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Thinker is a robotics company founded 2022, based in Japan, developing 1 robot primarily in the Cobot category.
Robot hands that can perceive, think, and judge objects on their own.
Thinker Inc. develops an unprecedented robot sensor based on pre-touch sensing and markets robot hands that can perceive, think, and judge objects on their own. The company says it was established on August 12, 2022, and operates from Osaka with a development base in Nara, serving industrial automation and related robotics use cases in Japan.
Company facts
- HQ
- Osaka, Japan
- Founded
- 2022 · 4 yrs
- Website
- thinker-robotics.co.jp
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Milestones
Thinker Inc. was established on August 12, 2022.
Active products by Thinker
1 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() | Thinker Model A | Cobot | Payload 0.3 kg·DOF 6 DOF | 2025 | A |
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