Facts

• Segment: Inspection
• Country: Japan
• Website: https://www.hibot.co.jp/en/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Funding
• Commercial
• Events
• Supply chain relationships
• Relationships
• Sources

Summary

HiBot develops inspection and field robots for infrastructure and industrial environments. Meta licensed Bombyx technology to HiBot for product development after the aerial fiber-deployment robot completed its R&D phase.

Market context

HiBot builds inspection and infrastructure robots for power, industrial and field environments.

Facts

• Website: https://www.hibot.co.jp/en/
• HQ: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
• Segment: Inspection
• Known funding rounds: 2

Funding

• 2022-10-04 - HiBot forms RIX alliance and raises MSI Capital funding - source: hibot.co.jp
• 2020-03-26 - HiBot raises RaaS growth funding - source: hibot.co.jp

Commercial

1 commercial event; 1 commercial order; latest event 2023-10-12

• 2023-10-12 - Commercial order - HiBot delivers first Float Arm to BASF Antwerpen - source: hibot.co.jp

Events

• 2023-10-12 - Commercial Order - HiBot delivers first Float Arm to BASF Antwerpen - Float Arm targets remote inspection of pipe racks, tanks and confined spaces that are difficult or hazardous to enter.
• 2023-09-08 - Partnership - Vinçotte signs HiBot robotic inspection agreement - The agreement covered HiBot systems including Float Arm, Soryu-C and Squid with HiBox digital services.
• 2022-10-04 - Funding - HiBot forms RIX alliance and raises MSI Capital funding - RIX agreed to support global development of HiBot infrastructure inspection robots.
• 2020-03-26 - Funding - HiBot raises RaaS growth funding - Mirai Souzou and Fuyo General Lease joined the funding and partnership arrangement.

Supply chain relationships

• Meta - technology_licensor - Meta says it licensed Bombyx technology to HiBot for product development after the R&D phase.

Relationships

• inspection services partner - Vinçotte signed an agreement with HiBot to offer robotic inspection services in Europe.
• investor and business partner - Mirai Souzou invested in and partnered with HiBot for inspection RaaS growth.
• investor and business partner - Fuyo General Lease invested in and partnered with HiBot for inspection RaaS growth.
• business alliance partner - RIX formed a capital and business alliance with HiBot for inspection robot expansion.
• investor - MSI Capital invested in HiBot to support nondestructive testing and inspection robotics growth.
• robot customer - HiBot delivered the first commercial Float Arm inspection robot to BASF Antwerpen.