Agile Robots

DLR spinout and robotics unicorn; launched the Agile ONE industrial humanoid in Nov 2025

Scaleup · Pilot · Humanoid OEM · Munich, Bavaria, Germany · Founded 2018 · agile-robots.com

Profile

Munich-based Agile Robots, spun out of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), makes force-sensitive robot arms and automation systems and launched the Agile ONE industrial humanoid in Nov 2025. Bloomberg reported in Jun 2026 that SoftBank was in early talks to anchor an ~$800M round.

Leadership

• Zhaopeng Chen, Founder & CEO

Flagship robots

• Agile ONE Humanoid
  Industrial humanoid launched Nov 2025
• Diana / Yu cobots and force-controlled arms Cobot

Funding and valuation

Trademarks

4 names filed in the US since 2025 · last checked Oct 15, 2026.

• AGILEAI ROBOTS Filed, awaiting examiner
  Filed Sep 29, 2026 · Class 007, Class 009, Class 010 +5 · USPTO record
  Downloadable software for controlling, programming, manufacturing, processing, handling and assembling robots.

  Our guess: may be tied to its AGILE ONE humanoid

• AR AGILE ROBOTS Examiner objection
  Filed Jan 23, 2026 · Class 007, Class 009, Class 010 +3 · 2 filings · USPTO record
  Household cleaning and laundry robots with artificial intelligence; automatic tool changers for industrial robots.
• AGILE ONE Opposition pending
  Filed Oct 24, 2025 · Class 007, Class 009, Class 010 +2 · USPTO record
  Humanoid robots with artificial intelligence for use in scientific research.

Source: USPTO Trademark Search, matched on the company’s legal names. Rechecked on the 1st and 15th of each month. A filing shows intent to use a name in the US, not a launched product.

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• Figure AI

  Direct competitor

  USHumanoid startup

  Both are building humanoids for factory and logistics customers: Figure AI builds general-purpose humanoids run by its own Helix AI model, while Agile Robots makes industrial cobots and has launched the Agile ONE industrial humanoid.

  Sources (2)

  • Agile Robots launches humanoid robot for industry: Agile ONE (Agile Robots)
  • Figure AI (company website)

• Apptronik

  Direct competitor

  USHumanoid startup

  Both are building humanoids for factory and logistics customers: Apptronik builds the Apollo humanoid, now in pilots with Mercedes-Benz and GXO, while Agile Robots makes industrial cobots and has launched the Agile ONE industrial humanoid.

  Sources (2)

  • Agile Robots launches humanoid robot for industry: Agile ONE (Agile Robots)
  • Apptronik (company website)

• Agility Robotics

  Direct competitor

  USHumanoid OEM

  Both are building humanoids for factory and logistics customers: Agility Robotics sells the Digit biped for tote moving in logistics and manufacturing, while Agile Robots makes industrial cobots and has launched the Agile ONE industrial humanoid.

  Sources (2)

  • Agile Robots launches humanoid robot for industry: Agile ONE (Agile Robots)
  • Agility Robotics (company website)

Recent news

• Jun 2, 2026 — SoftBank in early talks to back ~$800M round Bloomberg
• Nov 18, 2025 — Agile ONE industrial humanoid launched Agile Robots

Sources

• SoftBank in early talks to back $800 million Agile Robots round (Bloomberg) (Jun 2, 2026)
• Agile Robots launches humanoid robot for industry: Agile ONE (Agile Robots) (Nov 18, 2025)
• About Agile Robots (company website) (Oct 11, 2026)

Confidence: medium.

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