Akimi Soagawa predicts that over the next two years, her company will deploy working robots and acquire factories in Japan.
“And then right now, we think, at least for the next two years or so, Japan is the hottest market. So we wanna get to the point where the robots are working, and then we buy a couple of factories, and then try to Kaizen those factories.”
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disputableAkimi Soagawa's company deploys operational robots and acquires at least one factory in Japan within two years (by August 2028).
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