# ZEALS: humanoid robotics company

Canonical ID: `792bfd56-2802-4a58-a83b-bbeae0268d6b`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** [Masahiro Shimizu](/people/masahiro-shimizu.md) (@masa_zeals)
- **Product:** D1 compact [humanoid robot](/humanoids) — 129.3cm tall, 48cm wide, JPY 5M/unit, 100-unit initial production run
- **Full stack:** In-house development from hardware to OS (Omakase OS) to AI model; assembled in Japan, parts sourced globally
- **Design philosophy:** Omotenashi (Japanese anticipatory hospitality) — designed for Japanese work environments
- **Proof of concept:** Completed Japan's first [humanoid](/humanoids) proof-of-concept at University of Tsukuba Hospital (with Unitree G1 powered by Omakase OS)
- **Omakase OS:** Robotics OS for human-robot interaction (HRI), launched Jan 2025
- **Target market:** Medical/hospital, indoor work environments in Japan
- **Operation target:** 10,000 hours of operation

- **Slug:** zeals
- **Founded:** 2015
- **HQ:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)

## Models

- [ZEALS D1](/models/zeals-d1.md) (humanoid) (id: `f5c6f4fb-38b7-4393-b5f0-49e362d167df`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Masahiro Shimizu](/people/masahiro-shimizu.md) CEO (secondary-verified)

## Founders (1)

- [Masahiro Shimizu](/people/masahiro-shimizu.md)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is ZEALS?

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.

### What does ZEALS make?

ZEALS has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: ZEALS D1 (ZEALS builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

### Where is ZEALS headquartered?

ZEALS is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

### Where does ZEALS operate robots?

ZEALS 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 ZEALS a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, ZEALS ranks in roughly the top 100% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was ZEALS founded?

ZEALS was founded in 2015.


## 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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