Robot maker · registered
Yukai Engineering Inc.
Yukai designs and manufactures its own consumer companion and wellness robots that sense touch, motion and proximity and respond with autonomous, emotive movement. Qoobo is a tailed therapy cushion that wags in reaction to being caressed; Mirumi is a bag-mounted robot that turns its head toward detected motion and hides when startled; BOCCO emo is a family communication robot with voice interaction. The company builds its own hardware, embedded firmware and behavioral software, and also offers robot/IoT product-development services.
Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
BOCCO emo
- Family communication robot supporting smart-living services in partnership with Japanese utilities; CES 2023 Innovation Award honoree
Voice-interactive companion robot connecting households at a distance
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Mirumi
- Bag/backpack-strap robot that turns its head toward detected motion and buries its face when surprised; expected price ~$70
Wearable emotive companion robot with proximity/motion sensing and actuated head
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Nekojita FuFu
- Attachable mini-robot that blows cool air to lower the temperature of hot drinks and food using a randomized 'Fu-ing System'
Portable consumer robot with an internal fan mimicking human breath
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Qoobo
- Tailed therapeutic cushion robot that wags gently when caressed and swings when rubbed
Consumer comfort/companion robot using touch sensing and an actuated tail for emotive response
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Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Third-party allotmen
SUMISEI INNOVATION FUND, Tsukui Capital, Koizumi Sangyo (Koizumi Industries)
Round sourceSeries A
Tokyo Gas, FueTrek, Nippon Venture Capital (NVCC), Energy & Environment Investment (EEI)
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Milestones and announcements
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