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ZEALS is a Japanese AI and robotics company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Tokyo. The company originally built conversational commerce technology before pivoting to physical AI, unveiling its self-designed D1 wheeled humanoid on August 5, 2026 as Japan’s first commercially available humanoid certified through a hospital proof-of-concept.
D1 is designed to pass through standard Japanese doorframes, enter elevators, and navigate the narrow corridors of hospitals, care facilities, factories, warehouses, and hotels, and is sold from about ¥5 million (roughly $32,000) per unit.