TechMagic
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About TechMagic
TechMagic is a Tokyo robotics company focused on labour-intensive food-service operations. It combines mechanical design, manipulation software, machine learning and workflow optimisation in products for commercial kitchens and food factories.
Its portfolio includes I-Robo cooking systems and automation robots for preparation, plating and dish handling. The company positions these systems as infrastructure for restaurants and food producers facing labour shortages, with deployment examples across Japanese restaurant and food-service operators.
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- 2026-09-17 - Deployment - Lawson expands TechMagic I-Robo 2 deployment to three more stores
The new installations opened in Ebina, Yokohama and Tokyo between August 6 and September 17. Each I-Robo 2 prepares 13 hot-food menu variants with stated cooking times of roughly 90 seconds to two and a half minutes. At the initial Lawson site, sales of in-store-prepared food increased approximately 20% year over year during the preceding 12 months.
Source - 2026-08-25 - Market Signal - TechMagic receives approval for ¥399.98M CSS Holdings investment
The approved investment amount is ¥399.98 million. CSS Holdings and TechMagic already had a strategic business relationship before the equity commitment. Payment was scheduled for August 31, 2026, so the approved commitment had not yet completed on the event date.
Source - 2026-07-07 - Demonstration - TechMagic expands I-Robo 2 demonstrations to seven Japanese locations
The network combines TechMagic offices with partner sites including Hokkaido Electric, Fujimak and Shikoku Electric facilities. Visitors can observe recipe recreation, automatic cleaning and touch-panel operation on the physical system. The sites support pre-deployment test cooking and kitchen-layout consultations for food operators.
Source - 2026-06-09 - Deployment - TechMagic deploys I-Robo 2 at Ramen Kagetsu Arashi's Dex Tokyo Beach store
The store uses I-Robo 2 for fried rice and stir-fried menus including vegetable stir-fry, nira-leba and ginger pork. The deployment is designed to reduce high-temperature cooking workload and standardize output without relying on individual experience. I-Robo 2 automates stirring, heating and post-cooking pan cleaning while adjusting heat, time and pan motion by recipe.
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