Agile Robots raises $500M to scale humanoid and industrial robot production

Securing the capital for scale

Agile Robots announced on November 12, 2026, that it closed a $500 million Series F funding round. This investment was led by SoftBank Group and brought the company's total invested capital to $2 billion. The deal established a valuation of $8.5 billion for the Munich-based firm.

Several other major players participated in the funding round, including NVIDIA, Hitachi, Hitachi Ventures, and T.Capital. These investors represent a diverse group of interests spanning the automotive, artificial intelligence, digital, and industrial technology sectors. The participation of these specific entities highlights the high level of interest in the company's technological roadmap.

The company intends to use this new capital to strengthen its presence in the United States. It also plans to enter new markets and accelerate the development of specific robotics applications. A significant portion of the funds will be dedicated to increasing production capacity, specifically including facilities in Germany.

The Physical AI portfolio

Agile Robots describes its product portfolio as Physical AI. This term refers to the combination of humanoid and mobile robots, robotic arms, and hands, along with the software and AI models that power them. These systems are specifically designed to perform industrial tasks that have traditionally required human judgment and dexterity.

The company serves a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, service, logistics, and consumer electronics. It also provides solutions for the automotive sector. By focusing on tasks that require high levels of precision, the company aims to automate complex movements that were previously difficult for machines to replicate.

The firm currently reports that it has deployed 20,000 industrial robotic solutions for its customers. These existing deployments provide a foundation of operational experience and a customer base. This established footprint serves as a springboard for the company's planned expansion into new geographic regions and larger manufacturing scales.

Manufacturing and research roots

The company started in Munich in 2018 as a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center. The organization was created with the specific goal of applying robotics research to real-world industrial applications. Since its inception, it has built a substantial research organization consisting of more than 2,000 research-and-development specialists.

The company's intellectual property is significant, with over 650 filed patents. This research base supports a variety of subsidiaries, including Franka Robotics, which serves as an AI robotics research platform. The group also includes Krause Automation, an industrial deployment specialist that was acquired from thyssenkrupp.

Unlike some competitors, Agile Robots manufactures its products in-house, including its operations in Germany. This structure places production within the same group as its research and deployment operations. The company recently opened a production site in Fürstenfeldbruck, near Munich, early in 2026 to support these goals.

Path to industrial adoption

The company currently possesses the capacity to manufacture up to 10,000 legged and wheeled humanoid robots every year. This existing capacity provides a baseline for the company's ambitious production plans. The goal is to transition from a research-heavy organization to a high-volume manufacturer of industrial robots.

Dennis Chang, managing partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, stated, "We believe Physical AI will transform industries." He noted that Agile Robots merges deep robotics knowledge with the ability to operate at an industrial scale. This combination is intended to bring Physical AI into everyday operations across various sectors.

The central challenge moving forward is whether Agile Robots can successfully turn its research and patents into wider industrial adoption. The company must prove it can scale its in-house manufacturing to meet the demands of new markets. Success will depend on its ability to move from successful pilot deployments to high-volume, reliable production for global clients.