# Jinki-Ittai Humanoid at Japan: deployment

Canonical ID: `5c67c336-ac13-4690-a063-a401cc1c0802`

Testing phase on West [Japan](/locations/japan.md) 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

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-09-11_

- **Slug:** jinki-ittai-humanoid-japan
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Jinki-Ittai Humanoid](/models/jinki-ittai-humanoid.md) (id: `3595719e-34bb-4ca5-ac88-958fc88f8ca4`)
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)
- **Company:** [Jinki-Ittai](/companies/jinki-ittai.md) (id: `9b89d415-d783-4ff7-88d2-40d65a520bd4`)
- **Location:** [Japan](/locations/japan.md) (id: `94b72ada-cafc-4321-a524-cb8e576bb849`)
- **First seen:** 2024-07-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Japanese railway introduces infrastructure robot** · https://www.railway-technology.com/news/japanese-railway-introduces-infrastructure-robot/ · 2024-07-04

## Verified answers

- [Which humanoid robots can you actually buy in 2026?](/which-humanoid-robots-can-you-actually-buy.md)

## 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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