# Japanese robotics startup Gitai has just raised a new funding round to bolster its mission of developing a space robot workforce.

*aerospace · news · 2023-05-30 · Interesting Engineering*

## Key points

- Gitai has raised ¥4 billion ($30 million) in new funding for space robotics development.
- The company aims to deploy remote-controlled robot fleets to lower space operational costs and risks.
- Gitai's robots are positioned as potential replacements for astronauts in hazardous space tasks.
- SpaceX's cost-reducing transport innovations have shifted focus toward lowering in-orbit operational expenses.

**Companies:** SpaceX, Gitai
**Countries:** Japan, United States

[Read the full story on Interesting Engineering](https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/a-robot-workforce-could-reduce-space-operation-costs-by-100-times)

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