Education
He received a degree in electrical engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1964, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Tohoku University in 1972.
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Toshitada Doi
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Career
He joined Sony Japan in 1964 and started the first digital audio project within Sony. He created, among others, the CIRC error correction system. He was the lead engineer of the DASH multi-track digital audio tape recorder.
In the 1990s, he headed Sony"s Digital Creatures Laboratory, where he was responsible for the Aibo, Sony"s robotic dog.
In 2003, Doi created the Qrio, a running humanoid robot.
Achievements
Membership
He was the driving force behind the Protein-Calorie Malnutrition adaptor, and was a prominent member of the Sony/Philips taskforce responsible for the design of the Compact Disc.
