Agile Robots

• Agile ONE

• Production Start Timing

  full production scheduled for early 2026 - 2025-11-19 - Agile ONE Bavaria production facility - industrial humanoid manufacturing - Agile ONE is scheduled for in-house manufacturing in Germany, with full production planned for early 2026 at a new facility in Bavaria. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Franka Production Ramp Status

  Franka robots ready for shipment after production ramp - 2024-03-07 - Kaufbeuren production site - collaborative robot production - Agile Robots ramped up production of Franka robots in Kaufbeuren and described the robots as ready for shipment. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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Supply chain relationships

• RoboSense

  Inbound - Perception - RoboSense identifies its lidar in active Agile Robots deployments; no lidar model, volume or exclusivity is stated

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• Hitachi

  Inbound - Compute & Control - Hitachi edge AI semiconductors are planned for Agile robots under their Physical AI co-creation partnership

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• 2021-09-10 - Series C - $220M - Agile Robots raises $220m Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

  Agile Robots raised $220 million in Series C financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to expand product development, serial production and global sales. - source: agile-robots.com

• Abu Dhabi Royal Group - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-09-10
• Chimera Investments - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-09-10
• Foxconn Industrial Internet - Participant - Strategic Industrial - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2021-09-10
• GL Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-09-10
• Hillhouse Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-09-10
• Linear Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-09-10
• Midas - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-09-10
• Sequoia China - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-09-10
• SoftBank Vision Fund 2 - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-09-10
• Xiaomi Group - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-09-10

• Zhaopeng Chen - Founder and Chief Executive Officer - Co-founded Agile Robots in 2018 and leads its industrial robotics, Physical AI and international automation strategy.
• Peter Meusel - Co-founder - Co-founded Agile Robots in 2018 with Zhaopeng Chen and other DLR robotics experts.

Events

• 2026-09-29 - Partnership - Agile Robots and Hitachi agree Physical AI manufacturing partnership

  The agreement covers robotic arms, mobile robots and Agile ONE, with AgileCore for simulation, control and orchestration. The partners plan to use Hitachi edge AI semiconductors and bring solutions to market through HMAX Industry and Agile customer channels. Coordinating entire factory operations is a longer-term objective; no new factory deployment or firm equipment order was announced.

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• 2026-08-19 - Partnership - USI and Agile Robots sign strategic humanoid-robotics MoU

  The agreement covers humanoid robots, human–robot collaboration and electronics-manufacturing automation. The partners plan to evaluate Agile Robots humanoids within USI’s manufacturing network. They will also explore development and mass production of robot products and components; the MoU is an exploratory framework, not a disclosed order or deployment.

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• 2026-08-03 - Acquisition - Agile Robots acquires majority stake in XNG Automation

  Bengaluru-based XNG Automation employed 200 people and specialised in factory automation, intralogistics, machine vision and special-purpose machinery. The investment combines Agile Robots' hardware and AI software with XNG's local integration capability. Agile Robots had already opened a Chennai production facility and a Bengaluru regional headquarters in 2024.

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• 2026-06-02 - Market Signal - SoftBank enters talks to back proposed $800m Agile Robots round

  SoftBank was discussing an investment of more than $300 million within the proposed round. The talks were described as early and the final size, investors and terms remained subject to change. The proposed round followed SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leading Agile Robots' $220 million Series C in 2021.

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• 2026-06-01 - Capability - Agile Robots begins testing NVIDIA Cosmos 3 across robotics portfolio

  Testing spans Agile Robots and Franka systems including Thor single- and dual-arm robots and FR3 dual-arm configurations. The company is using Cosmos as a neural simulator to stress-test edge cases and evaluate robot policies before physical trials. Agile Robots plans to make Cosmos 3 integration available to customers through its robotics platform.

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• 2026-04-01 - Acquisition - Agile Robots closes acquisition of thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering

  Agile Robots said it successfully completed the acquisition of thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering assets in Europe and North America. The acquired business continues within the group as Krause Automation, preserving the automation-engineering business under a new ownership structure. Agile framed the closing as a step toward broader end-to-end industrial automation capability, spanning AI-powered robotics, plant integration, and expansion into sectors including consumer electronics, medical technology, and logistics.

