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Tomorrow Robotics

Category: Robotics / Embodied AI

Tomorrow Robotics is a 'Physical AI' startup that develops Robot Foundation Models (RFM) to bridge the gap between digital intelligence and physical movement, enabling robots to perform complex manual tasks in the real world. Tomorrow Robotics was founded in 2022. The company is led by Byoung-Tak Zhang. Based in Seoul, South Korea. Team size: 10-50. Total funding raised: Undisclosed. Latest round: Pre-Series A (Dec 2024). Key investors include Kakao Investment, Ecopro Partners, SGC Partners, GS Ventures, T-Robotics, TXR Robotics.

Founded
2022
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Team size
10-50
Total funding
Undisclosed

Value proposition

Provides high-performance 'Physical AI' that can be deployed on-device using minimal computational resources, allowing robots to autonomously learn and execute human-like manual tasks without massive server infrastructure.

Products and solutions

HABILIS X: A software-centric solution (SaaS) for users who already own robot hardware to integrate advanced AI brains., HABILIS Y: An integrated robot service/hardware solution for industrial and commercial applications., sRFM (Small Robot Foundation Model): A lightweight, on-device AI model optimized for rapid learning and inference in edge environments., ActionGPT: A proprietary unified brain model that translates linguistic/logical reasoning into physical robotic actions.

Unique value

The company specializes in 'Small Robot Foundation Models' (sRFM), which achieve high-level cognition and motor control on-device, unlike traditional models that require massive cloud computing.

Target customer

Smart factory operators, logistics and warehouse companies, service robot manufacturers, and existing robot owners seeking advanced intelligence upgrades.

Industries served

Logistics & Warehousing, Smart Manufacturing, Service & Hospitality, Healthcare (Rehabilitation Robotics), Industrial Automation

Technology advantage

Led by Professor Byoung-Tak Zhang (SNU), a pioneer in Physical AI with over 30 years of expertise. Their 'ActionGPT' technology uniquely integrates Large Language Models with robotic motor control, creating a 'unified brain' for autonomous decision-making in physical spaces.

How they differentiate

Specializes in 'Small Robot Foundation Models' (sRFM) that enable high-level cognition and motor control on-device with minimal resources. Its 'ActionGPT' technology uniquely unifies linguistic reasoning and physical robotic actions in a single brain model, unlike hardware-centric competitors.

Main competitors

Physical Intelligence (Pi), Figure AI, Morpheus (South Korea), Covariant

Key partnerships

T-Robotics (Strategic MOU for AI-Humanoid and AMR+COBOT platform development), Kakao Investment & Ecopro Partners (Financial & Strategic Investors), Seoul National University AI Research Institute (AIIS), Lotte Cultureworks (Pilot/Board-level strategic advisory)

Notable customers

T-Robotics (Strategic platform partner), Lotte Cultureworks (Strategic advisory/Pilot), Ecopro (Strategic partner for industrial logistics)

Major milestones

Founded in 2022 by Professor Byoung-Tak Zhang, a global pioneer in Physical AI., Signed Strategic MOU with T-Robotics for AI-Humanoid and AMR+COBOT development in October 2024., Successfully closed Pre-Series A funding round in December 2024., Achieved multiple world championships at RoboCup@Home (2017, 2023, 2024) demonstrating the capabilities of their 'Habilis' RFM framework.

Growth metrics

Rapidly transitioned from a premier academic research group at Seoul National University to a commercial entity, securing investment from six major strategic and venture capital firms within its first two years of operation.

Market positioning

Physical AI technology pioneer and 'Brain-as-a-Service' provider for the robotics industry.

Geographic focus

South Korea (HQ), North America, and Europe (utilizing strong academic ties in Germany and the US).

Patents and IP

Proprietary IP includes 'ActionGPT' and the 'Habilis' RFM framework. Specific patent filings are primarily managed through the SNU R&DB Foundation and the company's internal R&D pipeline (e.g., lightweighting AI for on-device robotics).

About Byoung-Tak Zhang

Byoung-Tak Zhang is a world-renowned AI scholar and pioneer in 'Physical AI'. He serves as the Director of the AI Research Institute (AIIS) at Seoul National University (SNU) and is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. He has over 30 years of experience in machine learning, bio-intelligence, and cognitive robotics, authoring over 200 research papers. He is the leading figure behind 'ActionGPT' and 'Habilis' technologies.

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