VISIONOID's Animal-Shaped Robot "FOX" Appears at SusHi Tech TOKYO 2026, Realizing Dialogue Between Humans and AI Robots, Presenting a Future of Coexistence
VISIONOID's animal-shaped robot "FOX" exhibited at SusHi Tech TOKYO 2026, enabling dialogue between humans and AI robots. It gained popularity through interactions with visitors and talk shows, showcasing the potential for a future of human-robot coexistence.
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VISIONOID Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yuma Takenaka) exhibited at "SusHi Tech TOKYO 2026," held at Tokyo Big Sight from April 27 (Mon) to April 29 (Wed/Holiday), 2026. The company showcased its self-developed next-generation animaroid "FOX" through in-venue strolls and talk shows, attracting many visitors daily. We report on the "new communication" where people and technology merge.
*Latest information on animaroid "FOX" is updated regularly on X (formerly Twitter) and can be checked from the link below.
X Account (@visionoid_fox): https://x.com/visionoid_fox
"FOX" Strolls Through the Venue: Interactive Dialogue That Created Surprise and Smiles
During the strolls around the Future Experience Pavilion, "FOX" responded in real-time to casual questions from visitors and highlights of the event. Its flexible movements and gestures like blinking, which did not feel stiff like typical robots, became a hot topic, with many saying it was "as if it were alive." It also became so popular that many people gathered for commemorative photos and was featured on many social media platforms.
Talk Show at the Atrium Stage
On the public day (April 29), the final day, "FOX" engaged in a lively talk with MC Rin Teraoka on stage. It introduced delicious food in Tokyo and also delivered a fluent English speech. It stimulated children's curiosity with exciting answers to their innocent questions such as "What kind of animal (robot) are you?" "What is your favorite animal?" and "What are FOX's favorite parts or colors?" Finally, it performed an original song related to "SusHi Tech TOKYO 2026," energizing the venue. This event demonstrated the potential of "Physical AI," which fuses AI and robotics, to visitors and cast a stone on the vision of how animaroids can serve as "partners" in addressing future social issues such as labor shortages and urban loneliness.
[What is SusHi Tech TOKYO 2026?]
SusHi Tech TOKYO 2026 is Asia's largest global innovation conference, envisioning a sustainable urban future, organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
This event aims to overcome common urban challenges and create new sustainable value under the banner of "Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo." For 2026, four key themes have been set: "AI," "Robotics," "Entertainment," and "Resilience."
[Animal-Shaped Robots Receiving Unprecedented Attention]
Previous robots were mainly industrial arm robots or cleaning robots that performed "tasks" on behalf of humans. However, with the emergence of continuously evolving AI, the movement to give "intelligence (AI)" a "body (robotics)" (i.e., "Physical AI") is accelerating globally. By combining a "body" capable of flexible movements like animals, blinking, and mouth movements with "intelligence," robots are evolving into "partners" that feel as if they have blood flowing through them. The forefront of this "Physical AI" is precisely animaroids (= animal-shaped robots).
[Animaroid "FOX"]
"FOX" is a next-generation animaroid (Animaroid = a coined word combining "Animal" and "Android") developed by VISIONOID Inc., an autonomous robot possessing both emotional expression and intelligent responses. Equipped with AI-powered natural dialogue functions, it was developed to embody human-robot coexistence from both hardware and software aspects.
Through smooth movements enabled by high-precision motion control and AI-driven learning and emotional expression, it aims to achieve a "lifelike presence" despite being technology. With its high design quality and endearing character, it is also advancing IP character development in the entertainment field, including media appearances on TV and YouTube.
In the future, beyond special events, it is expected to play an active role in creating a society where everyone can feel the excitement of cutting-edge technology in their daily lives and urban landscapes, including performances at events and theme parks, media appearances on TV and YouTube, and even as a conversational partner at home.
Representative Takenaka and "FOX" responding to media interviews
[About VISIONOID Inc.]
VISIONOID Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yuma Takenaka; hereinafter "VISIONOID")
*Latest information on animaroid "FOX" is updated regularly on X (formerly Twitter) and can be checked from the link below.
X Account (@visionoid_fox): https://x.com/visionoid_fox
"FOX" Strolls Through the Venue: Interactive Dialogue That Created Surprise and Smiles
During the strolls around the Future Experience Pavilion, "FOX" responded in real-time to casual questions from visitors and highlights of the event. Its flexible movements and gestures like blinking, which did not feel stiff like typical robots, became a hot topic, with many saying it was "as if it were alive." It also became so popular that many people gathered for commemorative photos and was featured on many social media platforms.
Talk Show at the Atrium Stage
On the public day (April 29), the final day, "FOX" engaged in a lively talk with MC Rin Teraoka on stage. It introduced delicious food in Tokyo and also delivered a fluent English speech. It stimulated children's curiosity with exciting answers to their innocent questions such as "What kind of animal (robot) are you?" "What is your favorite animal?" and "What are FOX's favorite parts or colors?" Finally, it performed an original song related to "SusHi Tech TOKYO 2026," energizing the venue. This event demonstrated the potential of "Physical AI," which fuses AI and robotics, to visitors and cast a stone on the vision of how animaroids can serve as "partners" in addressing future social issues such as labor shortages and urban loneliness.
[What is SusHi Tech TOKYO 2026?]
SusHi Tech TOKYO 2026 is Asia's largest global innovation conference, envisioning a sustainable urban future, organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
This event aims to overcome common urban challenges and create new sustainable value under the banner of "Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo." For 2026, four key themes have been set: "AI," "Robotics," "Entertainment," and "Resilience."
[Animal-Shaped Robots Receiving Unprecedented Attention]
Previous robots were mainly industrial arm robots or cleaning robots that performed "tasks" on behalf of humans. However, with the emergence of continuously evolving AI, the movement to give "intelligence (AI)" a "body (robotics)" (i.e., "Physical AI") is accelerating globally. By combining a "body" capable of flexible movements like animals, blinking, and mouth movements with "intelligence," robots are evolving into "partners" that feel as if they have blood flowing through them. The forefront of this "Physical AI" is precisely animaroids (= animal-shaped robots).
[Animaroid "FOX"]
"FOX" is a next-generation animaroid (Animaroid = a coined word combining "Animal" and "Android") developed by VISIONOID Inc., an autonomous robot possessing both emotional expression and intelligent responses. Equipped with AI-powered natural dialogue functions, it was developed to embody human-robot coexistence from both hardware and software aspects.
Through smooth movements enabled by high-precision motion control and AI-driven learning and emotional expression, it aims to achieve a "lifelike presence" despite being technology. With its high design quality and endearing character, it is also advancing IP character development in the entertainment field, including media appearances on TV and YouTube.
In the future, beyond special events, it is expected to play an active role in creating a society where everyone can feel the excitement of cutting-edge technology in their daily lives and urban landscapes, including performances at events and theme parks, media appearances on TV and YouTube, and even as a conversational partner at home.
Representative Takenaka and "FOX" responding to media interviews
[About VISIONOID Inc.]
VISIONOID Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yuma Takenaka; hereinafter "VISIONOID")