The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Atom: 1 model, $19.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
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
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeed post-money
Key facts
Seed
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Product
Target
Roadmap
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Shunsuke Aoki Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Shunsuke Aokicofounderno longer at company
later founded Turing
Safety record
No incidents on record for Atom.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Atom in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $19.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2026-06-01
$19M(reported) · $76M post
Investors: ANRI (co_lead), Beyond Next Ventures (co_lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Atom’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2026-06-01Seed raising $19000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Atom.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
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
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Atom draws attention at the 98th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Broad public reach with 52.3M video views. Active fundraising activity with a recent closing.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 6, 2026