Genki Robotics, a new humanoid robotics startup, is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It's founded by Andy Rubin, the founder of Android, who was a Google executive for nine years. Rubin led Google’s robotics division during 2013–14, which included Boston Dynamics, which Google had acquired. Andy Rubin’s investment firm invested in Agility Robotics in 2018. Genki Robotics's vision "is to accelerate the integration of intelligent humanoids into society — augmenting human capability and shaping the future of work and service." The company is backed by Andreessen Horowitz and AMD, among others. Here's Andy Rubin in 2018 talking about why the bipedal form makes sense, with Agility's Cassie robot on stage