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What happens when a factory robot breaks?
Tokyo startup O-ID is building modular humanoids with replaceable joints, limbs and compute units. Its pitch: on-site repairs in minutes, supported by sensors that flag component wear before failure.
It has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding led by TAWANI Ventures, targeting Japanese automotive manufacturing and logistics first.
The modularity is intriguing. Measured repair times, reliability results and a customer rollout schedule are still to come.