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HeartCore Partners with ONE AI to Bring Physical AI to Existing Industrial Robots in Japan

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  • HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, HeartCore Financial, has entered into a non-exclusive business development & sales agency agreement with ONE AI Co., Ltd. in Japan.
  • The partnership aims to commercialize ONE AI's Axis.ONE platform, a CPU-native, on-device physical AI solution designed to add intelligence to existing industrial robots, cameras, & PCs without requiring hardware replacement.
  • Axis.ONE operates on standard Intel-architecture hardware to provide vision, perception, decision-making, & continuous learning while keeping all data & models on-site for security.
  • The platform supports retrofitting of over 4.6 million global industrial robots by running alongside existing controllers & systems using an open, ROS2-compatible architecture.
  • ONE AI estimates the CPU-native approach reduces total costs by up to 90% compared to conventional GPU-based deployments by eliminating the need for dedicated GPU infrastructure.
  • Key capabilities include Axis.LOOP for faster on-site model retraining (reducing cycles from 100 days to 10 days), Axis.MIMIC for learning tasks via demonstrations, & Axis.CORE for centralized operations management.
  • Modular applications such as Vision.ONE, Safe.ONE, Robo.ONE, & Assist.ONE are deployed as containerized services to support inspection, safety, perception, & agentic assistance.
  • Under the three-year agreement with automatic one-year renewals, HeartCore will introduce the platform to Japanese manufacturers, coordinate proof-of-concept deployments, & negotiate commercial agreements.
  • HeartCore will receive a tiered commission on net revenue from referred customers, starting at 15% in the first year, 10% in the second year, & 8% in the third year.
  • Both parties intend to explore future expansion opportunities for the Axis.ONE platform in the United States & other markets beyond Japan.
  • ONE AI is a Korean developer founded in January 2026, led by former Intel APAC AI leadership, with its platform designed for 100% on-premise operation in air-gapped environments.
Company
HeartCore Enterprises Inc.
Keywords
Nasdaq:HTCR, HeartCore Enterprises Inc.