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• 2026-03-24 - Partnership - Agile Robots and Google DeepMind form strategic research partnership for industrial robotics

  Agile Robots and Google DeepMind say they have formed a strategic research partnership to advance next-generation AI robotics. The collaboration combines Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics foundation models with Agile Robots' industrial robotics platform. The companies say the work will focus first on industrial and manufacturing use cases where reliability, adaptability, and scale matter.

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• 2026-03-17 - Partnership - RoboSense identifies lidar deployments with Agile Robots and Neura Robotics

  RoboSense described its lidar products as the perception layer for humanoid and industrial robots in the NVIDIA Jetson and Omniverse ecosystems. The same deployment group also named AgiBot, Unitree and Galbot. RoboSense did not identify sensor models, procurement volumes, exclusivity or deployment sites for Agile Robots or Neura Robotics.

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• 2025-11-24 - Acquisition - Agile Robots acquires thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering

  Agile Robots announced the acquisition of thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering assets in Europe and North America, pending closing at the time. The company said the deal would add around 650 experts and 10 locations, while expanding its position in automotive, consumer electronics, medical technology, and logistics automation. Agile also said the acquired business would operate as Krause Automation within the group following completion.

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• 2025-11-19 - Product Launch - Agile Robots launches industrial humanoid Agile ONE

  Agile Robots launched Agile ONE as its first humanoid robot for industrial settings. The company positioned the system around material gathering and transport, pick-and-place, machine tending, tool use, and fine manipulation in industrial environments. Agile said the humanoid combines human-robot interaction, a dexterous robotic hand, and an AI model trained on real-world industrial data, with in-house manufacturing in Germany.

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• 2025-11-04 - Partnership - Agile Robots becomes anchor customer for Europe's first Industrial AI Cloud

  Agile Robots announced it would be an anchor customer for Europe's first Industrial AI Cloud, a project involving Deutsche Telekom, NVIDIA, and the Schwarz Group. The company said the cloud would support development and operation of industrial AI workloads using real manufacturing data, simulation, and human-generated data. Agile described the initiative as an infrastructure step for scaling Physical AI and industrial robot intelligence in Europe rather than a standalone product launch.

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• 2025-09-16 - Acquisition - Agile Robots acquires full ownership of idealworks

  Agile Robots moved from an earlier minority investment to 100 percent ownership. BMW Group remained a long-term commercial partner. More than 850 iw.hub vehicles were operating across BMW production sites.

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• 2025-03-03 - Acquisition - Agile Robots acquires majority stake in audEERING

  audEERING develops AI for acoustic scenes, vocal expressions and conversational mood analysis. The company employed more than 70 people across Gilching and Berlin at the time of the transaction. Agile Robots linked the acquisition to robot programming and more intuitive human-robot interaction.

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• 2024-11-07 - Partnership - Agile Robots becomes a member of ARENA2036

  Agile Robots joined the ARENA2036 research campus as a member focused on industrial robotics and AI collaboration. The company said the membership would let it test technologies on site, participate in research activities with other members, and gather feedback from potential customers and institutes. Agile also linked the collaboration to its earlier majority acquisition of BÄR Automation and its broader role in industrial automation research and transfer.

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• 2024-06-11 - Demonstration - Agile Robots and Franka Robotics present automation solutions at KRoX2024

  Agile Robots and Franka Robotics announced a joint showcase at KRoX2024 focused on industrial and research-oriented robotics applications. Agile presented the Yu 5 Industrial performing camera-guided pick-and-place, machine tending, sorting, and material-handling tasks. Franka's contribution focused on lower-barrier robot use and AI-supported application optimization for research and disruptive applications.

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• 2024-04-17 - Demonstration - Agile Robots and BÄR Automation present joint intralogistics solution at Hannover Messe 2024

  Agile Robots, BÄR Automation, and idealworks presented a joint automation setup at Hannover Messe built around the Yu 5 Industrial robot, a driverless transport system, and the AnyFleet automation platform. The demonstration centered on decoupling the robot arm from the transport system via a mobile supply station so both systems could be used more flexibly across order picking and goods transport workflows. The event showed Agile's effort to package robot arm, AMR, and fleet-control assets into broader intralogistics automation solutions rather than stand-alone hardware.

