CategoryHumanoids
Overview
ZEALS Inc. is a Tokyo-based AI and robotics company founded in 2015, originally building conversational commerce platforms and now expanding into Humanoid robotics. The company developed the D1 compact humanoid robot (129.3cm, 48cm wide) for indoor work in Japanese environments including hospitals and medical facilities.
ZEALS builds the full stack in-house — from hardware to OS (Omakase OS) to AI models — and assembles in Japan with globally sourced parts. The D1 is priced at JPY 5 million per unit with an initial production run of 100 units.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
Product
Full stack
Design philosophy
Proof of concept
Omakase OS
Target market
Operation target
Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Masahiro Shimizu CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Masahiro Shimizu
later founded Omakase Robotics
Safety record
No incidents on record for ZEALS.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
ZEALS in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (5)
Registry pages whose text names ZEALS.
Companies (1)
Robots and products (1)
Deployments (1)
People (2)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ZEALS.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ZEALS from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Mapping the AI startups making waves in Japan
China’s Humanoid Army Pushes Japan to Rethink Its Robot Future
Baggage bots: Chinese humanoids clock on at Japanese airports amid labour crunch
AI startup trains Chinese humanoid robots in Japanese hospitality
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/zeals.md
- RSS feed: /companies/zeals/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/792bfd56-2802-4a58-a83b-bbeae0268d6b
- Revision history: /companies/zeals/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
"準国産"セミヒューマノイド「D1」 自社設計・国内組立で500万円から - Impress Watch https://www.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2130881.html
I created a 'ONEWHEEL' Shopper AI Agent with just their URL through Omakase AI. It was super easy! Check it out and try! https://omakaseai.com/ *This demo pre
Heat Index
Serious50/100
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
ZEALS draws attention at the 9th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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: Nov 4, 2026