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PrivateTokyo robotics company deploying AI-powered retail robots with its GORDON autonomy platform, backed by more than $190 million in funding.
Founded 2017$194M raised
Tokyo robotics company deploying AI-powered retail robots with its GORDON autonomy platform, backed by more than $190 million in funding.
Telexistence is a Tokyo-based robotics company developing AI-powered retail automation systems for convenience stores and other commercial environments. Inspired by the concept of “telexistence” first proposed by Professor Susumu Tachi in 1980, the company combines robotics, artificial intelligence, and remote operation to automate repetitive in-store tasks. Its flagship TX SCARA robots autonomously restock shelves using GORDON, the company’s proprietary AI system for perception, planning, and manipulation. Deployed across convenience stores in Japan, the platform enables robots to identify products, replenish inventory, and collaborate with human staff. Backed by investors including SoftBank and Airbus Ventures, Telexistence has raised more than $190 million to scale retail robotics and AI-driven automation.
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In September 2025, Telexistence partnered with Seven-Eleven Japan to develop humanoid robots for stores by 2029. The company won the Prime Minister's Award at Japan Startup Awards 2025.
Telexistence traces to 1980, when Professor Susumu Tachi conceived the idea of telexistence at the University of Tokyo. Tachi co-founded Telexistence Inc. on January 23, 2017, alongside CEO Jin Tomioka and CTO Genki Sano.
In 2021, Telexistence developed the TX SCARA for restocking FamilyMart convenience stores. By August 2022, mass production began for 300 stores. Each robot restocks up to 1,000 bottles/cans per day with 98% success rate.
In July 2023, the company raised $170 million Series B led by SoftBank, with Airbus Ventures, Foxconn, and KDDI, bringing total to ~$193.5 million, one of Japan's largest robotics investments.
In September 2025, Telexistence partnered with Seven-Eleven Japan to develop humanoid robots for stores by 2029. The company won the Prime Minister's Award at Japan Startup Awards 2025.
Telexistence is a Tokyo-based robotics company deploying AI-powered TX SCARA robots in convenience stores across Japan, restocking shelves autonomously via its GORDON AI system. Founded on the telexistence concept conceived by Professor Susumu Tachi in 1980, the company has raised over $190 million backed by SoftBank and Airbus Ventures.
