SoftBank-backed Chinese robot maker to build plant in Toyota's backyard

JAKA Robotics seeks Japanese production know-how for edge in home market

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A robot arm produced by JAKA Robotics. Collaborative robots are equipped with safety sensors to work next to humans on assembly lines. (Photo by Noriyuki Doi)

NORIYUKI DOI, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- With manufacturers demanding robots that can work alongside people, China's JAKA Robotics will build a new factory in the Japanese automotive industry hub of Nagoya as it seeks to gain a technological edge in its home market.

"We have been making preparations through a consulting company, and will soon start construction," founder and CEO Young Li told Nikkei. The Shanghai-based startup will open an office in Japan ahead of the plant.

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