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• 2024-03-07 - Production Milestone - Agile Robots ramps up production of Franka robots in Kaufbeuren

  Agile Robots started production of Franka robots at its Kaufbeuren site in Germany after integrating Franka Robotics into the group. The company said local production had resumed customer shipments and would keep Franka robot manufacturing in Bavaria. Agile framed the step as a milestone after the 2023 acquisition, tying Franka's torque-sensitive robot line into Agile's wider industrial and R&D portfolio.

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• 2023-11-02 - Acquisition - Agile Robots acquires Franka Emika business

  The acquisition covered Franka Emika and its collaborative robot technology. Franka systems remained tied to research, education and industrial manipulation workflows. The deal moved Franka's collaborative robot technology into Agile Robots' portfolio.

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• 2023-09-12 - Acquisition - Agile Robots acquires majority stake in BÄR Automation

  BÄR Automation employed more than 140 people and supplied robotics, mechatronics and special-purpose machinery systems. The investment expanded Agile Robots beyond robot hardware into tailored automation services and project integration.

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• 2022-08-19 - Partnership - Agile Robots and voraus robotik start cobot software cooperation

  Agile Robots and voraus robotik began a cooperation in collaborative robotics. The collaboration focuses on expanding cobot hardware and software offerings.

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• 2021-09-10 - Funding - Agile Robots raises $220m Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

  SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the $220 million Series C. The round also included Abu Dhabi Royal Group, Chimera Investments, Foxconn Industrial Internet, GL Ventures, Hillhouse, Linear Capital, Midas, Sequoia China and Xiaomi Group. Agile Robots allocated the proceeds to product development, serial production and international sales expansion.

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Relationships

• Hitachi

  Technology Partner - Agile Robots and Hitachi agreed to develop and commercialise Physical AI robotics for manufacturing, including planned edge-AI chip integration.

• voraus robotik

  Cobot Software Cooperation - Agile Robots and voraus robotik start cobot software cooperation

• Deutsche Telekom

  Industrial AI Cloud (anchor Programme) - Industrial AI Cloud anchor-customer programme with Deutsche Telekom, NVIDIA, and Schwarz Group (Agile news).

• idealworks

  Hannover Messe 2024 Joint Demo - Joint Hannover Messe 2024 automation setup with driverless transport and AnyFleet platform (Agile news).

• NVIDIA

  Platform Support - Agile Robots is identified as building humanoid systems with NVIDIA Isaac and related physical-AI tools.

• XNG Automation

  Majority Owner - Agile Robots acquired a majority stake in XNG Automation to expand factory and intralogistics integration in India.

• thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering

  Closed Acquisition - Agile completed the thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering acquisition; the business continues as Krause Automation.

• Franka Robotics

  Owner - Agile Robots acquired Franka Emika business operations in November 2023; the operating company now trades as Franka Robotics GmbH.

• Google DeepMind

  AI Robotics Collaboration - Google and Agile Robots are collaborating on AI robotics systems.

• USI / Universal Scientific Industrial

  Humanoid Robotics Manufacturing Partner - Agile Robots and USI are evaluating humanoid robots and potential robot and component manufacturing.

• ARENA2036

  Research Campus Member - Member of ARENA2036 research campus for industrial robotics and AI collaboration (Agile news).

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Context tags

• Torque-controlled cobot builder - Peer Group - Agile Robots official company history and current portfolio: https://www.agile-robots.com/en/about-us/
• Torque-controlled manipulation - Workflow - Agile Robots official company history and current portfolio: https://www.agile-robots.com/en/about-us/
• Industrial robotics OEM - Stack Layer - Agile Robots official company history and current portfolio: https://www.agile-robots.com/en/about-us/
• Force-controlled manipulation - Capability - Agile Robots official company history and current portfolio: https://www.agile-robots.com/en/about-us/
• Cobot arm OEM - Stack Layer - Agile Robots official company history and current portfolio: https://www.agile-robots.com/en/about-us/
• Industrial embodied-AI development - Workflow - Agile Robots official company history and current portfolio: https://www.agile-robots.com/en/about-us/
• Industrial robot cell deployment - Workflow - Agile Robots official company history and current portfolio: https://www.agile-robots.com/en/about-us/
• Collaborative robot arm builder - Peer Group - Agile Robots official company history and current portfolio: https://www.agile-robots.com/en/about-us/
• Factory automation cells - Customer Environment - Agile Robots official company history and current portfolio: https://www.agile-robots.com/en/about-us/