Latest O-ID news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. $1.2M raised. 1 article tracked by The Robotics Media.
O-ID is a Tokyo-based humanoid robotics company founded in 2025 to address Japan's projected 11-million-worker shortfall by 2040. Its flagship modular humanoid robot uses hot-swappable joints, limbs, hands and compute units — allowing worn components to be replaced on-site in minutes rather than pulling the robot off the factory floor for weeks. AI sensors continuously monitor component wear to prevent unplanned downtime.
The company was founded by CEO Stian Jakobsen (Norway) and CTO Simon Gormuzov (Netherlands), who met while studying at Waseda University. O-ID has signed a letter of intent with Sumitomo Electric Industries for wire harness automation and targets initial deployments in automotive manufacturing and logistics, with US expansion to follow.