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Japan humanoid Atom raises seed funding, targets 1 percent GDP boost through factory and logistics automation

Japanese humanoid AI robot startup Atom (ATOM) has raised 3 billion yen in a seed funding round and plans to develop humanoid robots for manufacturing and logistics sites. The company said it will also build a world model to learn real physical environments, while designing and building data collection centers and supply chains. The funding was led by ANRI, Beyond Next Ventures and JAFCO Group, with participation from ALPHA and other investors.