Kachaka Pro Receives "2025 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovation Award"
Preferred Robotics received the "2025 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovation Award" for its business development centered on the autonomous mobile robot "Kachaka Pro" and its social implementation in various fields. Kachaka Pro features compact size, ease of use, and low cost, and is being introduced in manufacturing, logistics warehouses, medical institutions, and offices. In September 2025, the company will begin offering "Kachaka Fleet Manager," an integrated control system for multiple units, and has secured the No. 1 market share in Japan for AMR manufacturers. Preferred Robotics plans to launch the 100kg-payload "Kachaka Evo" in 2026.
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Preferred Robotics Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tatsu Isobe) received the "2025 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovation Award" hosted by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers.
This award recognized the business development centered on the autonomous mobile robot "Kachaka Pro," which achieves overwhelming ease of introduction and high cost-effectiveness, as well as its social implementation in diverse environments.
About the "Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovation Award":
This award system, hosted by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, recognizes excellent business activities (products, technologies, services) with high social value in the field of mechanical engineering. It aims to highlight the excellent ideas and ingenuity of small and medium-sized enterprises and support the further evolution and development of companies that form the core of Japan's industrial base.
Details here: https://www.jsme.or.jp/event_project/award/award-list/innovation-award-2025/
Achieved No. 1 domestic share. Autonomous mobile robot "Kachaka Pro" leading automation on site.
"Kachaka Pro" is an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) characterized by "small size, simplicity, and low cost," enabling easy automation of transport operations.
It has built numerous achievements, primarily in the manufacturing industry where high reliability is required, and is now being introduced in a wide range of fields such as logistics warehouses, medical institutions, and offices, leveraging that expertise. Furthermore, in September 2025, the company will begin offering "Kachaka Fleet Manager," an integrated control system for multiple units, and the number of customers operating multiple units is increasing.
This business development, which addresses on-site challenges, has led to the receipt of this Innovation Award and the acquisition of the No. 1 market share among AMR manufacturers in the domestic market*.
*Fuji Keizai "2026 Domestic Autonomous Mobile Robot Market Analysis" AMR domestic market unit share
Request for Kachaka Pro materials here.
Future Outlook
The company will continue to improve functions and services while listening to customer feedback, thereby supporting customers' productivity improvements. Furthermore, the company plans to launch the 100kg-payload "Kachaka Evo" in 2026, aiming to contribute to solving diversifying on-site challenges, such as heavier transport needs.
Details on Kachaka Evo here.
This award recognized the business development centered on the autonomous mobile robot "Kachaka Pro," which achieves overwhelming ease of introduction and high cost-effectiveness, as well as its social implementation in diverse environments.
About the "Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovation Award":
This award system, hosted by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, recognizes excellent business activities (products, technologies, services) with high social value in the field of mechanical engineering. It aims to highlight the excellent ideas and ingenuity of small and medium-sized enterprises and support the further evolution and development of companies that form the core of Japan's industrial base.
Details here: https://www.jsme.or.jp/event_project/award/award-list/innovation-award-2025/
Achieved No. 1 domestic share. Autonomous mobile robot "Kachaka Pro" leading automation on site.
"Kachaka Pro" is an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) characterized by "small size, simplicity, and low cost," enabling easy automation of transport operations.
It has built numerous achievements, primarily in the manufacturing industry where high reliability is required, and is now being introduced in a wide range of fields such as logistics warehouses, medical institutions, and offices, leveraging that expertise. Furthermore, in September 2025, the company will begin offering "Kachaka Fleet Manager," an integrated control system for multiple units, and the number of customers operating multiple units is increasing.
This business development, which addresses on-site challenges, has led to the receipt of this Innovation Award and the acquisition of the No. 1 market share among AMR manufacturers in the domestic market*.
*Fuji Keizai "2026 Domestic Autonomous Mobile Robot Market Analysis" AMR domestic market unit share
Request for Kachaka Pro materials here.
Future Outlook
The company will continue to improve functions and services while listening to customer feedback, thereby supporting customers' productivity improvements. Furthermore, the company plans to launch the 100kg-payload "Kachaka Evo" in 2026, aiming to contribute to solving diversifying on-site challenges, such as heavier transport needs.
Details on Kachaka Evo here.
FAQ
What is the name of the award received by Preferred Robotics?
Preferred Robotics received the "2025 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovation Award."
What is the main product that was the subject of the award?
The main product that was the subject of the award is the autonomous mobile robot "Kachaka Pro."
What are the characteristics of the "Kachaka Pro" robot?
The "Kachaka Pro" is an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) characterized by "small size, simplicity, and low cost," enabling easy automation of transport operations.