What Arty does

Arty (株式会社ア－ルティ / RT Corporation) is a Tokyo-based Japanese robotics company founded in 2013 (with firmographic records also referencing an earlier 2005 origin) that designs, manufactures, and sells ROS/ROS 2-compatible robot platforms spanning educational kits, research-grade manipulators, humanoids, and food-factory automation systems. The company serves three primary customer segments: education and research institutions (universities, technical schools, R&D labs), enterprise R&D and system integrators building custom automation, and food manufacturers addressing labor shortages through humanoid collaborative robots. The product portfolio includes wheeled mobile platforms (Raspberry Pi Mouse V3, Jetson Nano Mouse), robot arms (CRANE+ V2 4-axis, CRANE-X7 7-axis redundant design on ROBOTIS servos), humanoids and quadrupeds (Sciurus17, Bonobo, MEVIUS), food-factory robots (Foodly, minite, NEKONOTE Vegepicker, and the newly announced Sciurus Lift), and the long-selling Pi:Co Classic micromouse competition kit line.

Underlying technology is built on ROS/ROS 2 with open-source software packages published on GitHub under the rt-net organization — CRANE-X7 and Sciurus17 packages are released under Apache-2.0 license for commercial research use, while the full stack integrates MoveIt manipulation, Gazebo simulation, URDF descriptions, and C++/Python APIs. Hardware designs are proprietary and built around third-party components (NVIDIA Jetson for edge AI, ROBOTIS Dynamixel servos, Intel RealSense depth cameras, M5Stack microcontrollers). Computer-vision capabilities include stereo disparity, Visual SLAM, panoramic synthesis, ArUco-marker pick-and-place, and line tracking; the MEVIUS quadruped uses NVIDIA Isaac Lab for reinforcement-learning research. Arty also distributes Denso Wave's COBOTTA collaborative robot to Japanese education and research institutions as the designated DENSO WAVE ROS Support Partner, and integrates the ChatGPT API for voice-driven interaction in select products.

Revenue is generated through a mix of hardware sales via the direct RT Robot Shop e-commerce storefront (rt-shop.jp), authorized distribution of COBOTTA, fee-based technical seminars (ROS 2 seminars at 55,000–110,000 JPY online/in-person; Physical AI seminars; Jetson Nano Mouse course bundles at 148,000 JPY), and custom development services for university and corporate R&D clients. The go-to-market is product-led, supported by deep content marketing through two technical blogs (Mobility Robot Blog, Humanoid Robot Blog), open-source GitHub repositories, and regular exhibition at iREX and FOOMA JAPAN. Strategic investors include DIC Corporation (2026, part of a $62M physical AI portfolio), NSK (2025 lead), DBJ Capital, Mizuho Capital, Mirai Creation Fund, Senshu Ikeda Capital, and SPARX Group across rounds in 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025.

Name

Arty

Legal name

株式会社ア－ルティ

Website

https://rt-net.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arty (株式会社ア－ルティ / RT Corporation) is a Tokyo-based Japanese robotics company that designs ROS/ROS 2-compatible robot kits, arms, and humanoids for education, research institutions, and food-factory automation, and serves as Denso Wave's COBOTTA distributor in Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational & Research Robotics

NAICS

Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing (33993), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles) (3944), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Robotics Learning Platforms (EDAFANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Robotics Kits, Parts & Lab Equipment Providers (Education-Focused) (EDAMADAN), Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins) (HDAAAIAK), Humanoid & General-Purpose Robots (HDAAAIAJ), Educational & Hobby Robotics Kits (Consumer) (CRACARAG), Industrial Robotics (Programming, Operation & Safety) (EDAOAHAC)

Keywords

• Educational robotics platforms
• ROS-compatible robot arms
• Food factory automation robots
• Robotics training seminars
• Collaborative robot distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Robot Platform Sales: RT Corporation generates revenue primarily through the sale of robotics kits and platforms, including Raspberry Pi Mouse (V3), Jetson Nano Mouse, Pi:Co Classic3/4, CRANE+ V2, CRANE-X7, Sciurus17, MEVIUS, and accessories (LiDAR, chargers, microSD cards). Products are sold via the RT Robot Shop e-commerce site and through distributor/reseller channels.
2. Professional Training Seminars: The company conducts fee-based technical seminars including ROS 2 Introductory Seminars (55,000 JPY online, 110,000 JPY in-person per course), COBOTTA Seminars (110,000 JPY), and ROS Robot Introduction courses (33,000 JPY per person). Seminars are conducted both online (Zoom) and at the company's Tokyo seminar room.
3. Collaborative Robot Distribution (COBOTTA): RT Corporation serves as an authorized distributor for Denso Wave's COBOTTA collaborative robot (both standard OS and OSS versions) for education and research institutions, providing ROS support as a DENSO WAVE ROS Support Partner.
4. Open Source Software Support & Custom Development: RT Corporation offers custom development services and ROS integration support for universities and corporate R&D departments, leveraging its prototyping capabilities for novel robotic systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arty (RT Corporation) designs, manufactures, and sells ROS/ROS 2-compatible educational and research robot platforms (CRANE series arms, Raspberry Pi Mouse V3, Jetson Nano Mouse, Pi:Co Classic3/4, Sciurus17, MEVIUS, Bonobo) and food factory automation robots (Foodly, minite, NEKONOTE Vegepicker). It also distributes DENSO WAVE's COBOTTA collaborative robot to education and research institutions, publishes open-source ROS packages on GitHub, and offers fee-based ROS 2 and Physical AI training seminars along with custom robotics development services.

