AI Companies & Funding

ZEALS launched its 'quasi-domestic' humanoid robot D1, priced from 5 million yen, with plans to achieve full domestic production in the future.

• •AI service company ZEALS released a 'quasi-domestic' humanoid robot with a higher ratio of domestic development and manufacturing.
• •The base price is set at 5 million yen (tax excluded) to differentiate from existing foreign-made robots.
• •The company aims to enter the market with quasi-domestic units short-term and fully domesticize the supply chain long-term.

SpaceX recorded a 92% revenue increase in its first post-IPO earnings, driven by rapid AI business growth from its merger with xAI and $15.8 billion in AI infrastructure investment.

• •Q2 2026 revenue increased by 92% year-over-year to over $7.8 billion.
• •AI business revenue grew significantly by 247% following the merger with xAI.
• •Capital expenditure, centered on AI infrastructure, expanded to $18.3 billion, with expectations for future revenue improvement.

TSMC announced a 250 million yen donation for Kumamoto earthquake relief, while its Kumamoto No. 1 factory resumed normal production after a temporary halt.

• •Taiwan's TSMC donated 250 million yen to support victims of the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto earthquake.
• •The Kumamoto No. 1 factory, which had temporarily suspended operations due to the earthquake, has resumed normal production.
• •This is an example of a major semiconductor manufacturer simultaneously handling disaster response and contributing to the local community.

タイガー魔法瓶が魔法瓶技術を応用した断熱材をデータセンター向けに提供。東急グループの実証実験で冷却効率の向上を目指す。

• •タイガー魔法瓶が、同社の断熱技術を応用した「ステンレス密封真空断熱パネル TIVIP」をデータセンター向けに提供している
• •東急グループ4社による都市型データセンターの実証実験において、この断熱建材の技術サポートが行われている
• •データセンターの冷却コスト削減とエネルギー効率向上を目的として、既存の断熱技術の新規市場への応用が進められている