Company profile
Ascent Robotics
Ascent Robotics develops AI perception, grasp planning and digital-twin software for robotic picking in manufacturing and logistics. AscentPick works acros...
Facts
- Segment
- INDUSTRIAL
- Country
- Japan
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Tokyo
- Founded
- 2016
- Website
- https://ascent.ai/
About Ascent Robotics
Ascent Robotics Corporation was incorporated in Tokyo in September 2016 and develops AI software for robots rather than a proprietary general-purpose hardware platform. Ken Kutaragi became chief executive in 2020, steering the company toward intelligent picking, simulation and digital-twin applications in logistics, manufacturing and pharmaceutical workflows.
AscentPick combines object recognition, grasp-pose inference, collision checking and motion planning in a web-configurable system compatible with multiple cameras, robot arms and hands. The company uses simulation to generate training data without requiring every object and scene to be captured and labelled physically. Partnerships with Bridgestone and Alfresa extend this stack into soft robotic manipulation and pharmaceutical logistics. Those collaborations support the commercial relevance of the software layer while keeping the company’s classification distinct from the robot and gripper manufacturers it integrates.
Summary
Type: Robotics software
Core: Perception and grasping
Function: Robot picking
Audience: Manufacturers and integrators