Japan Startup Raises $30 Million to Build Space Robot Workforce
- Gitai wants to cut operational costs via robot arms and rovers
- Limited Japan space market prompts Gitai to seek growth in US
This article is for subscribers only.
The Japanese startup Gitai, fresh off raising a new round of funding, is expanding in the US as it seeks to create a robot workforce that will reduce the costs and risks of operating in space.
While Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are working on rockets and the challenges of getting to space, Gitai Chief Executive Officer Sho Nakanose is focused on labor costs. He believes it’s too risky and impractical for humans to assemble and inspect machinery in space, while equipment now used is far too expensive.