GITAI Japan, Inc. (Meguro-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Sho Nakanose), a developer of general-purpose work robots for space use, has completed a SeriesB round of funding totaling 1.8 billion yen (approx. USD17.1M) to accelerate and expand its business and technology development.
In this round, GITAI received investments from the following companies and funds through third-party allotment. – The Space Frontier Fund (SPARX Innovation for the Future Co., Ltd.) – DCI Venture Growth Fund (Daiwa Corporate Investment Co.,Ltd.) – The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited – EP-GB L.P. (EPSON X Investment Corporation / Global Brain Corporation)
The funds raised through this procurement will be used mainly for the following three purposes. – Development and personnel costs to establish the compatibility with space environment – Costs for on-orbit extra-vehicular technology demonstration scheduled for 2023 – Personnel expenses for entering the U.S. market
GITAI’s Mission
GITAI is a space robotics startup that aims to provide an inexpensive and safe means of working in space. In 2040, GITAI will be an equal partner with the world’s leading space launch companies, providing inexpensive and safe labor to build cities on the Moon and Mars, and space colonies. They provide the transportation; we provide the work. They lower the cost of transportation; we lower the cost of work.
About GITAI
GITAI is developing a general-purpose work robot for space use that can perform the following tasks inexpensively and safely. 1) IVA and EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) tasks on space stations 2) Docking, mission extension, repair, and maintenance work for on-orbit servicing (life extension to satellite / space debris removal) 3) Various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction
GITAI is planning to perform a technical demonstration inside the ISS(International Space Station) scheduled for 2021 summer.
Company: GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan HQ) / GITAI USA Inc. (US subsidiary) CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose URL：https://gitai.tech/en/ Inquiries: info@gitai.tech Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GITAI-1515952648445089/ Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/GITAI64818084
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Sho Nakanose, Founder & CEO of GITAI, was selected as one of the awardees by “Innovators Under 35 Japan 2020” hosted by MIT Technology Review (Japan Edition).
Innovators Under 35 is a global award organized by MIT Technology Review, a global media company owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1999 to celebrate and support the activities of talented young innovators. In the past, Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, and Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Facebook, have won the award.
The Innovators Under 35 Japan is the Japanese version of the awards, and is the seventh local version held this year, following China and Europe. This year, more than 300 domestic and international candidates were nominated and applied for the award in the five fields of computer/electronics, transportation, Internet, AI/robotics, and software, and 13 winners were finally selected. The winners of the Japanese version will be nominated as candidates for the next year’s global version.
For more information about the winners, please refer to the MIT Technology Review (Japan Edition) Website.
On Friday, February 19, “Innovators Under 35 Japan Summit 2020” will be held at Muromachi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo to introduce the winners, and Sho Nakanose will also be speaking at the event. This event will be streamed online. For more information, please visit the Innovators Under 35 Japan website.
About MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review, founded in 1899 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the world’s oldest and most prestigious technology magazine. More than 80% of the readers of the U.S. edition are managing technology sectors, and 60% of the readers are executives. The Japanese edition has been operated by Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute, a subsidiary of KADOKAWA, Inc. as a membership-based web media since October 2016 under a license agreement with Technology Review Inc.
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GITAI Inc. (Tokyo, Japan; CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing robots that conduct tasks in space, has released a video showing the successful ground demonstration of its single-armed robot “S1” executing In-Space Assembly (ISA) tasks.
ISA is one of the markets that is starting to draw attention in the blooming commercial space industry. With restrictions to launch mass and size, there are high expectations for the utilization of advanced robotics to assemble large structures from pieces that fit in the limited launch capacity.
GITAI has succeeded on the ground, in executing a group of tasks that resemble an ISA operation with its single-armed “S1” robot. The S1 put together a mount-rack from pillar-shaped parts and attached panels to it which imitates a large structure such as a solar panel, antenna, or telescope mirror.
S1 conducting ISA tasks, recorded in the GITAI Tokyo office
In this ground demonstration, the robot is operating autonomously recognizing its environment with image processing and real-time motion planning. GITAI has already succeeded in autonomous operations of switch and cable manipulations, but took it one step further. As a technical challenge, the S1 has also succeeded in executing tasks utilizing tools (a screwdriver) and has proven its versatility and dexterity.
GITAI will conduct a technical demonstration of the S1 inside the ISS in 2021. The demonstration will be conducted inside the Nanoracks’ Bishop airlock module which was just launched to the ISS on December 6, 2020. Development of the hardware flight model and safety reviews are well underway. This ground demonstration proves the technical feasibility of autonomous ISA operations with the S1, marking a huge step in realizing the in-space technical demonstration in 2021.
GITAI will continue its endeavors to develop space robots for In-Space Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) in LEO (low-earth orbit) and on the moon, to achieve its mission to reduce space labor costs by 100 times.
GITAI is a space robotics start-up developing robots that can answer the demand for tasks to be conducted in various realms of space, with a goal to reduce the cost of space labor by 100 times. Focusing on:
1.IVA and EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) tasks on space stations;
2.Tasks related to OOS satellites (Docking, refueling, and repairs of existing satellites; debris removal);
3.Various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction;
GITAI will develop robots that can work in the harsh space environment and conduct any kind of task required by the customer. This in turn will bring about a true dawn of the space commercialization age.
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Space Robotics Startup GITAI Raises a Total of 1.8 Billion Yen in Funding.
NEWSGITAI Japan, Inc. (Meguro-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Sho Nakanose), a developer of general-purpose work robots for space use, has completed a SeriesB round of funding totaling 1.8 billion yen (approx. USD17.1M) to accelerate and expand its business and technology development.
In this round, GITAI received investments from the following companies and funds through third-party allotment.
