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Telexistence

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tx-inc.com

Vision-Language-Action (VLA) foundation model trained on large-scale teleoperation data from 300+ live convenience-store deployments; Physical Intelligence (PI) partnership (Jun 2025) integrates PI's general-purpose robotics foundation model with TX's embodied dataset; AIROA (Japan) collaboration for autonomous recovery policy training. TX Ghost achieves 98%+ autonomous beverage-restocking success rate; teleoperator fallback via VR system for edge cases. Logistics depalletising arms deployed at SENKO Fukuoka facility since Jul 2024. Humanoid Astra (VLA-equipped, dev with 7-Eleven Japan) targets store deployment by 2029.

HeadquartersTokyo, JP
Founded2017
Corporate funding$190M
Team101-200
Deployments6
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries B
FoundersGenki Sano (Co-founder), Jin Tomioka (CEO & Co-founder), Charith Fernando (Co-founder)
Regions servedAsia, North America
Countries deployedJP
Service footprintJapan: 300+ FamilyMart stores (TX Ghost/TX SCARA), SENKO Fukuoka logistics hub, 7-Eleven Japan humanoid development partnership. Robot-as-a-Service model. North America commercialisation underway.
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinehumanoid

Astra

  • VLA (Vision-Language-Action) model-equipped humanoid robot; commercial store deployment targeted 2029

    vendor-stated readiness timeline for in-store commercial operations at Seven-Eleven Japan

    Claim source
Machinelogistics

TX Ghost

  • 98%+ autonomous beverage restocking success rate in live convenience store operations

    vendor-stated autonomous task completion rate in deployed retail environments

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2025-09-30Seven-Eleven JapanTX Ghost expanded to select Tokyo 7-Eleven locations (Sep 2025); joint Astra humanoid development partnership targeting Not listedNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-09-307-Eleven Japanconvenience store retailJPNot disclosedAnnouncement
2024-07-01Undisclosedthird-party logistics facility (SENKO, Fukuoka)JPNot disclosedAnnouncement
2024-07-01SENKO Co., Ltd.TX robotic arms deployed at SENKO Fukuoka cross-dock logistics facility for depalletising; first logistics deployment ouNot listedNot disclosedAnnouncement
2022-08-10Undisclosedconvenience store chain (FamilyMart, 300 stores)JPNot disclosedAnnouncement
2022-08-10FamilyMartTX Ghost robots deployed across 300 FamilyMart stores in Japan for autonomous beverage shelf-stocking; 98%+ autonomous sNot listedNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordSoftBank GroupFoxconn (HH-CTBC Partnership)Globis Capital PartnersKDDI Open Innovation FundAirbus VenturesMonoful Venture Partners
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-09-30Seven-Eleven Japan partnership to develop Astra humanoid robots; store deployment targeted 2029No source
2025-06-25Physical Intelligence partnership announced for VLA-based full autonomy transitionNo source
2024-07-01SENKO Fukuoka logistics facility operational: first logistics depalletising deploymentNo source
2023-07-06Series B closes: $170M led by SoftBank Group and Globis Capital Partners; cumulative $210MNo source
2022-08-10300-store FamilyMart rollout announced; foundation for North America RaaS expansion statedNo source
2021-11-01TX SCARA first social implementation at FamilyMart (retail industry)No source
2017-01-01Telexistence Inc. founded in Tokyo by Genki Sano, Jin Tomioka, and Charith FernandoNo source
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Source ledger

9 unique public sources

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Telexistence Raises USD 170M (JPY 23Bn) Series B Led by SoftBank Group, Foxconn, and Globis Capital PartnersTelexistence · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Telexistence raises $20M (22-oku JPY) in Series A2 round of funding: Pioneering an Augmented Workforce PlatformTelexistence · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Announcing Series A Funding, and Debt Financing from MUFG BankTelexistence · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Funding AnnouncementTelexistence (TX inc) · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Seven-Eleven Japan and Telexistence Partner to Pioneer Humanoid Robots with Generative AITelexistence · retrieved 2026-07-05
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AI Flying Off the Shelves: Restocking Robot Rolls Out to Hundreds of Japanese Convenience StoresNVIDIA Blog · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Seven-Eleven Japan TX Ghost Pilot and Astra Humanoid Co-developmentBusinessWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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TELEXISTENCE inc.: commercial operationsTelexistence · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Telexistence to Install AI Restocking Robots in 300 Convenience Stores Across JapanTelexistence · retrieved 2026-07-05