Kaname Hayashi Biography

Kaname is the Founder and CEO of GROOVE X Inc. the company responsible for designing and developing Lovot - a next generation household robot that touches people's hearts and inspires affection. Before founding GROOVE X in November 2015 Kaname was part of the team behind SoftBank's humanoid robot Pepper from 2012 to 2015 responsible for developing and launching the first model to the market. Kaname started his career at Toyota in 1998 working as an aerodynamics engineer involved in developing the LEXUS's first supercar LFA and Toyota's Formula One racing cars. While still at Toyota he enrolled in SoftBank Academia in 2011 a leadership program created by SoftBank's Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son. Catching Son's eye Kaname was asked to lead the new Pepper project and joined SoftBank in 2012. Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Kaname Hayashi and other top speakers and celebrities.

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