# Tetsuya Sawanobori: CEO, Connected Robotics

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Founder and CEO of [Connected Robotics](/companies/connected-robotics), a Tokyo-based startup building AI-powered cooking robots for restaurants and food factories (OctoChef takoyaki robot, soba noodle robots). Won the Startup Weekend Robotics competition before founding the company. Studied engineering at the University of Tokyo and informatics at Kyoto University, then worked at a UK startup and in the food industry, where firsthand experience with kitchen overwork inspired the company's mission to liberate workers from repetitive and physically demanding tasks.

- **Nationality:** Japanese
- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [Connected Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/connected-robotics.md) Founder & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Sources (2)

1. https://connected-robotics.com/en/about/
2. https://www.aiplusinfo.com/blog/connected-robotics-robotic-kitchen-japan/ · 2022-01-26


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