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      "company": "Highlanders",
      "hq_country": "Japan",
      "website": "https://www.highlanders.ai/",
      "status": "active",
      "what_it_builds": "Highlanders develops its own general-purpose humanoid robots, including the bipedal N, together with physical-AI software. N is being developed for industrial work such as automotive manufacturing assistance, alignment, parts supply, assembly assistance and inspection assistance, with the broader aim of automating dangerous, heavy and repetitive work.",
      "what_it_builds_source": "https://geniac.meti.go.jp/selection_4/ai_robo/index.html",
      "founded_year": "2023",
      "founded_source": "https://geniac.meti.go.jp/selection_4/ai_robo/index.html",
      "funding_usd": null,
      "funding_basis": "none disclosed",
      "funding_source": null,
      "funding_note": "No disclosed equity raise with a stated amount was found in the opened sources, so no USD total can be calculated. Highlanders reported on 2026-05-28 that it accepted an investment from Mitsubishi Motors, but disclosed no amount; excluded because the amount is undisclosed: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000156831.html. Mitsubishi Motors stated on 2026-07-09 that it had already invested and planned additional investment, without an amount; excluded because the amount is undisclosed: https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/newsroom/newsrelease/2026/20260709_1.html. No valuation date or post-money valuation was reported in the opened sources.",
      "latest_funding_date": null,
      "valuation_usd": null,
      "latest_model": "N",
      "latest_model_year": "2026",
      "latest_model_source": "https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000156831.html",
      "units_shipped": null,
      "units_shipped_source": null,
      "units_shipped_note": "No published count of humanoid units delivered, sold or shipped was found. Highlanders' website reports 5,000+ industrial-use contacts and pre-orders, which are not shipments.",
      "as_of": "2026-11-03"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    "https://geniac.meti.go.jp/selection_4/ai_robo/index.html",
    "https://www.highlanders.ai/",
    "https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000156831.html",
    "https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000156831.html",
    "https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/newsroom/newsrelease/2026/20260709_1.html"
  ]
}