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Hiroya Masuoka

CEO and founder of Highlanders Inc., a University of Tokyo spinout developing humanoid robots and the Kepler AI foundation model for physical intelligence. Previously a researcher at the University of Tokyo. Leads Highlanders' partnership with Mitsubishi Motors to mass-produce humanoid robots at the Kyoto plant, targeting 1,000 units/month by 2027.

Japanese · 2 current roles · 1 founding

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    [Highlanders](https://www.highlanders.ai/) is a Tokyo-based robotics startup developing general-purpose humanoid robots and the Kepler AI foundation model for p

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  1. https://www.highlanders.ai/about
  2. https://realgaijin.substack.com/p/mitsubishi-highlanders-humanoid-robot-mass-production-2027

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