{"rows": [{
"company": "SMERT",
"hq_country": "Hong Kong",
"website": "https://smert.ai/",
"status": "active",
"what_it_builds": "smert.ai (SMERT) is a Hong Kong cobot systems integrator and AI consultancy that is developing Smerty, a wheeled home humanoid with a 14-inch screen face, two arms with five-finger dexterous hands, and cameras. It is meant for family and eldercare help at home, with carers able to video-call through it. Smerty is a pilot-programme prototype taking refundable reservations (from US$9,999), with first deliveries planned for March 2027.",
"what_it_builds_source": "https://smert.ai/robotics/smerty",
"founded_year": null,
"founded_source": null,
"funding_usd": null,
"funding_basis": "none disclosed",
"funding_source": null,
"funding_note": "No equity funding round for smert.ai Limited (Hong Kong) or smert.ai, Inc. (Delaware) could be found on the company site (home, Smerty, investors and Hong Kong pages, opened 2026-11-03) or in press searches. The investors page asks for investor enquiries but discloses no rounds. No valuation is reported. Founding year: no source I opened states the year the company was incorporated, so founded_year is left empty.",
"latest_funding_date": null,
"valuation_usd": null,
"latest_model": "Smerty (with higher-payload Smerty+ variant)",
"latest_model_year": "2026",
"latest_model_source": "https://smert.ai/",
"units_shipped": null,
"units_shipped_source": null,
"units_shipped_note": "No units shipped: Smerty is a prototype in a pilot programme, and the company states first deliveries are planned for March 2027. Reservations and deposits are not shipments. No published delivery count exists.",
"as_of": "2026-11-03"
}],
"sources": ["https://smert.ai/", "https://smert.ai/robotics/smerty", "https://smert.ai/hong-kong-robotics", "https://smert.ai/investors"]}