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Company Overview

BLUF: What is Mujin?

Mujin, Inc. is a pioneer in Physical AI and intelligent industrial robotics. Founded in 2011, the company develops MujinOS—a robot-agnostic operating system that enables industrial arms to perceive, plan, and execute complex warehouse and manufacturing tasks autonomously, eliminating the need for manual programming.

Key Highlights & Operational Metrics

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Global Footprint

350+ employees worldwide across headquarters in Tokyo and regional offices in Atlanta (USA), Eindhoven (Netherlands), and Guangzhou (China).

Corporate Strength

Backed by $233 Million+ in Series D funding (led by NTT Group and Qatar Investment Authority)—ranking #1 in startup equity funding in 2025 by Nikkei.

Physical AI Platform

Universal robot compatibility (Fanuc, Yaskawa, ABB, Kawasaki) powered by perception, motion planning, and real-time digital twin simulations.

Highly-Valued IP Portfolio

Ranked 17th in Japan in patent value growth by LexisNexis PatentSight, reflecting the high quality, innovation, and industry citation rate of Mujin’s physical AI.

Corporate Growth & Milestones

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  1. Foundation & Core Development (2011–2023)

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    Founded by Issei Takino (CEO) and Dr. Rosen Diankov (CTO) in Tokyo. The team spent a decade developing the core mathematical models behind MujinMI (Machine Intelligence), pioneering collision-free motion planning and 3D perception.

  2. Top-Tier Patent Growth & Digital Twin UI (2024)

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    Ranked 17th in Japan in the Patent Value Growth Ranking by LexisNexis PatentSight, recognizing Mujin’s rapid innovation and highly cited IP portfolio in autonomous robotics.

    • Launched the redesigned MujinController UI, allowing non-experts to execute drag-and-drop box size changes and run real-time Digital Twin simulations without halting live operations.

  3. $233M Series D & Global Unification (2025)

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    Closed a massive Series D round (raising over $233 Million in equity and debt) led by NTT Group and QIA—ranking #1 in Nikkei’s 2025 startup equity funding ranking—to transition from a components supplier to a “Total Automation” provider.

    • Formed the Global Leadership Cabinet to unify operations across the US, Europe, China, and Japan.
    • Launched the System Integrator (SI) Partner Program to open up MujinOS APIs to third-party developers.

  4. The Physical AI Era & WES Maturity (2026)

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    MujinOS has scaled from individual robot control to a comprehensive Warehouse Execution System (WES), directing the complete flow of goods, AGVs, and robot fleets.

    • Fleets of autonomous TruckBots are fully deployed, unloading shipping containers at major logistics centers up to 1,000 cases per hour.
    • The certified partner program has expanded to 50+ System Integrators globally, delivering custom automation applications built on MujinOS.

Current Technology Stack

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MujinOS

The “brain” of the cell. A robot-agnostic operating system that unifies control of different robotic arms (Fanuc, ABB, Yaskawa, etc.) under a single software interface.

MujinController

The high-performance edge computing hardware that runs MujinOS and connects local 3D perception and motion planning with robot controllers.

3D Perception

Proprietary multi-camera perception systems that calculate the spatial coordinates, size, texture, and orientation of unknown packages in real-time, eliminating the need for pre-registered CAD models.

Real-Time Motion Planning

Calculates collision-free trajectories on the fly. If an obstacle enters the robot cell, the system dynamically replans the robot’s motion around the obstacle in milliseconds instead of stopping with an error.

Key Applications

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  • Mixed-Case Depalletizing: De-stacking pallets with random, incoming box sizes and orientations.
  • Truck Unloading (TruckBot): Autonomous telescopic conveyor robots unloading loose-loaded shipping containers and trailers.
  • Piece Picking: E-commerce order fulfillment, picking items from bins and sorting them into boxes.
  • Bin Picking: Robotic arms picking loose industrial metal parts from bins for machine tending.
  • Precision Assembly: Robotic mating of complex mechanical gears and components utilizing force-torque feedback.