About

Mission

Yodo Labs is building the context layer for Physical AI. We transform field imagery from cameras, drones, and inspections into structured understanding of assets, sites, risk, and action — linking every image to the right asset, location, past condition, and next action, so inspections, monitoring, maintenance, and future autonomous systems can work from a shared understanding of the real world.

Team

Xiuxi Pan, PhD

Technical Lead

Dr. Pan has dedicated his career to pioneering advancements in Generative Model & Computer Vision, bridging fundamental research, product engineering, and business development. As the inventor of next-generation, image-generation-based lensless imaging technology, he has published in leading journals and conferences, launched an award-winning startup to commercialize the technology, and been profiled by WIRED, Nikkei, and other media as a pioneer of AI in Japan.

Sho Osawa

Commercial Lead

Sho leads strategy and partnerships at Yodo Labs. His background spans strategy consulting and corporate development at PwC (Strategy&) and Westpac Banking Group. Most recently he scaled a South East Asian start-up insurer from zero to $150M in total insured exposure in two years. His experience gave him a front-row seat to the gaps that emerge when global AI tools hit the realities of Asian languages, regulatory environments, and document workflows. He holds a Bachelors of Law and Economics from the Australian National University and is fluent in English and Japanese.

Bona Bai, PhD

Robotics Lead

Dr. Bai brings over 15 years of experience in perception, navigation, and autonomy for intelligent robots. His work spans both academia and industry, with a deep focus on building real-world autonomous systems. He has been a key developer on several high-profile robotics programs, including Astro and Always Home Cam at Amazon, autonomous drone delivery systems at Google's Wing, and humanoid robotics at Figure AI. His expertise bridges full-stack autonomy, from sensor fusion and SLAM to real-time decision making and deployment at scale. As an advisor, Dr. Bai supports strategic guidance on robotic perception, autonomy architecture, and real-world deployment.

Prof. Tomoya Nakamura

Research Advisor

Prof. Nakamura is a Professor in the XR Group at The University of Osaka's Graduate School of Engineering Science and a Visiting Professor at Stanford University. His research advances computational imaging, computer vision, and AI optics, spanning lensless imaging, PSF engineering, compressive sensing, light-field and compound-eye imaging, gigapixel imaging, coded apertures, and computer-generated holography.

And More

From Top Research Institutions

Our research team includes talented individuals from leading universities and research institutions across the Asia-Pacific region.

Recognitions

Backed by Japan's leading institutions

Institute of Science Tokyo Certified Venture #6

Certified as a university-backed venture by one of Japan's top research universities, alongside ventures in space technology, nuclear energy, and life sciences.

OIST Dynamic Dozen

Selected as one of 12 deep-tech ventures from 29 countries by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.

Mitsubishi Research Institute ICF

Selected for the Initiative for Co-creating the Future, MRI's open innovation programme for societal impact.