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Jinki-Ittai Humanoid at Japan

Jinki-Ittai humanoid robot for industrial applications, Japan-based startup.

Jinki-Ittai Humanoid by Jinki-Ittai · Unverified · Humanoids


Testing phase on West Japan Railway's (JR West) test rails, developed with Nippon Signal, for overhead-wire maintenance, vegetation clearance, and infrastructure painting. Payload capacity 40kg, working height up to 12m, operated remotely by a single engineer via VR headset from a control room, mounted on a boom attached to a railway construction vehicle. JR West reports the system could cut required workforce by at least 30% for most tasks.

Key facts

Payload capacity
40 kg
Working height
up to 12 m

Safety record

No incidents on record for Jinki-Ittai Humanoid at Japan.

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Trust tier
Unverifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-09-11
Location
Japan
Status
pilot
First seen
2024-07-04
ID
5c67c336-ac13-4690-a063-a401cc1c0802

Timeline

  1. Jul 2024
    First recorded
    Jinki-Ittai Humanoid first documented operating at Japan.
  2. Sep 2026
    Current status: pilot
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Japanese railway introduces infrastructure robot · https://www.railway-technology.com/news/japanese-railway-introduces-infrastructure-robot/ · 2024-07-04
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-11

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-09-11

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: prototype

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Jinki-Ittai Humanoid deployment at Japan?
Jinki-Ittai Humanoid, built by Jinki-Ittai, is recorded as a deployment at Japan on the DEPLOY registry. Jinki-Ittai operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Jinki-Ittai Humanoid at Japan?
Jinki-Ittai, the manufacturer of Jinki-Ittai Humanoid, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Jinki-Ittai Humanoid deployment at Japan go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting July 4, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Jinki-Ittai Humanoid deployment at Japan?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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