KO PROPO

Kondo Kagaku co. ,ltd
Native name
近藤科学株式会社
Founded September 1, 1964 (1964-09-01)
Founder Kinjiro Kondo
Headquarters Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Hirotoshi Kondo
Brands KO Propo
Total assets 5,000,000,000 JPY
Number of employees
24,000
Website kopropo.com

KO PROPO is a brand of radio control equipment and humanoid robot KHR-1 by Kondo Kagaku, established in Tokyo, Japan in 1945.

In 1982 KO PROPO introduced the Expert EX-1, reported to have been the first to integrate a pistol grip into transmitter device with a gun trigger to act as the throttle, which later became a popular fixture in radio controlled transmitters.[1][2]

As of 2016 the company had won 32 IFMAR Worlds titles.[3]

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