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TechMagic

Corporate marketfoodCurated record
techmagic.co.jp

AI-controlled cooking robots autonomously regulate pan temperature, rotation speed, and seasoning timing via closed-loop sensor feedback; deep learning for taste-consistency reproduction ('Accurately Reproducing the Tastes of Skilled Chefs'); CES Innovation Award 2024. Robot-as-a-service lease model (US: $1,440/month). US entity TechMagic Robotics Inc. (Burlingame, CA) commercialises I-Robo2 and F-Robo; UL certification for I-Robo2 expected June 2025. Humanoid R&D underway in collaboration with Unitree (3-year horizon for food-service humanoid).

HeadquartersTokyo, JP
Founded2018
Corporate funding$31M
Team51-100
Deployments7
Open roles8
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries C
FoundersYuji Shiraki (CEO & Founder)
Regions servedAsia, North America
Countries deployedJP
Service footprintJapan: restaurant chains nationwide (Osaka Ohsho 39 units, Ippudo, KFC Japan, PRONTO, Lawson). US: TechMagic Robotics Inc. (Burlingame, CA); I-Robo2 and F-Robo on monthly lease; 1,000+ US units targeted by 2030.
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinefood

F-Robo

  • Industrial deep-frying automation robot for high-volume commercial kitchen and food-production use

    vendor-stated product category and use case for F-Robo

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Machinefood

I-Robo2

  • 30 meals per hour cooking throughput

    vendor-stated stir-fry cooking throughput for I-Robo2

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  • Dimensions 700×700×1,320 mm; weight 130 kg; power 8.5 kW (IH 1-unit version, three-phase 200V)

    vendor-stated physical and electrical specifications for single IH-unit I-Robo2 configuration

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  • US lease $1,440 per month (installation fee additional)

    vendor-stated US market monthly lease via TechMagic Robotics Inc. (Burlingame, CA)

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Machinefood

I-Robo Self

  • Customer-operated self-service cooking station with refrigerated meal-kit storage and touch panel interface

    vendor-stated product description for I-Robo Self vending-style deployment (commercial use only)

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Machinefood

P-Robo

  • One meal approximately every 45 seconds; arm travels 6 m per meal cycle with 420° rotation

    vendor-stated throughput and arm movement specs for pasta/multi-dish cooking automation

    Claim source
  • Dimensions 4,800×840×2,000 mm; weight 1,000 kg; power 32.2 kVA (three-phase 200V)

    vendor-stated physical and electrical specifications for P-Robo

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W-Robo

  • Sorts up to 600 tableware pieces per hour using machine-learning image recognition without physical markers

    vendor-stated tableware-sorting throughput for W-Robo (also branded finibo)

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  • 2-unit config: 2,100×2,750×1,900 mm, ~1,000 kg, 10.39 kVA; 1-unit config: 2,000×2,000×2,000 mm, ~750 kg, 6.93 kVA

    vendor-stated physical and electrical specs for W-Robo two-unit and one-unit configurations

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-09-17Lawson — Ebina Chuo store (Ebina, Kanagawa), Yokohama Tarucho 3-chome store, Koto Ushiomi 1-chome storeconvenience-store in-store stir-fry cooking robot (I-Robo 2), 3 new stores opened Aug 6 / Aug 27 / Sep 17 2026JP3Announcement
2026-06-09Ramen Kagetsu Arashi (らあめん花月嵐 / Globeat Japan)restaurant (Decks Tokyo Beach store, Odaiba — new-format store, opened 2026-05-21)JP1Announcement
2025-02-01Ippudo (一風堂)restaurant chainJPNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-02-01Undisclosedramen restaurant chain (Ippudo)JPNot disclosedAnnouncement
2024-10-01Undisclosedrestaurant chain (Osaka Ohsho, 39 robots, 16 locations)JPNot disclosedAnnouncement
2024-10-01Osaka Ohsho (大阪王将), 39 robots, 16 locationsrestaurant chainJP39Announcement
2022-06-30PRONTO (E Vino Spaghetti, Marunouchi)restaurantJP1Announcement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordWing Capital PartnersSeibu Shinkin CapitalAjinomotoResona CapitalOriental Land InnovationsFujimak CorporationKewpie CorporationBeyond Japan
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-11

Open roles8

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

Back and Front end DeveloperTeam unlisted · Location unlistedCorporate Sales ManagerTeam unlisted · Location unlistedElectrical EngineerTeam unlisted · Location unlistedMachine Learning EngineerTeam unlisted · Location unlistedMechanical EngineerTeam unlisted · Location unlistedRobot EngineerTeam unlisted · Location unlistedSoftware EngineerTeam unlisted · Location unlistedSystem EngineerTeam unlisted · Location unlisted
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-02-01Ippudo ramen chain deploys I-Robo2; CEO Shiraki announces humanoid R&D collaboration with Unitree on a 3-year horizonThe Spoon
2024-10-01I-Robo2 commercially deployed at Osaka Ohsho (39 robots across 16 locations)FoovoBridge / FoodTech Japan
2024-03-27Series C closes: ¥2.54 billion (~$16.7M); new investors include Ajinomoto and Resona Capital; total funding ~$41.5M (PitchBook)Tracxn
2024-01-09I-Robo wins CES Innovation Award 2024 for stir-fry cooking automationCES
2022-09-01Series B funding closed (~$15M); cumulative total reaches ~$23MCrunchbase
2018-02-01TechMagic Inc. founded in Tokyo by Yuji ShirakiTechMagic
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Source ledger

18 unique public sources

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TechMagic シリーズCラウンドで25.4億円を調達、累計調達額44億円 (Series C ¥2.54B; ~$16.8M at ¥151.4/USD March 2024; cumulative ¥4.4B)PR Times · retrieved 2026-07-05
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調理ロボットのTechMagic、シリーズBラウンドで15億円の資金調達 (TechMagic Series B ¥1.5B; ~$13.7M at ¥109.8/USD Sept 2021)TechMagic · retrieved 2026-07-05
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TechMagic K.K. announced that it has received funding from Fujimak Corporation (Series A, July 2020; amount undisclosed)MarketScreener · retrieved 2026-07-05
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TechMagic Seed Round from JAFCO (amount undisclosed in primary source, October 2019)The Bridge · retrieved 2026-07-05
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TechMagic Robotics | Commercial Cooking RobotsTechMagic Robotics
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I-Robo | Cooking RobotTechMagic
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Japan's TechMagic to introduce stir-fry robots in USVerdict Foodservice
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P-Robo | Cooking RobotTechMagic
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W-Robo | Dish Sorting RobotTechMagic
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ローソンが炒め調理ロボット「I-Robo 2」を新たに３店舗に導入PR Times · retrieved 2026-10-13
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らあめん花月嵐、新スタイル店舗「デックス東京ビーチ店」に調理ロボット「I-Robo 2」を導入PR TIMES (TechMagic press release) · retrieved 2026-07-18
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Japan's Most Successful Food Robot Startup is Eyeing Humanoids As The Next Big ThingThe Spoon · retrieved 2026-07-05
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TECHMAGIC Rolls Out Cooking Robot I-Robo2 at First Restaurant LocationFoovoBridge / FoodTech Japan · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Quality-spaghetti making robot starts working in Tokyo at the end of the monthSoraNews24 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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TechMagic, Inc.TechMagic
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TechMagic: Tracxn Company Profile 2026Tracxn · retrieved 2026-07-05
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I-Robo (Stir-fry cooking robot): CES Innovation Award 2024CES · retrieved 2026-07-05
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TechMagic: Crunchbase Company ProfileCrunchbase · retrieved 2026-07-05