Product overview

Arty (株式会社アールティ) develops and manufactures a comprehensive robotics portfolio spanning educational/research platforms, collaborative robot arms, and food factory automation systems. The product lineup includes CRANE-series robot arms (CRANE+ V2, CRANE-X7) for manipulation research, mobile platform robots (Raspberry Pi Mouse V3, Jetson Nano Mouse) for autonomous navigation and AI learning, micromouse competition kits (Pi:Co Classic3/4), humanoid robots (Sciurus17, Bonobo, MEVIUS quadruped), and food factory solutions (Foodly, minite, NEKONOTE Vegepicker). The company also distributes DENSO WAVE's COBOTTA collaborative robot and offers technical seminars on ROS 2 and physical AI. Products emphasize open-source ROS/ROS 2 compatibility, educational use with textbooks, and practical research applications. Recent strategic investment from DIC Corporation targets physical AI robotics development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Foodly: Humanoid collaborative robot for food factory automation, capable of working alongside humans for food arrangement tasks.
• Pi:Co Classic Series
• Jetson Nano Mouse
• CRANE Series
• Sciurus17

Products and services

• CRANE-X7 7-axis collaborative robot arm for research and development with ROS/ROS 2 support. Features a redundant design for obstacle avoidance and human-like flexible movements, with position, velocity, and torque control via ROBOTIS servos. Co-developed with Professor Hosoda at Osaka University and used by the University of Tsukuba Motion Control Laboratory for bilateral control and deep learning research.
• CRANE+ V2 4-axis lightweight robot arm for desktop learning of manipulator fundamentals, with approximately 20g payload capacity and ROS/ROS 2 support.
• Jetson Nano Mouse Small two-wheeled mobile robot with NVIDIA Jetson Nano mainboard and dual wide-angle stereo cameras for edge AI and robotics research. Supports distance estimation, visual SLAM, 3D mapping, and image processing via open-source ROS packages.
• Raspberry Pi Mouse V3 Small wheeled robot platform using Raspberry Pi for learning ROS and robot control. Part of the company's platform robot series with 800+ units sold cumulatively and textbooks in Japanese, English, and Traditional Chinese.
• Pi:Co Classic4 Micromouse classic specification competition robot with web-based parameter adjustment capability. Supports Arduino IDE development on Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.
• Pi:Co Classic3 Micromouse learning kit for embedded systems and mobile robot control, used in company training programs and competitive micromouse events.
• Pi:Co V2 Latest iteration of the long-selling Pi:Co series of micromouse learning kits for embedded systems and mobile robot control education.
• Training Tracer Ver.3 Line-following robot kit for learning autonomous driving programming, speed and posture control, and AGV sensing technologies. Includes illustrated electronic manual for beginners.
• Sciurus17 Upper-body humanoid robot for research applications, prototyped for food picking robot Foodly development. Features grippers, cameras, and ROS control packages.
• Foodly Humanoid collaborative robot for food factory automation, capable of working alongside humans for ingredient assembly tasks in food factory environments.
• MEVIUS Quadruped walking robot for research and development, developed using NVIDIA Isaac Lab for reinforcement learning applications.
• Bonobo Teen-size humanoid robot for research applications.
• minite Robot system for food factory applications, part of the food factory robot business unit alongside Foodly and NEKONOTE Vegepicker.
• NEKONOTE Vegepicker Vegetable picking robot system for food factory automation, designed to address labor shortages in food manufacturing.
• COBOTTA (DENSO WAVE distribution) Collaborative robot by DENSO WAVE distributed by Arty for educational and research institutions. Features a 6-axis arm plus gripper, USB connection, and ROS support; Arty is the official DENSO WAVE ROS Support Partner providing training seminars.
• ROS 2 Seminar Regularly held fee-based technical seminars for learning ROS 2, including basic courses, mobile robot teleoperation, manipulation, URDF, and micro-ROS. Conducted online and in-person at the Tokyo office, priced 55,000 JPY (online) / 110,000 JPY (in-person) per course.
• Physical AI Seminar Technical seminars introducing physical AI implementation for engineers, covering practical applications of AI in robotics and automation systems.
• Custom Robot Development Service Contracted custom development and ROS integration support for universities and corporate R&D departments, leveraging prototyping capabilities for novel robotic systems, including AI solution development and compound bioassays.

