Preferred Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-15 - Deployment - Preferred Robotics deploys Kachaka Pro at SUBARU’s Oizumi plant - Workers trigger trips with a dedicated physical Kachaka button. The former manual workflow moved roughly two kilograms over about 130 metres per round trip, three times a day. Preferred Robotics reports that the automation frees approximately one hour per… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-10-01 - Product Launch - Preferred Robotics begins Kachaka Evo sales - The model had been announced in December 2025, with initial deployments beginning in March 2026. Evo extends the Kachaka series into heavier material movement in manufacturing and logistics. Users configure autonomous transport through an application without… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-09-09 - Partnership - Preferred Networks and Preferred Robotics begin PLaMo-SemGround development - The project targets navigable and prohibited-area understanding plus complex operating conditions to reduce mobile-robot deployment and operating effort. The model is planned at roughly two billion parameters or fewer and combines Preferred Networks’… - source: preferred.jp
• 2026-07-16 - Product Launch - Amano launches RAPiiTT autonomous commercial cleaning robot - RAPiiTT combines LiDAR navigation with Preferred Robotics autonomy software. Amano integrates the robot with elevators, security infrastructure and AMANO Robot Cloud. The system is designed for autonomous multi-floor cleaning in commercial facilities. - source: amano.co.jp
• 2021-11-26 - Funding - Preferred Robotics announces a JPY 2 billion Amano investment - Amano’s board approved the investment on November 26 and scheduled execution for November 30. The investment supported robotics collaboration in commercial cleaning as demand for cleaning automation increased. Preferred Robotics had been established on… - source: amano.co.jp