hatakehottoke Co., Ltd.

Founded in 2021 because weeding rice paddies was simply too much work, the company began developing, manufacturing and selling Mizunigor, a paddy weeding robot. After repeated improvements, it is used at 120 sites across Japan as of 2026. Going forward, the company will automate a variety of farm work, such as mowing the grass on paddy levees and preventing damage from wild animals, until the day farmers can leave their fields alone.
Selected for the Nagano Prefecture Social Business Startup Support Grant (2021). Winner of the Grand Prize at the Ichi BIZ Award 2024, organized by the Cabinet Secretariat. Featured in many media outlets, including the TV program “The Tetsuwan DASH!”