Agile Robots Timeline

Events

• 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… - source: usiglobal.com
• 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.… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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… - source: sifted.eu
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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. - source: idealworks.com
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com
• 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. - source: agile-robots.com
• 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. - source: agile-robots.com
• 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. - source: munich-startup.de
• 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… - source: agile-robots.com