Malaysia-based robotics and artificial intelligence company MR. ROBOT has secured US$5 million in strategic funding backed by MR D.I.Y. International, Agibot and The Hub’s Investment Group to accelerate the development of embodied AI technologies for retail and commercial environments. Founded by Edwin Yap, MR. ROBOT focuses on deploying robotics beyond controlled industrial environments into dynamic settings such as supermarkets, warehouses and service operations. “For decades, robots have largely been confined to static tasks inside factories,” Yap said. “The next frontier for robotics lies in real-world environments where machines can work alongside people in retail, logistics and service operations.” Unlike traditional robotics firms that focus primarily on hardware, MR. ROBOT is developing an ecosystem that combines robot training environments, data collection systems and AI models, allowing robots to learn directly from operational environments and continuously improve thei...