{
  "companies": [
    {
      "company": "AKINROBOTICS",
      "hq_country": "Turkey",
      "website": "https://www.akinrobotics.com/en/",
      "humanoid_product": "AKINCI-5 — A 129 cm walking humanoid with arms, built for service, logistics, event and factory support; listed for rent and purchase, with development still ongoing.",
      "founded_year": 2015,
      "include": "yes",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.akinrobotics.com/en/humanoid-robot-akinci-5",
        "https://www.akinrobotics.com/en/"
      ],
      "note": "AKINROBOTICS is the robotics arm of AKINSOFT."
    },
    {
      "company": "Mentee Robotics",
      "hq_country": "Israel",
      "website": "https://www.mobileye.com/products/mentee/",
      "humanoid_product": "MenteeBot (also branded Mentee) — A vertically integrated humanoid system with in-house robotics and AI, designed to learn tasks and work in homes and workplaces.",
      "founded_year": 2022,
      "include": "yes",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.mobileye.com/products/mentee/",
        "https://careers.mobileye.com/jobs/ai-researcher/7E.956"
      ],
      "note": "Acquired by Mobileye in 2026; it operates as Mentee by Mobileye."
    },
    {
      "company": "QSS AI & Robotics",
      "hq_country": "Saudi Arabia",
      "website": "https://qltyss.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Mohammad and Sara — Saudi-made humanoid interaction robots; QSS launched Mohammad at DeepFest in 2024 and also presents Sara as its first Saudi-made humanoid.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "include": "yes",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://qltyss.com/project/mohammad-robot/",
        "https://qltyss.com/project/qss-sara/",
        "https://qltyss.com/solutions-2/"
      ],
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "company": "Andromeda Robotics",
      "hq_country": "Australia",
      "website": "https://andromedarobotics.ai/",
      "humanoid_product": "Abi — An approximately 110 cm anthropomorphic companion robot with arms and legs, tailored to aged care; an updated version was deployed across mecwacare homes in 2026.",
      "founded_year": 2022,
      "include": "yes",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://andromedarobotics.ai/",
        "https://andromedarobotics.ai/careers",
        "https://www.mecwacare.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Media-Release_Abi-Deployment-17-April-2026.pdf"
      ],
      "note": "Headquarters reported in South Melbourne, with a San Francisco office."
    },
    {
      "company": "Unlimited Robotics",
      "hq_country": "Israel",
      "website": "https://guyaltagar.wixstudio.com/robotics/gary",
      "humanoid_product": "Gary — A 142 cm wheeled service humanoid with two arms, designed for varied home and workplace tasks.",
      "founded_year": 2020,
      "include": "yes",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.ynet.co.il/digital/technology/article/hyb9svwof"
      ],
      "note": "The Israeli Robotics Hub lists the startup as closed and reports its voluntary liquidation in February 2026."
    },
    {
      "company": "Elemega",
      "hq_country": "United Arab Emirates",
      "website": "https://elemega.com/",
      "humanoid_product": "Ameero Bot — A humanoid prototype combining AI and IoT in an interactive physical platform.",
      "founded_year": null,
      "include": "borderline",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://elemega.com/"
      ],
      "note": "The company publicly shows a humanoid prototype, but its current material does not establish a general-purpose deployment product."
    }
  ]
}