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Iris Robotics is a robotics company founded 2021, based in Japan, developing 2 robots primarily in the Cleaning category.
Commercial robot venture for cleaning and delivery robots in Japan
Iris Robotics is a Japanese commercial robotics venture formed by SoftBank Robotics and Iris Ohyama. It sells and services the Whiz i Iris Edition cleaning robot in Japan and also introduced a delivery/serving robot variant, Servi Iris Edition, for restaurants, hotels, inns, and retail stores. The company is based in Sendai and focuses on robot commercialization, sales, and service for business customers in Japan.
Active products
2
Robo Score
54
BBB
View factor breakdown
Price range
$159
1 of 2 priced
Top-rated product
BB
Robo Index
Whiz i (Iris Edition)
Company facts
- HQ
- Sendai, Japan
- Founded
- 2021 · 5 yrs
- Website
- irisrobotics.co.jp
Robo Score
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Trusted by
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Milestones
SoftBank Robotics and Iris Ohyama formed Iris Robotics as a joint venture in Sendai, Japan.
The venture launched Whiz i Iris Edition as an updated cleaning robot based on Whiz.
The venture introduced Servi Iris Edition, a delivery robot for food and items in hospitality and retail settings.
Press coverage
- Softbank partners with Iris Ohyama to retool robotics play
The Robot Report · Jan 2021
- SoftBank teams with home-goods maker Iris Ohyama for new robotics venture
TechCrunch · Jan 2021
- Robots in retail: Rolling out the Whiz
PMC · Nov 2022
Active products by Iris Robotics
2 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Delivery/Serving Robot | Delivery | Payload 30 kg·Runtime 24 hr | — | BB |
| 2 | Whiz i (Iris Edition) | Cleaning | Runtime 3.6 hr | $159.0 | BB |
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