Kuala Lumpur, April 27: Malaysia-based robotics and artificial intelligence company MR. ROBOT has secured US$5 million in strategic funding backed by MR D.I.Y. International, Agibot and The Hub’s Investment Group.
The company said the funding would accelerate the development of embodied AI technologies for retail and commercial environments, including supermarkets, warehouses and service operations.
Founded by Edwin Yap, MR. ROBOT focuses on deploying robotics beyond controlled industrial environments into dynamic real-world settings.
“For decades, robots have largely been confined to static tasks inside factories,” Yap said. “The next frontier for robotics lies in real-world environments where machines can work alongside people in retail, logistics and service operations.”
Unlike traditional robotics firms focused mainly on hardware, MR. ROBOT is developing an ecosystem combining robot training environments, data collection systems and AI models. This allows robots to learn directly from operational environments and continuously improve performance.
MR. ROBOT said its technology is designed to address growing operational pressures in retail and logistics, including labour shortages, rising costs and increasing service expectations.
The company is currently working with retail partners to pilot robotics solutions in live store environments. The applications include shelf replenishment, customer assistance, autonomous goods movement and store monitoring.
“Embodied AI – where artificial intelligence is integrated into physical machines that can see, move and interact with their surroundings – will play a growing role in commercial operations. With the capital injection, the company can continue to invest in expanding the robotics research and AI development, build dedicated training and data infrastructure, deploy pilot systems across retail and logistics sectors, and develop regional engineering talent.” stated Yap.
Following the funding round, MR. ROBOT plans to accelerate product development and expand pilot programmes across Southeast Asia.
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