Announcement of Selected Companies for Domestic General-Purpose Robot Development Competition and Prototype Demonstration Event

The AI Robot Association (AIRoA) has announced the selected companies for the "Domestic General-Purpose Robot Development Competition," a project commissioned by NEDO. A demonstration event for prototypes of domestic general-purpose robots developed by the selected companies is scheduled for mid-September 2026.
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The AI Robot Association (hereinafter "AIRoA") is pleased to announce the selection of participating companies for the "Domestic General-Purpose Robot Development Competition," conducted as part of a project commissioned by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (hereinafter "NEDO").

Furthermore, a demonstration event is planned for mid-September 2026, where prototype domestic general-purpose robots developed and manufactured by the participating companies will be unveiled.

1. Overview of the Competition 

This competition aims to strengthen the competitiveness of Japan's robot industry by promoting the development and manufacturing of practical general-purpose robots (dual-arm mobile manipulators).

 

The year 2026 is seen as a potential turning point for general-purpose robots to reach a practical stage, making the development of internationally competitive domestic robots a crucial challenge. In this competition, participating companies will complete prototype machines after approximately six months of development and manufacturing.

 

Prototypes that meet the evaluation criteria set by AIRoA will, after a subsequent period of improvement and mass production system establishment, be utilized as data collection robots for NEDO's commissioned project (※) for the development of robot foundation models.

 

※NEDO commissioned project: "Post-5G Information and Communication System Infrastructure Enhancement Research and Development Project / Development of a Data Platform for Generative AI Foundation Models in the Robotics Field"

 2. List of Participating Companies 

As a result of the public call, the following companies (including consortiums) have been selected as participating companies (in alphabetical order):

Company Name (in alphabetical order)

1

Enactic Inc.

2

EmplifAI Inc. (Consortium: Mazda Corporation, Ailia Inc., Asratec Corp., TASKO Inc.)

3

Keigan Inc.

4

THK Co., Ltd.

5

Telexistence Inc.

6

ugo Co., Ltd.

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