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コネクテッドロボティクス株式会社

500 Global '17Plug and Play Ventures

10 known investors

Connected Robotics develops robotics and AI-powered automation solutions for the food service and restaurant industry, addressing labor shortages and food handling challenges through computer vision and robotic control systems.

Also known as Connected Robotics · Connected Robotics Inc.

Founders & leadership

TSTaiki Sato
Taiki SatoinFounder
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Tetsuya Sawanobori

Investors · 10

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

コネクテッドロボティクス株式会社 (Connected Robotics) develops robots and automation systems for the food industry, positioning itself as a food-tech company applying robot technology to food-industry work. Its product portfolio is organized into two lines: robots for food factories, aimed at reducing labor requirements and automating production processes, and robots for restaurants, aimed at labor reduction and automation in foodservice operations.

Named products include Delibot, a prepared-food (sōzai) portioning and plating robot for food factories, a newer model referred to as Delibot X, and Futappy. Disclosed deployments include Maxvalu Tokai's Nagaizumi food factory, an Aeon Group supermarket operator active in Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Gifu, Shiga, Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefectures, which added the latest Delibot model, and Derimo, a noodle-focused food producer, which installed two Futappy units. The company markets itself through trade shows, seminars and speaking engagements, and publishes news, product and case-study content on an official note blog.

Business model

Connected Robotics supplies robotic systems to food manufacturers and restaurant operators, with deployments made at customer production sites and stores; customer accounts such as Maxvalu Tokai and Derimo have added multiple units over time, indicating repeat and multi-unit placements.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Connected Robotics describes itself as a leading Japanese food-tech startup, addressing cost and labor constraints in the food industry through robot deployment.

The company focuses specifically on food-industry applications, offering distinct robot lines tailored to food factory production lines and to restaurant operations, with named products such as Delibot, Delibot X and Futappy and referenceable customer installations.

Technology

Robotic systems designed for food handling tasks, including automated portioning and plating of prepared foods (Delibot, Delibot X) and the Futappy product used in food production; the company also participates in discussions on physical AI.

Go-to-market

Direct sales supported by trade-show exhibitions (for example the Mitsubishi Shokuhin Diamond Fair 2026), speaking slots at industry seminars and events by its representative Sawanobori, published customer interviews and case studies, and media coverage in outlets such as Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.

Food manufacturers and food factory operators (including supermarket-group production facilities and prepared-food/noodle producers) and restaurant and foodservice businesses seeking to reduce labor requirements.

Geography

Operations described are in Japan; the referenced customer Maxvalu Tokai operates supermarkets across Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Gifu, Shiga, Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefectures, and the company's Delibot deployment is at that customer's Nagaizumi factory in Shizuoka.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

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Timeline · 4

launches, deals, and filings
Aug 2026
CEO Sawanobori to speak at seminar on cost and labor barriers in the food industry

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Jul 2026
Exhibited at Mitsubishi Shokuhin Diamond Fair 2026

Connected Robotics exhibited at the Mitsubishi Shokuhin Diamond Fair 2026 trade show.

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Jun 2026
CEO Sawanobori speaks at "Toyosu no Minato kara" 1st event on physical AI

Representative Sawanobori presented at an event themed on physical AI.

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Jun 2026
Delibot X featured in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun

The company's Delibot X product was covered in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun newspaper.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does コネクテッドロボティクス株式会社 do?
Japanese food-tech company building robots that automate work in food factories and restaurants.
Who are コネクテッドロボティクス株式会社's investors?
コネクテッドロボティクス株式会社's investors include 500 Global, aSTART, Coral Capital, Dnx Ventures, JR East Start UP, Open Network Lab, Sony Ventures Corporation, UTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd. and 2 more.