Nick Hafner
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Nick Hafner
@nickhafnerr.bsky.social
Entrepreneur, PhD @ Osaka University, Ishiguro Lab
Healthcare Robotics, Legged Robots, Model Predictive Control
🥋 + 💃 + 🥁
Why does it seem like existing humanoid robotics companies are all building for the manufacturing space?
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December 18, 2024 at 3:07 AM
One day I'm going to make a robot that can dance salsa. I promise.
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December 13, 2024 at 10:23 AM
First day of Osaka Innovation Hub's 関西ディープテック起業支援プローグラム was today! Great to see other young entrepreneurs' ideas 💡
December 12, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Just submitted a full Japanese language pitch deck for an event tomorrow.

A minute later the secretariat asked me where the other form was. The other form???? 💀
December 11, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Someone randomly called me "tensai" (genius) today.

I thought "really? This idiot?", and pointed out that she has so many skills that I lack, in a completely different field to mine.

How we think towards ourselves and how others think of us can be so different...
December 11, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Does the world need your startup—or are you just building for the sake of it?

Deeptech is full of genius solutions searching for problems. Who’s getting it right? Who’s wasting time?

#Startups #DeepTech #Innovation
December 5, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Asked ChatGPT to tell me what it thinks my life looks like. Aside from the Macbook, and being Japanese, it's not that far off 😂

I do indeed have crazy sketches and mathematics all over my house 💀
December 3, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Can any for-profit companies truly be socially responsible, or is it just good marketing? 🌍💰

Maybe we are happiest sitting and just watching it all burn.

#Startups #SocialImpact #DeepTech #Entrepreneurship
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December 2, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Coming up in 7 days! #pitch2tokyo at Venture Café Tokyo OIC Connect

Looking forward to seeing everyone's pitches 🚀
November 29, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Measuring PMF in early hardware is a challenge - revenue or user growth don’t exist yet.

What are the best metrics for deeptech companies to gauge if they’re solving the right problem?

Pilot program adoption?
User feedback loops?
Something else?

#DeepTech #Startups #ProductMarketFit #Innovation
November 28, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Balancing a robotics startup and a PhD is a wild ride!

With so many projects going on at once, when do you find time to just hunker down and code? 😉
#Startups #Robotics #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #PhD #Research
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November 27, 2024 at 11:07 AM
🌐 Excited to join Bluesky!
Calling deeptech enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone curious, let’s exchange ideas and build meaningful friendships!
What’s the most exciting robotics or AI project you’ve come across recently? Let’s talk! 👇 #Robotics #DeepTech #Entrepreneurship #PhD
November 24, 2024 at 6:18 AM