Japan's Mujin Raises $224 Million Series D as SK Square Backs Physical AI Robots
Japanese robotics firm Mujin has closed a Series D round of roughly $224 million, with South Korea's SK Square among the investors backing physical AI.
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Mujin, Inc., a robotics company based in Japan, has raised about $224 million in a Series D funding round aimed at developing physical AI robots, according to Ventureburn.
Among the investors is South Korea's SK Square, which took part through its foreign investment arm, TGC Square. SK Square has not disclosed how much it put into the round. Ventureburn, citing the Korea Economic Daily, reported that the total raise exceeded 300 billion won, approximately $224 million.
Founded in 2011, Mujin develops Mujin OS, its flagship product, which it describes as a general-purpose control platform for robots. In warehouses and factories, equipment such as robotic arms, conveyors and automated carts often run as separate, isolated systems. Mujin OS is designed to connect these machines under a single system, allowing one platform to coordinate an entire facility.
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