MUSE Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-28 - Deployment - MUSE and Welcia expand Armo retail pilot to five stores - All five stores will use Armo promotion units with digital signage for product and campaign content. The existing Koto-Hirano store will continue using an imaging unit for autonomous shelf capture and stockout checks. The four additional sites are an… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-04-09 - Deployment - MUSE launches RoboPro across 22 Belc stores - The 22 stores serve as operating sites for robot-delivered in-store promotions. MUSE opened participation to manufacturers, wholesalers and advertising agencies. The companies plan to measure and optimize sales impact across stores using robot-collected data. - source: muse-gr.com
• 2026-02-17 - Deployment - MUSE, Cyberlinks and MrMax start an Armo shelf digital-twin pilot - Armo autonomously patrols the sales floor and captures high-resolution shelf images with location data. Cyberlinks systems analyze product presence and shelf position. The pilot targets faster detection of stockouts and merchandising disorder. - source: muse-gr.com
• 2025-02-05 - Deployment - Belc expands Armo deployment to ten stores - Two stores had operated Armo since June 2024. Operations at the remaining eight stores were scheduled to begin from February 2025. Belc said Armo was primarily used for shelf-stocking work at that stage. - source: muse-gr.com
• 2024-10-08 - Product Launch - MUSE launches the Armo One production model - The production model improved reliability, durability and motion stability over the prototype. It added user-managed map maintenance, operating-status monitoring and physical start, stop and return-to-base controls. A pilot-test plan was offered ahead of… - source: muse-gr.com
• 2024-06-11 - Funding - MUSE raises JPY 570 million to scale Armo - Equity participants included Incubate Fund, XTech Ventures, a Global Brain-managed fund, Spiral Capital, Toshiba Tec and four other investors. Debt financing came from Japan Finance Corporation and Mizuho Bank. The company said the capital would accelerate… - source: muse-gr.com
• 2024-06-11 - Deployment - Belc begins regular Armo operation at two stores - Belc had been validating in-store operation since December 2023. Regular operation began sequentially at two Saitama stores from June 2024. The disclosed workflows included shelf-stocking transport and broader in-store operations. - source: muse-gr.com
• 2022-04-20 - Company Formation - MUSE is established in Tokyo - The official company page gives the exact establishment date as April 20, 2022. Yasutaka Kasagi founded the company after seven years commercializing ZMP's CarriRo logistics robots. - source: muse-gr.com