GMO Internet Group has launched what it calls Japan's first "humanoid ambulance" onto the streets of Tokyo, a maintenance van that responds when its humanoid robots break down while on duty. Rather than shipping a malfunctioning robot away for repairs and disrupting its work, the vehicle brings engineers, diagnostic equipment, spare parts and even a replacement robot directly to the scene, swapping in a working unit while the broken one is taken away for repair. The move reflects Japan's broader push into robotics as humanoid machines become more common in workplaces such as airports.

The single ambulance, based at GMO's Tokyo headquarters, currently only serves humanoids deployed by its GMO AI & Robotics Trading (GMO AIR) subsidiary, which also runs Unitree-built robots as baggage handlers at Haneda Airport under a trial with JAL Ground Service running through 2028. The vehicle's emergency-style design, with purple lightbars and "Humanoid Ambulance" branding, was created by Tokyo designer Yasumichi Morita. GMO, whose core business is internet infrastructure rather than robot manufacturing, says the idea grew out of past service disruptions and is intended to build repair expertise ahead of wider humanoid adoption, as Japan's government targets a roughly $135 billion domestic robotics industry by 2040.