{
  "card_url": "https://itha.ai/c/pfrobotics.jp/card.json",
  "status": "unclaimed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-04",
  "revision": 1,
  "provenance_url": "https://itha.ai/c/pfrobotics.jp/provenance.json",
  "card": {
    "icp": {
      "regions": [
        "JP"
      ],
      "use_cases": [
        "restaurant and hotel food delivery/clearing",
        "care-facility meal distribution",
        "hospital record and supply transport",
        "office inter-floor logistics",
        "factory and warehouse material handling"
      ],
      "industries": [
        "food service",
        "healthcare",
        "hospitality",
        "manufacturing",
        "logistics/offices"
      ]
    },
    "itha": "0.1",
    "company": {
      "hq": {
        "city": "Chiyoda",
        "region": "Tokyo",
        "country": "JP"
      },
      "url": "https://www.pfrobotics.jp/",
      "name": "Preferred Robotics",
      "domain": "pfrobotics.jp",
      "founded": 2021,
      "same_as": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/preferred-robotics/",
        "https://x.com/pfrobotics"
      ],
      "employees": {
        "max": 50,
        "min": 11
      },
      "legal_name": "Preferred Robotics, Inc.",
      "description": "Group company of Preferred Networks that researches, develops, manufactures, and sells autonomous mobile robots for home and business use, established November 1, 2021."
    },
    "offerings": [
      {
        "id": "kachaka",
        "url": "https://kachaka.life/home/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Kachaka",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "terms": {
          "notes": "180-day manufacturer warranty; free nationwide shipping in Japan.",
          "warranty_months": {
            "max": 6,
            "min": 6
          }
        },
        "pricing": {
          "unit": "unit",
          "as_of": "2026-09-04",
          "basis": "list",
          "model": "flat",
          "notes": "Tax-included unit price; requires a ¥980/month Kachaka Subscription; optional furniture accessories add ¥280-651/month.",
          "range": {
            "max": 228000,
            "min": 228000
          },
          "currency": "JPY"
        },
        "summary": "Home-use autonomous mobile robot controlled by voice or smartphone app that attaches to compatible shelves/furniture to deliver items such as dishes or drinks within a house.",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
        "spec_url": "https://store.kachaka.life/products/detail/50",
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "amr",
            "mounting": [
              "mobile"
            ],
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "kachaka-pro",
        "url": "https://kachaka.life/business/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Kachaka Pro",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote",
          "notes": "Open price; resellers state total cost with 4-year maintenance is below ¥1,000,000, versus pricier competing AMRs. Purchasable outright or via 48-month lease."
        },
        "summary": "Business-use autonomous mobile robot that transports carts and shelves through aisles as narrow as 550mm; used in restaurants, hospitals, offices, and factories.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "amr",
            "mounting": [
              "mobile"
            ],
            "protocols": [
              "wifi"
            ],
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 30,
              "min": 20
            },
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "integration_required": "none"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "kachaka-evo",
        "url": "https://kachaka.life/evo/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Kachaka Evo",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Heavy-duty autonomous mobile robot that lifts and carries existing carts or shelves up to 100kg without facility modification, using LiDAR/camera SLAM navigation; unveiled December 2, 2025.",
        "spec_url": "https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000050.000115855.html",
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "amr",
            "mounting": [
              "mobile"
            ],
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 100
            },
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "integration_required": "none"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "hapiibot",
        "url": "https://www.amano.co.jp/hapiibot/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "HAPiiBOT",
        "role": "component_manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote",
          "notes": "Quote-based; monthly rental (¥0 initial cost) or maintenance-inclusive rental pack available. Reported 2022 launch price was ¥3,520,000."
        },
        "summary": "Small autonomous floor-cleaning robot combining Amano's cleaning hardware with Preferred Robotics' navigation and AI image-segmentation software; sold and serviced by Amano.",
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "amr",
            "applications": [
              "cleaning"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1"
          }
        }
      }
    ],
    "engagement": {
      "url": "https://kachaka.life/",
      "methods": [
        "quote_request",
        "buy_online"
      ]
    },
    "extensions": {
      "robotics": {
        "roles": [
          "robot_manufacturer",
          "component_manufacturer"
        ],
        "service_area": [
          "JP"
        ],
        "spec_version": "0.1"
      }
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-04"
  }
}