The Rockman is a headphone guitar amplifier. The original Rockman was developed and built by Scholz Research & Development, Inc., a company founded by Tom Scholz, who is also a key member of the rock band Boston. SR&D was sold to Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. in 1995.

The Mega Man games were first released in Japan under the name “Rockman.” On this site, when I am referring to the Japanese form of Mega Man (such as the Japanese version of a game) I will often use “Rockman” instead of “Mega Man.