Highlanders Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-20 - Partnership - Highlanders and Karakuri co-develop N humanoid rap performance - Karakuri generates and scores lyrics, synthesises vocals and aligns them to a musical beat. Highlanders provides the humanoid, beat-synchronised motion, safety design and on-site operation. Public performances are scheduled for October 31 and November 1 at… - source: robotstart.info
• 2026-10-13 - Demonstration - Highlanders displays N at CEATEC 2026 - The October 13–14 display at Makuhari Messe includes hardware demonstrations and access to development engineers. Highlanders develops the mechanical design, electronics, embedded software and AI internally; stated payload is 8 kg per arm or 12 kg with both… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-09-07 - Product Launch - Highlanders launches HLQ EDGE industrial quadruped - The company states peak joint torque of 330 Nm and compatibility with its own robot-arm system. Released hardware footage shows stairs, gaps, uneven outdoor terrain and loaded operation. The event records the named launch and demonstration without creating a… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-07-09 - Production Milestone - Highlanders and Mitsubishi Motors sign humanoid mass-production MOU - The five-company programme pairs Highlanders with Mitsubishi Motors for humanoid joint development and mass-production planning. Mitsubishi Motors is considering its Kyoto factory for production and will contribute mass-production design, quality, durability… - source: itmedia.co.jp
• 2026-05-29 - Partnership - Highlanders accepts Mitsubishi Motors investment for automotive humanoid work - Highlanders said it began studying automotive-industry humanoid-robot use with Mitsubishi Motors. The company framed the work around applying automotive experience in quality control, procurement, production engineering, mass-production line building and… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2025-06-30 - Product Launch - Highlanders unveils HL Human prototype - The issuer described a 19-degree-of-freedom body with four joints in each arm and an optional five-finger hand. Manufacturing, logistics, infrastructure inspection and disaster response were intended applications, with commercial production planned for 2026. - source: prtimes.jp