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Kakuichi to Hire Humanoid as New Graduate Generalist Employee

Kakuichi Co., Ltd. announced that it will welcome a bipedal humanoid robot as a “new graduate generalist employee” in April 2027.

What happened

Kakuichi Co., Ltd. and Play Robotics Co., Ltd. announced the launch of a joint project to welcome a bipedal humanoid robot as a new employee. Kakuichi said it will welcome “Miyazawa Noa,” a robot built using Unitree’s G1, in April 2027 as a “new graduate generalist employee,” alongside its human new graduates.

Sources

Translated from the Japanese original: /news/kakuichi-nisokuhokou-kata-hyuumanoido-wo-shinsotsu-sougousho-fed333. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.