Job Overview

• ■ Recruitment Background:
• Japan’s amended Road Traffic Act came into effect in April 2023, allowing autonomous delivery robots such as LOMBY to operate on public roads. This has placed Japan among the first countries to establish a legal framework for public-road robot operations. We develop both our hardware and software entirely in-house in Japan, and the country’s extensive manufacturing expertise and technology provide a significant advantage in robotics development.
  
  However, Japan has been slower than other countries to adopt delivery robots, and there remains a shortage of engineers working on technologies such as autonomous navigation and sensor control for safe public-road operation. If you are excited to help deploy Japanese-made robots in society and bring them to global markets, we encourage you to apply. Office tours are also available upon request.

• ■ Job Description:
• - Development of vehicle control systems for LOMBY prototypes and mass-production models using Autoware
• - Selection and implementation of sensors, including system configuration planning
• - Design for mass production and technical coordination with external partners during the mass-production development process

• ■ Specific Tasks:
• 現在、LOMBYは量産初号機にて実際の荷主（大手小売事業者）との商用配送試験を行なっています。そちらのAutowareを利用した機体制御の開発がメインの業務になります。特徴としては、自社製品として小型配送ロボットの開発を行なっていますので、自社機体の特性に合わせ、マニュアルにはないゼロイチ開発から社会実装して街中を走れる製品にするところまでを一貫して関わることが可能です。

• ■ Internal Communication Language
• - Our team is multinational, so communication in English is required. However, there are no specific English proficiency requirements, as long as you can communicate effectively using methods such as whiteboards or other visual aids.

• ■ Company Overview
• Founded in April 2022, we are a startup developing LOMBY, an autonomous delivery robot designed to operate on public roads. We develop both the hardware and software in-house, with the goal of providing affordable, reliable, around-the-clock robotic labor for last-mile logistics.
  
  In October 2024, we raised ¥270 million, including an investment from Suzuki Motor Corporation, and are now advancing development toward mass production. Our efforts to deploy robots in society have been supported by NEDO since fiscal 2022. In September 2024, we were also selected for NEDO’s Deep-Tech Startups Support Program, with more than ¥2 billion in grant funding.
• ¥270 Million Pre-Series A Funding Round (October 2024):
  https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000008.000103569.html
• NEDO Deep-Tech Startups Support Program (2024–2029):
  https://www.nedo.go.jp/news/press/AA5_101775.html
• Selected for a NEDO Program (2022–2025):
  https://www.nedo.go.jp/news/press/AA5_101551.html?fbclid=IwAR3sMXF6XrFA-KLG52gkbZMsilQ3ZSRzGlWKCufuBOMiK7bHX-2N-znpNGY