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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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Current roles (1)

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

Foundings (1)

Groove Xfounded 2018-12-01sole

Former / Previously (1)

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

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

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