– The Space Frontier Fund (SPARX Innovation for the Future Co., Ltd.)
– DCI Venture Growth Fund (Daiwa Corporate Investment Co.,Ltd.)
– The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
– EP-GB L.P. (EPSON X Investment Corporation / Global Brain Corporation)
The funds raised through this procurement will be used mainly for the following three purposes.
– Development and personnel costs to establish the compatibility with space environment
– Costs for on-orbit extra-vehicular technology demonstration scheduled for 2023
– Personnel expenses for entering the U.S. market
GITAI’s Mission
GITAI is a space robotics startup that aims to provide an inexpensive and safe means of working in space.
In 2040, GITAI will be an equal partner with the world’s leading space launch companies, providing inexpensive and safe labor to build cities on the Moon and Mars, and space colonies.
They provide the transportation; we provide the work.
They lower the cost of transportation; we lower the cost of work.
About GITAI
GITAI is developing a general-purpose work robot for space use that can perform the following tasks inexpensively and safely.
1) IVA and EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) tasks on space stations
2) Docking, mission extension, repair, and maintenance work for on-orbit servicing (life extension to satellite / space debris removal)
3) Various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction
GITAI is planning to perform a technical demonstration inside the ISS(International Space Station) scheduled for 2021 summer.
Company: GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan HQ) / GITAI USA Inc. (US subsidiary)
CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose
URL：https://gitai.tech/en/
Inquiries: info@gitai.tech
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GITAI-1515952648445089/
Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/GITAI64818084
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Sho Nakanose is awarded as “Innovators Under 35 Japan 2020” hosted by MIT Technology Review (Japan Edition)
NEWSSho Nakanose, Founder & CEO of GITAI, was selected as one of the awardees by “Innovators Under 35 Japan 2020” hosted by MIT Technology Review (Japan Edition).
Innovators Under 35 is a global award organized by MIT Technology Review, a global media company owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1999 to celebrate and support the activities of talented young innovators. In the past, Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, and Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Facebook, have won the award.
The Innovators Under 35 Japan is the Japanese version of the awards, and is the seventh local version held this year, following China and Europe. This year, more than 300 domestic and international candidates were nominated and applied for the award in the five fields of computer/electronics, transportation, Internet, AI/robotics, and software, and 13 winners were finally selected. The winners of the Japanese version will be nominated as candidates for the next year’s global version.
For more information about the winners, please refer to the MIT Technology Review (Japan Edition) Website.
On Friday, February 19, “Innovators Under 35 Japan Summit 2020” will be held at Muromachi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo to introduce the winners, and Sho Nakanose will also be speaking at the event. This event will be streamed online. For more information, please visit the Innovators Under 35 Japan website.
About MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review, founded in 1899 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the world’s oldest and most prestigious technology magazine. More than 80% of the readers of the U.S. edition are managing technology sectors, and 60% of the readers are executives. The Japanese edition has been operated by Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute, a subsidiary of KADOKAWA, Inc. as a membership-based web media since October 2016 under a license agreement with Technology Review Inc.
Space robotics start-up GITAI succeeds in ground demonstration of In-Space Assembly tasks with an autonomous robot
NEWSGITAI Inc. (Tokyo, Japan; CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing robots that conduct tasks in space, has released a video showing the successful ground demonstration of its single-armed robot “S1” executing In-Space Assembly (ISA) tasks.
ISA is one of the markets that is starting to draw attention in the blooming commercial space industry. With restrictions to launch mass and size, there are high expectations for the utilization of advanced robotics to assemble large structures from pieces that fit in the limited launch capacity.
GITAI has succeeded on the ground, in executing a group of tasks that resemble an ISA operation with its single-armed “S1” robot. The S1 put together a mount-rack from pillar-shaped parts and attached panels to it which imitates a large structure such as a solar panel, antenna, or telescope mirror.
S1 conducting ISA tasks, recorded in the GITAI Tokyo office
In this ground demonstration, the robot is operating autonomously recognizing its environment with image processing and real-time motion planning. GITAI has already succeeded in autonomous operations of switch and cable manipulations, but took it one step further. As a technical challenge, the S1 has also succeeded in executing tasks utilizing tools (a screwdriver) and has proven its versatility and dexterity.
GITAI will conduct a technical demonstration of the S1 inside the ISS in 2021. The demonstration will be conducted inside the Nanoracks’ Bishop airlock module which was just launched to the ISS on December 6, 2020. Development of the hardware flight model and safety reviews are well underway. This ground demonstration proves the technical feasibility of autonomous ISA operations with the S1, marking a huge step in realizing the in-space technical demonstration in 2021.
GITAI will continue its endeavors to develop space robots for In-Space Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) in LEO (low-earth orbit) and on the moon, to achieve its mission to reduce space labor costs by 100 times.
Related Press Release:GITAI and Nanoracks announce technical demonstration of a GITAI robot inside the ISS BISHOP Airlock (September 10, 2020)
About GITAI
GITAI is a space robotics start-up developing robots that can answer the demand for tasks to be conducted in various realms of space, with a goal to reduce the cost of space labor by 100 times. Focusing on:
1.IVA and EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) tasks on space stations;
2.Tasks related to OOS satellites (Docking, refueling, and repairs of existing satellites; debris removal);
3.Various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction;
GITAI will develop robots that can work in the harsh space environment and conduct any kind of task required by the customer. This in turn will bring about a true dawn of the space commercialization age.
Company: GITAI Inc. (US HQ), GITAI Japan (Japan subsidiary)
CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose
URL：https://gitai.tech/en/
Inquiries: info@gitai.tech
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GITAI-1515952648445089/
Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/GITAI64818084