Quantifiable outcome

• Raspberry Pi Mouse sold 800+ units, with textbooks available in 3 languages (Japanese, English, Chinese)

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DIC CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 January 2026DIC Corporation made a strategic investment in RT Corporation (株式会社アールティ), a Japan-based AI and robotics startup. The partnership aims to combine DIC's material science and process technologies with RT's practical AI and robotics capabilities to accelerate development of innovative robotic solutions targeting critical social challenges including labor shortages, aging infrastructure, and operational safety in manufacturing and logistics sectors.
• DENSO WAVE IncorporatedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2019RT Corporation serves as an authorized distributor for Denso Wave's COBOTTA collaborative robot (both standard OS and OSS versions) for education and research institutions in Japan. Additionally, RT Corporation is designated as a DENSO WAVE ROS Support Partner, providing ROS-related support and consulting for COBOTTA users.
• Unity Technologies JapanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRT Corporation jointly developed educational content with Unity Technologies Japan — 'UnityとROSで学ぶ移動ロボット入門 UI作成編' (Unity and ROS Mobile Robot Introduction: UI Creation Edition), building on the co-developed 'UnityとROSで学ぶ移動ロボット入門' curriculum.
• NVIDIA CorporationTechnology or IntegrationRT Corporation developed Jetson Nano Mouse, a small two-wheeled mobile robot with NVIDIA Jetson Nano as its main board, equipped with two wide-angle cameras on the front. The product targets edge AI and robotics research using NVIDIA's embedded AI platform.
• ROBOTIScoreTechnology or IntegrationCRANE-X7 uses ROBOTIS-made servo motors (XM540-W270-R, XM430-W350-R) enabling position, velocity, and torque control. RT Corporation provides RT Manipulator C++ Library for direct ROBOTIS servo motor operation and supports ROBOTIS's Dynamixel SDK in its ROS packages.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Husarion: Polish robotics platform company offering ROSbot and Panther series for ROS-based education and research. Direct competitor in the desktop/affordable ROS research robot category that Arty's mobile platform lineup occupies.
• Clearpath Robotics: Canadian maker of research and industrial mobile robots (Husky, Jackal, Warthog) with deep ROS/ROS 2 integration. Closely comparable to Arty's Raspberry Pi Mouse and Jetson Nano Mouse in serving university research labs and ROS-native development workflows.
• PAL Robotics: Spain-based developer of humanoid and mobile robots (TIAGo, TALOS, ARI) for research and service applications. Directly comparable to Arty's Sciurus17, Bonobo, and Foodly humanoid lineup in target market (research labs, universities) and ROS-based software stack.
• Trossen Robotics: US-based distributor and integrator of research-grade robotics kits including WidowX and ViperX arms with ROS support. Comparable to Arty's CRANE series in 4-axis/7-axis desktop arm form factor and education/research customer base.

Emerging players

• LEGO Education: STEM education arm of LEGO offering SPIKE Prime, Mindstorms, and WeDo robotics kits. Comparable to Arty's Raspberry Pi Mouse and Pi:Co in K-12 and university STEM robotics adoption, though focused on younger learners and a closed ecosystem rather than ROS.
• VEX Robotics: Education-focused robotics platform (VEX IQ, V5, VEXcode) widely used in schools and competitions. Comparable to Arty's Pi:Co and Training Tracer kits in targeting student competitions and STEM classroom learning, but with a more consumer/curriculum-led go-to-market.

Others

• NVIDIA (Isaac / Jetson): Ecosystem partner whose Jetson platform powers Arty's Jetson Nano Mouse and whose Isaac Lab underpins MEVIUS quadruped development. Functions as an enabling technology provider whose roadmap directly shapes Arty's edge AI and simulation-capable product direction.

Broad incumbents

• FANUC: Global industrial robotics giant offering articulated, SCARA, and collaborative robots. A broad incumbent whose move toward education (FANUC Academy) and food automation creates potential overlap with Arty's research and food-factory segments.
• Universal Robots: Global leader in collaborative robots (UR3/UR5/UR10e) with extensive ROS driver ecosystem. A larger, established player in the cobot space where Arty distributes DENSO WAVE's COBOTTA, providing overlapping reach into research/education cobot customers.
• DENSO WAVE: Manufacturer of COBOTTA collaborative robot and industrial automation products. Direct channel partner for Arty in education/research COBOTTA distribution and a broader incumbent in industrial robotics competing in cobot and SCARA markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rt_corp
• GitHubgithub.com/rt-net
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rt-corporation
• Facebookfacebook.com/RTnetjp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors12 records

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M&A

Investments

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