Strengthening the Bond Between Humans and Animals
We build the tools that handle the mundane, so the humans and animals in the room can do the part only they can do.
Shaped by firsthand experience with AI-driven change, dog and horse training, and animal rescue, Oasis Zero envisions a future where intelligent robotics free humans from mundane, repetitive tasks, creating more time for deeper connection with their animals.
Our robots work while the animals are out. Never around them. The animal gets a person. The person gets the animal.
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Deepen the animal-human bond by outsourcing the mundane
Millions of people share their lives with animals. They willingly invest time, care, and resources to strengthen those relationships. As robotics become part of everyday life, we believe their greatest value won't come from automating everything, but from thoughtfully removing the repetitive tasks that stand in the way of trust, connection, and meaningful relationships.
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Robotics companies
Robotics is leaving the lab, and the open field is hard. Barns and stalls are more controlled, closer to a factory floor, with real stakes. They are where a robot can earn its place before it scales. We bring the knowledge of which tasks to automate, and which to leave alone.
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Investors
Oasis Zero is in discovery. Our initial technology research is done, and it gives us confidence. We believe robots can deliver this vision. The harder question is market fit. We are starting in the equestrian industry, finding the most painful daily tasks, the ones customers will pay to hand off. We learn there, then scale. If that interests you, let's talk.
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Horse barns & boarding facilities
Oasis Zero is learning the daily reality of your world, one barn at a time. If you are open to technology that takes on the daily work, so you have more time for your horses and your clients, you are our partner. You can lead the industry, and help make sure robots do the right thing.
Concept image of Oasis Zero created by AI.
Our Approach
We believe the best robotics don't begin with technology. They begin with understanding the people and animals they are meant to serve.
Start with relationships.
Every opportunity begins by understanding the bond between humans and animals, and the moments that matter most.
Question what should be automated.
Not every task belongs to a machine. We look for repetitive work that can be delegated without replacing the interactions that build trust and connection.
Build with real-world context.
Ideas should be informed by everyday life, not just technical possibility. We seek input from the people who live and work alongside animals every day.
Think long term.
Some opportunities are practical today. Others will require advances in robotics and AI. We believe both are worth pursuing as part of a long-term vision for human-animal connection.
Measure success differently.
Success isn't defined by how much work a robot performs. It's defined by whether it creates more time for connection between humans and their animals.
What We're Exploring
We believe the future of robotics will be shaped one meaningful problem at a time.
Rather than asking what robots can do, Oasis Zero asks what they should do to strengthen the relationship between humans and animals. That philosophy guides every opportunity we explore.
Where we are
Oasis Zero is in discovery. We are spending time in barns, farms, and boarding facilities. We are learning which daily chores cost the most time, and which should never be automated. We are not selling a robot yet. We are finding the right one to build.
Barns & Stables: Our focus
Handling the daily work of large barns, farms, and boarding facilities while the horses are out, so owners and caretakers get more time observing, riding, training, and building trust.
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Other places we believe this can matter, once the barn work is proven.
The barn is the start, not the limit. From there, the same thinking extends outward: into open fields, where navigation gets harder and the stakes get higher. Into smaller spaces like dog kennels, where the daily mess is a different kind of problem. Feces collection can become smart collection, giving owners early signals about an animal's health, not just a cleaner floor. The paths this can take are wide. What matters now is starting, so we can begin collecting the data that will guide where it goes. In time, what we learn from small, task-specific robots may combine into something more general. Call it a step toward a humanoid form, built from real work, not a lab demo.
Chigusa Sansen from a conference.
Why Oasis Zero
Oasis Zero grew from the experiences of its founder, Chigusa Sansen.
For nearly 26 years, Sansen worked on Microsoft's Windows line of products, building developer platforms that enabled others to create experiences for billions of people. Throughout her career, one principle remained constant: technology should exist to serve people.
As AI began reshaping the way we work, she witnessed firsthand both its remarkable potential and the disruption it could bring. That experience sparked a broader question: What if we designed intelligent machines not only to make us more productive, but to help us live more meaningful lives?
Outside of technology, Sansen has spent years as a dog trainer, volunteered in animal rescue, and recently expanded that journey into the world of horses. Those experiences revealed a simple truth: daily routines often consume so much of our time and energy that too little remains for the moments of patience, presence, and connection that strengthen the bond between humans and animals.
Oasis Zero was founded on a simple belief: robotics should not replace the moments that matter most. They should thoughtfully take on the repetitive work that surrounds them, creating more time, more energy, and more calm for people and their animals.
The Future We Choose
Robotics will become part of everyday life.
The question isn't whether intelligent machines will change our world. It's how we choose to apply them.
At Oasis Zero, we envision a future where technology doesn't compete for our attention. It quietly creates more opportunities for patience, presence, calm, and connection.
Not more automation for its own sake.
More meaningful moments with the animals who share our lives.
Because the greatest gift robotics can give us isn't more time.
It's better time.