3D wood processing machine “ShopBot”; (2) the “EMARF business,” which operates “EMARF,” a web application for on-demand local production of custom-made furniture; and (3) the “design business,” which handles design and architectural design.

The ShopBot support division, which has supported the introduction of 3D wood processing machines and provided after-sales care, has installed ShopBots at 44 locations in Japan and abroad (as of August 2019), and aims to reach a total of 50 units delivered within 2019 and 100 units in 2020. In addition, CEO Koki Akiyoshi is the only evangelist in Japan, having been certified as a ShopBot Guru by ShopBot Tools in 2013.

The newly launched ShopBot sales site lists the ShopBot models VUILD handles, their specifications and the purchasing process. With the addition of an inquiry desk and a page for existing owners, information about ShopBot is now easier to access than before. Going forward, we will further spread manuals for operating ShopBot, create a smooth path for purchasing consumables, and foster a community of ShopBot owners.

If you are interested in purchasing or have any other questions, please feel free to contact us.

[About VUILD Inc.]
Company name: VUILD Inc.
Representative: Koki Akiyoshi, CEO
Location: unico 1F-A, 3-4 Nisshincho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Founded: November 21, 2017
Capital: 55 million yen
Business: Through (1) ShopBot sales, (2) operation of the web app “EMARF,” and (3) design and architectural design, we distribute digital architecture technology to regions so that anyone can quickly make the furniture and buildings they need for daily life, by themselves, whenever and wherever they like, using the materials at hand. That is the “lively way of living” we will bring to life.
Corporate site: https://vuild.co.jp/
ShopBot sales site: https://shopbot.vuild.co.jp/
EMARF: https://emarf.co/

[CEO profile]
Koki Akiyoshi
Architect / entrepreneur / CEO of VUILD Inc.
Born in Osaka in 1988. After graduating from the Department of Architecture, College of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, he studied digital fabrication in the X-DESIGN program at the Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University. In 2013 he was certified as a ShopBot Guru by ShopBot Tools and, as the only evangelist in Japan, has supported the introduction of ShopBot Tools’ CNC routers, provided support and nurtured the user community. In 2017 he founded VUILD Inc., developing the “ShopBot,” “EMARF” and “design” businesses with the aim of “democratizing architecture.” Since 2019 he has been a part-time lecturer at Shibaura Institute of Technology.
Major awards include SD Review (2018), the Wood Design Award (2018), and selection for the Under 35 Architects exhibition (2019).