Mitsubishi Plans 1,000 Humanoid Robots a Month in Kyoto as Early as 2027
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Updated · Electrek · Aug 7
Mitsubishi Plans 1,000 Humanoid Robots a Month in Kyoto as Early as 2027
3 articles · Updated · Electrek · Aug 7
Summary
Mitsubishi aims to mass-produce up to 1,000 Highlanders humanoid robots a month at a former Kyoto engine plant, with output potentially starting next year.
The robots will first be deployed inside Mitsubishi’s own factories, including helping build more robots, under a memorandum of understanding signed last month with University of Tokyo startup Highlanders.
HL Human uses a 19-degree-of-freedom body, electric actuators, AI perception, motion planning and natural-language interaction to handle industrial work alongside human staff.
Mitsubishi says the push is meant to deepen its robotics business and address labor shortages in manufacturing, logistics, construction and disaster-response work.