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Season 3: 2017
Episode 4: Innovators Find a Home in Local Tokyo Factory: Startup Support Entrepreneur - Keiichi Hamano
Feb 23, 2017
With high labor costs and little space, Tokyo's local factories are at a disadvantage compared to those abroad. But one metalworking factory in Tokyo has attracted attention from as far away as MIT. Keiichi Hamano has transformed his long-standing factory into a space where startups can develop new, world-class ideas. Innovations that have emerged from this space include a typhoon-resistant wind turbine, a wheelchair that can navigate difficult terrain, and a solar panel-cleaning robot.
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Type
Documentary
Status
Ended
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese
English
Networks