Space Robotics Startup GITAI Raises a Total of 1.8 Billion Yen in Funding.

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…

Sho Nakanose is awarded as “Innovators Under 35 Japan 2020” hosted by MIT Technology Review (Japan Edition)

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,…

Space robotics start-up GITAI succeeds in ground demonstration of In-Space Assembly tasks with an autonomous robot

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…

GITAI was selected by NEDO for Program to Support Ventures for Developing Space Components

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…

GITAI & JAXA partner to co-create a business concept for the world’s first “Space Robot Business”

Through J-SPARC(※1), GITAI Inc. (Founder & CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose, hereafter “GITAI”)(※2) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (President: Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa, hereafter “JAXA”) have entered a partnership to co-create a business…

GITAI and Nanoracks announce technical demonstration of a GITAI robot inside the Bishop Airlock

Ground experiment video of the GITAI robot technical demonstration for versatile tasks inside the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock (recorded in the ISS mock-up facility@GITAI Tokyo office) In 2021, space robotics start-up GITAI, in…

SPACE DEVELOPMENT ROBOT START-UP “GITAI” COMPLETES US$4.1M FUNDRAISING

GITAI, developing task substitution robots specifically for space applications, has completed US$4.1M fundraising as of June 2019 GITAI (HQ: San Francisco, US; Japan Branch: Meguro, Tokyo), developing task substitution robots specifically…

GITAI, DEVELOPERS OF A HUMAN-SUBSTITUTE ROBOT FOR SPACE STATIONS, SIGN JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT WITH JAXA

GITAI conducted a joint experiment with JAXA in which GITAI robots took over astronauts’ tasks in the International Space Station (ISS) GITAI (Head Office: San Francisco, US; Japanese Branch: Meguro, Tokyo) has signed a joint research…

GITAI AND SKY PERFECT JSAT, ASIA’S LARGEST SATELLITE COMMUNICATION PROVIDER, SIGN A MOU ON EXPLORING A BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

GITAI Space Development Robot Startup, and SKY Perfect JSAT, Asia’s Largest Satellite Communication Provider, sign a Memorandum of Understanding on exploring a business partnership GITAI Inc. (Head office: San Francisco, USA; Japan Subsidiary:…

FORMER SCHAFT FOUNDER & CEO DR. YUTO NAKANISHI PARTICIPATES IN GITAI, THE SPACE ROBOT STARTUP

Dr. Yuto Nakanishi, former SCHAFT (bipedal robot venture, acquired by Google in 2013) founder and CEO, has joined GITAI, a developer of robots to replace astronauts in space operations (headquarters: San Francisco, US; Japanese branch: Meguro…