1. Provides the Human Sense
of Touch to Robots

2. About XELA
WE ARE A
INTO
ESTABLISHED TO
Hardware and Software Company
Tactile Sensing Technology
Provide the Human Sense of Touch
Quick Facts
70+
2018
Contact Information
- Combined Years of Tactile Sensing Experience
- On the Forefront of Tactile AI
- Started as a Spin-out from Waseda University
XELA Robotics Co., Ltd.
5th floor, Room 501, Shinjuku Lambdax Building
2-4-12, Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-0072, Japan
info@xelarobotics.com
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3. Our Mission
Why are we doing this?
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About XELA

4. Labor Shortage
The problem that many countries, including Japan, are experiencing is a labor shortage due to
our rapidly aging society and associated with that is a high cost of human labor.
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5. Fully Automate
To combat this, companies are trying to fully automate their factories,
warehouses, and agricultural activities; to be more efficient and cost-effective.
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Factory
Operations
Warehouse
Operations
Agricultural
Activities

6. Our Dream
”Collaborative Robots”
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About XELA
To assist humans in their daily activities to make their lives
easier, and more productive.

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At Work
Collaborative Robots

8. Cooking
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At Home
Cooking
Collaborative Robots

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At Home
Collaborative Robots
Cleaning

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At Home
Entertainment
Collaborative Robots

11. Robots Cannot
Perform All Tasks
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The Reality
The reality unfortunately remains that robots are still
clumsy and not yet ready for many tasks.

12. The Reality
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13. Invested $885 M
in 2018
Replaced 90%
of their staff
Loading & Unloading
still done by humans
Case Uniqlo
Cannot Fully Automate
Warehouse
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Bloomberg Businessweek 12/2018
“Grasping Anything Like Humans”
Case Amazon
“… one of the toughest problems in
robotics”
Technical Limitation
Save 80% of their costs
Cannot Grasp Unknown
Objects
Companies could

15. Winner of the Amazon
Picking Challenge
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An Example
Cannot grasp all Items without
deforming Or dropping

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17. Tactile Data
Securely Handling
an Object
The Missing Piece
Few Competition
Smart AI
Visual Data
Locate an Object
Most companies focus on Visual Data and Smart AI, which are very important to locate an
object. However, visual data is not enough to grasp, hold, and manipulate an object. Tactile
data is required to solve this problem.
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Provide the Human Sense
of Touch to Robots
Our Solution

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HIGH-DENSITY 3D TACTILE SENSING
Our Product

20. Example
uSPa 11 | 1x1
Small  can be mounted on various surfaces
3-axis force sensing
Customization is available upon request
Size
uSPa 11 | 1x1 : 5.5 x 6.4 x 4.6 mm
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21. Every sensing point can measure 3-axis force,
not only pressure.
- (X, Y) Shear forces tangential to the surface
- (Z) Normal force perpendicular to the surface
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Our Technology
High Density
3 Axis Measurements

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Example
uSPa 46 | 4x6
includes 24 individual sensing points.
Every sensing point can measure 3-axis force.
Digital output reduces the number of wires to a
minimum.
Dimensions
uSPa 11 | 1x1 : 5.5 x 6.4 x 4.6 mm
uSPa 21 | 2x1 : 6 x 10.5 x 5.5 mm
uSPa 22 | 2x2 : 10.5 x 10.5 x 5.5 mm
uSPa 44 | 4x4 : 24 x 28 x 5.5 mm

23. Patch Models
Available in five different shapes and sizes.
uSPa 11 uSPa 21 uSPa 22 uSPa 44 uSPa 46
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24. 30 sensing points.
Soft, durable, and curved design
allows for a more natural
interaction with the object.
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uSkin Curved
Product Code: uSCu eALHA

25. P a t c h P r o t e c t
C u r v e d M u l t i b e n d
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Product Collection

26. Why uSkin Sensors?
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Product Features

27. Compact Durable
Easy
Integration
Distributed
3D Sensing
Cost
Effective
    
x  x x x
 x  x x
x x x  x
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Comparison

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Sensor Durability

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Magnetic
Interference
Compensation

30. XELA’s Technology
“What else do we do?”
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31. Tactile Sensor
Development
Integration
Into Robotic Hands & Grippers
UAi Software
Development
XELA Robotics is specialized within three different fields.
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Our Core

32. Sensor Integration
Robot Hands & Grippers
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33. By Wonik Robotics
- Each finger includes 78 tri-axial tactile sensors
- Soft skin
- Requires only 4 wires
- Dexterous handling using tactile sensing
- Award at ICRA 2017 Soft Robotics Challenge
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Allegro Hand

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36. by SAKE Robotics
- 2 (one in each finger) * 24 tri-axial tactile sensors
- Soft skin
- Requires only 4 wires
- Grasping delicate objects with the right amount of force
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Robotic Gripper

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Grasping Fragile Objects

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Various Size, Shape, Weight, Hardness & Texture

