GITAI Japan, Inc. (Ota-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing versatile robots that conduct tasks in space, is pleased to announce the successful launch of the SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying the GITAI S1 robot on August 29 at 3:14 AM EDT.The Dragon also successfully docked with the ISS on Monday, August 30 at approximately […]
GITAI Japan, Inc. (Ota-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing versatile robots that conduct tasks in space, has won a procurement contract: the FY2020 (supplementary) research and development for the promotion of space development and utilization (development of extra-vehicular general-purpose robotic arm and hand technology) from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The […]
GITAI Japan, Inc. (Ota-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing versatile robots that conduct tasks in space, has started development of a robotic rover that can carry out lunar exploration and base construction. A video showing the successful ground demonstration of this first prototype is released. ■ The GITAI lunar robotic roverRecently, the competition […]
GITAI Japan, Inc. (Ota-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing versatile robots that conduct tasks in space, has passed all the NASA safety reviews required to send a GITAI robot to the ISS (International Space Station) in 2021, to conduct a technical demonstration of executing various tasks inside the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock. All launch preparations […]
The Office of GITAI Japan Inc. has been moved to the following place due to the expansion of its business. 1-20-13, Haneda, Ota-ku, Tokyo 144-0043 JAPAN
GITAI Japan, Inc. (Meguro-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Sho Nakanose), a developer of general-purpose work robots for space use, has been selected as one of the semi-finalists in the ANA AVATAR XPRIZE, an international robotics technology competition run by the XPRIZE Foundation of the United States with a prize pool of US$10 million. ■ANA AVATAR XPRIZE […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
GITAI Japan, Inc. (CEO: Sho Nakanose, Meguro-ku, Tokyo), a space robotics startup, has been selected and awarded a grant, FY2020 “Program to Support Ventures for Developing Space Components” by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). GITAI has started the development of a robotic arm with high performance and maintainability for extravehicular environment. […]
