# ugo: robotics company

Canonical ID: `d41cc2c3-eb9f-4dfb-af58-da156b0fc24f`

## Key facts

- **Debt financing (company-stated, Oct 2026):** Oct 21 2026: borrowed JPY 1B from Mizuho Bank, Bank of [Yokohama](/locations/yokohama-japan.md) and Japan Finance Corporation, taking cumulative funding to about JPY 5B.
- **ugo Nova semi-humanoid (company-stated, Sep 2026):** Wheeled dual-arm semi-[humanoid](/humanoids) designed and built in [Japan](/locations/japan.md), with up to 10 kg two-arm payload and NVIDIA Jetson Thor onboard. Mass production planned for 2027.
- **ugo mini shipments (company-stated, Mar 2026):** Cumulative shipments of the ugo mini AI robot passed 100 units in March 2026.

- **Slug:** ugo
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2018
- **HQ:** Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

## Models

_No models registered._

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is ugo?

[Tokyo](/locations/tokyo-japan.md) robotics company behind the ugo series of security, inspection and guidance robots, the ugo Platform fleet software, and the ugo Nova wheeled dual-arm semi-humanoid for [physical AI](/glossary/physical-ai.md).

### What does ugo make?

ugo has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. ugo builds physical robots.

### Is ugo publicly traded?

No. ugo is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in ugo?

ugo is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is ugo headquartered?

ugo is headquartered in Chiyoda, [Tokyo, Japan](/locations/tokyo-japan.md).

### Who owns ugo?

ugo is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is ugo a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, ugo ranks in roughly the top 25% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was ugo founded?

ugo was founded in 2018.


## Sources (3)

1. https://ugo.plus/information/2026/10/21/debtfinance/ · 2026-10-21
2. https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000186.000034305.html · 2026-10-21
3. https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000178.000034305.html · 2026-09-16

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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