39. by ROBOTIQ
- 2 (one in each finger) * 24 tri-axial
tactile sensors
- Soft skin
- Requires only 4 wires
- Grasping delicate objects with the right
amount of force
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2F-140 Gripper

40. by ROBOTIQ
- 2 (one in each finger) * 24 tri-axial
tactile sensors
- Soft skin
- Requires only 4 wires
- Grasping delicate objects with the right
amount of force
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2F-85 Gripper

41. By Schunk
- 2 (one in each finger) * 24 tri-axial
tactile sensors
For this uSkin application our team
designed a custom fingertip that could
be mounted onto the SCHUNK Jaw.
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WSG 50 & EGI

42. Software Development
Upcoming UAi Software
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43. XELA Robotics will soon release its software solution together with the uSkin App.
- Grasping with set force/pressure
- Slip detector
- Tactile object recognition
- Tactile property recognition
- Grasp success prediction
- Re-grasping suggestion for unstable grasps
- Force
- Position
- Self learning
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Upcoming Features

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45. Potential Solutions
Who Needs uSkin?
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46. Warehouse
Automation
The automation of picking orders in a
warehouse environment remains a complex
problem.
Large warehouses contain millions of different
products simultaneously, and these items must
be stowed, stored, organized, and retrieved to
fulfill a customer's order.
Order Picking
Reliability
Piece Picking
Automation
AAGR
31%
Market Size 2025
$20 Billion
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47. Assembly Line
Automation
The need for mass customization assembly
remains a challenging problem within assembly
line factories.
Flexibility to handle a variety of components and
the ability to rapidly adapt, to reliably manipulate
small parts remains difficult.
Mass Customization
Reliability
Factory
Automation
AAGR
9%
Market Size 2025
$230 Billion
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48. Agricultural
Harvesting
The harvesting automation of delicate fruits
without damaging the product is also considered
to be a complex problem.
Due to a highly unstructured and inconsistent
environment, robotics should locate, pick, and
sort individual fruits which cannot be done with
current technology
Unstructured Environment
Delicate Food
Picking
AAGR
33%
Market Size 2025
$18 Billion
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50. About Us
Team, History & Business Model
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51. Started in
2018
XELA Robotics started in 2018 as a
spin-out from Waseda University.
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52. Prof. Shuji Hashimoto
Director
53 years of
experience in
robotics
Dr. Tito Tomo
CTO
Co-Founder
Developed uSkin for
PhD
Prof. Shigeki Sugano
Advisor
No. 1 expert for
robotic tactile
sensors worldwide
Dr. Sophon Somlor
CPO
Co-Founder
PhD on tactile
sensing
Dr. Alexander Schmitz
CEO
Co-Founder
15 years of
experience with
tactile sensing
Our Technical Team
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53. Prof. Takashi Yoneda
Advisor
Expert with over 30
years’ experience in
 Banking
 Corporate finance
 Private banking
Joshua van Egmond
Marketing Manager
Atsuko Tsuriya
Finance
Administration & HR
Our Business Team
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54. Foundation
August 2018
FY1
$ 1 Million
Grant
$ 67.000
Seed Investment
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$ 280.000
Sales
FY2 FY3 FY4
$ 247.000
Sales
$ 127.000
Sales
$ 64.000
Sales
FY5
$ 468.000
Sales

55. Series A
Investment
Mass
Production
Release
Software
This Fiscal Year
For this fiscal year XELA Robotics
is looking for a Series A
investment to grow the company
and bring it one step towards IPO.
Grow the Company
The company is getting ready for
mass production, because we
have clients who require larger
quantities.
Larger Quantities
XELA Robotics will soon release
its Tactile AI Software which will
gradually be made available during
FY4 and 5.
Software License
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56. Why XELA Robotics?
Feb 2019:
2 patents
granted
Team:
Combined 78
years of
tactile sensing
expertise
Winner of multiple
awards
Mass production in
2023
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57. NOW
Business Model 1/3
Sensor Hardware Sales
Robotics Integration Sales
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58. SOON
Business Model 2/3
Software Subscription Model
Integration
Software
12 Month Contract
Per Month
$100
Sensor
uSkin
Tactile Sensor
Free
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59. FUTURE
Business Model 3/3
Provide Complete Solutions
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60. Business Model in 2022
Chip
Vendor
Material
Vendor
System
Integrator
Electronics
Company
Warehouse
Operator
Manufacture
$
$
$
$
$
Fruit Picking
$
$
Chip
Material
Tactile Sensor
Tactile Sensor
Complete Solution
Complete Solution
Complete Solution
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61. Business Model in 2024
Warehouse
Operator
Manufacture
$
Fruit Picking
$
$
Complete Solution
Complete Solution
Complete Solution
Chip
Vendor
Material
Vendor
$
$
Chip
Material
Integrate with Grippers
Integrate with Robot Hands
Integrate with Robot Arms
Software Integration
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62. Business Model
FUTURE
SOON
NOW
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63. Provides the Human Sense
of Touch to Robots