Selected as one of 15 startups from Japan, Singapore, and South Korea, APTO will present its data development work powering Physical AI
APTO announced today that it will participate in the Qualcomm AI Program for Innovators (QAIPI) APAC Demo Day 2026, to be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at Hilton Tokyo. As one of the 15 shortlisted startups, APTO will deliver a pitch and exhibit at a demo booth.
About Demo Day 2026
The event showcases how the next generation of AI startups is bringing intelligence beyond the cloud and into the real world. Fifteen startups from Japan, Singapore, and South Korea will present solutions built on Qualcomm technologies across robotics, healthcare, smart industry, drones, industrial safety, and multilingual AI. Attendees will also have the opportunity to connect with founders, technology leaders, investors, and ecosystem partners shaping the future of Physical AI across Asia Pacific.
- Event : Qualcomm AI Program for Innovators – APAC Demo Day 2026
Date & Time : Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM - Venue : Hilton Tokyo
- Participants : 15 startups from Japan, Singapore, and South Korea
- Registration : Reserve your spot
Official website : https://qualcomm-qaipi-demoday.jp/
About the Qualcomm AI Program for Innovators – APAC
Launched in 2025, the Qualcomm AI Program for Innovators (QAIPI) – APAC supports startups across the Asia-Pacific region in developing scalable AI applications on Qualcomm platforms. Participants use the Qualcomm AI Hub and receive technical resources, training, and mentorship to build optimized end-to-end AI use cases across mobile, compute, and IoT.
About APTO’s Work
APTO provides data-centric services that determine the success of AI development, from data collection, generation, and annotation to AI model development and evaluation.
APTO has recently expanded into Physical AI and robotics. At its Toyosu Data Factory, the company collects and generates data for VLA (Vision-Language-Action) models using real robots, builds datasets, and tunes and evaluates models. In September 2026, APTO also joined the Qualcomm Japan Robotics Center initiative established by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Through its pitch and demo booth, APTO will present its work supporting Physical AI development, from data collection and generation using real robots to AI model tuning and evaluation. APTO will also share how it can contribute to bringing Physical AI into real-world use from a data development perspective.
Related news : APTO joins the Qualcomm Japan Robotics Center
