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Japan’s Atom Raises Nearly $19M in Seed Round Funding for Humanoid Robotics with Goal to ‘Create New Species’

Insider Brief Japanese humanoid robotics startup Atom has raised nearly $19 million, or 3 billion yen, in seed funding as it develops what it describes as a “new species” of AI-powered humanoid robots designed

1 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

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Japan’s Atom Raises Nearly $19M in Seed Round Funding for Humanoid Robotics with Goal to ‘Create New Species’

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OpenAI Faces Safety Culture Criticism While Expanding ChatGPT Ads and EU Watermarking

Report: Physical AI Growing Faster Than Markets Are Ready to Deploy

Torch Systems Closes $11.5M to Bring AI to the Physical Infrastructure the World Depends On

Gallatin AI Announces $50M Series A to Accelerate Transformation of Military Logistics

Google Brings Unified Gemini Agent to Enterprises, Letting AI Act as a Workspace Co-Worker

JAFCO Group

Japan’s Atom Raises Nearly $19M in Seed Round Funding for Humanoid Robotics with Goal to ‘Create New Species’

Trending today

OpenAI Faces Safety Culture Criticism While Expanding ChatGPT Ads and EU Watermarking

Report: Physical AI Growing Faster Than Markets Are Ready to Deploy

Torch Systems Closes $11.5M to Bring AI to the Physical Infrastructure the World Depends On

Gallatin AI Announces $50M Series A to Accelerate Transformation of Military Logistics

Google Brings Unified Gemini Agent to Enterprises, Letting AI Act as a Workspace Co-Worker

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