Mint and Rice Robotics Launch Joint Venture to Expand AI Companion Robot Business with HK$15M in funding

Hong Kong, May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Mint Incorporation Limited (“Mint” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, NASDAQ: MIMI), a Hong Kong-based company strategically focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, and an established business interior design and fit-out works provider, today announced that on May 22, 2026, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aspiration X Limited (“Aspiration X”), has entered into a joint venture agreement (the “JV Agreement”) with Rice Robotics Holdings Limited (“Rice Robotics”) to establish Rice Robotics AGI Holding Limited (“Rice Robotics AGI”), a new British Virgin Islands joint venture company. Rice Robotics AGI will focus on the development and sales of the next generation of AI companion robots, or as may be expanded or changed by Rice Robotics AGI from time to time in accordance with the JV Agreement.