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Kaname Hayashi

Founder and CEO of GROOVE X (founded 2018), maker of the LOVOT companion robot; previously Pepper product leader at SoftBank Robotics and a product-planning manager at Toyota.

Japanese · 1 current role · 1 founding

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Groove Xverified→
Founder
Japanese robotics company developing the Lovot companion robot designed for emotional bonding and human comfort.
Series A · $39M3 verified deployments · Lovot at Sompo Care facilities, Japan →2 models
SoftBank Roboticsverified→
Former Robot Development Leader (Pepper)
SoftBank Robotics is a division of SoftBank Group developing humanoid and service robots.
1 verified deployment · SoftBank Whiz at United States →1 model

Current roles (1)

Groove X Founder & CEOsince 2018-12-01Secondary-verified

Foundings (1)

Groove Xfounded 2018-12-01sole

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Former / Previously (1)

SoftBank Robotics Robot Development Leader (Pepper)2014-07-02 to 2015-07-02Reported, not verified

Sources (1)

https://groove-x.com/en/about/

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