Kansai Bipedal Humanoid Hackathon Opens Participant Recruitment
The hackathon brings humanoid robot development opportunities to Kansai, where RobotMateHub says human resources who can handle humanoids are lacking, and pairs that with Willtech's transport robot field expertise.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
RobotMateHub and Willtech will co-host the Willtech Physical AI Hackathon powered by RobotMateHub in Osaka on November 14-15, 2026. The two-day event targets manufacturing and logistics challenges using bipedal humanoid robots. Recruitment begins today. Beginners in robot development can participate, and the organizers plan to use the event to explore future collaboration.
RobotMateHub, which has organized three humanoid hackathons in three months, is taking the format to Osaka. The event will use bipedal humanoid robots to tackle manufacturing and logistics site challenges, with evaluation based on ideas and process rather than just completed operations.
Willtech, a transport robot sales and maintenance company with a demonstration center in Suita City, is considering entering the humanoid field and has been seeking partnerships. The two companies list co-hosting future Kansai-originated hackathons, supporting companies entering the humanoid business, and robot experience events for children among possible collaborations.
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