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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

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Japan’s NEDO and METI selected SoftBank-led Noetra and an AIST consortium for a five-year AI robot foundation model program with a ¥387.3B FY2026 budget.

A research collaboration or joint AI development initiative.

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Japan commits ¥387.3B to Noetra AI robot foundation model project

On June 30, 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said it had selected a SoftBank-led startup, Noetra, and an AIST consortium for a five-year NEDO project to develop a domestic multimodal foundation model for AI robots, budgeting ¥387.3 billion for fiscal 2026. The ministry simultaneously released a revised AI Robotics Strategy targeting deployment of 10 million AI robots in Japan by 2040.

Jun 30, 2026

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