CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Tokyo-based humanoid robotics startup founded by Shunsuke Aoki. Raised 3B yen (~$19M) seed (June 2026) co-led by ANRI, Beyond Next Ventures, JAFCO. Developing dual-armed bipedal humanoid robots for manufacturing, logistics, transportation. Combines physical AI with humanoid hardware. Plans mass production. CEO Aoki: "The humanoid robot industry is an industry that someone in Japan has to establish."
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Seed
Investorssee investors →
Product
Target
Roadmap
Data & sources
Web sources
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Atom.
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Recent coverage
Atom in third-party press
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
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Common questions
- What is Atom?
- Tokyo-based humanoid robotics startup founded by Shunsuke Aoki. Raised 3B yen (~$19M) seed (June 2026) co-led by ANRI, Beyond Next Ventures, JAFCO. Developing dual-armed bipedal humanoid robots for manufacturing, logistics, transportation. Combines physical AI with humanoid hardware. Plans mass production. CEO Aoki: "The humanoid robot industry is an industry that someone in Japan has to establish."
- What does Atom make?
- Atom has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Atom Humanoid (in development) (Atom builds physical robots).
- Where is Atom headquartered?
- Atom is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Where does Atom operate robots?
- Atom is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Atom safe?
- Atom has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Sources by quality tier
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
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Recent coverage mentioning Atom from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/atom-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/atom-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3601a860-b6ef-45ca-b34b-e35ca4f7616b
- Revision history: /companies/atom-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP