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 expanded pilot is scheduled from… - 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
• 2022-10-01 - Funding - MUSE raises about JPY 100M in seed funding - Incubate Fund and XTech Ventures participated in the seed round. The financing followed MUSE's April 2022 establishment. The company used the capital to advance Armo, its retail-store robot. - source: muse-gr.com
• 2022-04-20 - Company Formation - MUSE is established in Tokyo - MUSE was established in Tokyo on 20 April 2022 to develop and sell robots for retail stores. Yasutaka Kasagi founded the company after seven years commercializing ZMP's CarriRo logistics robots. The company built its initial product strategy around in-store… - source: muse-gr.com