Embodied AI Glossary中文Agile Robots
思灵机器人AdvancedA Munich robot-arm and automation company spun out of the German Aerospace Center, now Franka Emika's owner.
Agile Robots (legally Agile Robots SE) was founded in Munich, Germany in 2018 by Zhaopeng Chen and Peter Meusel, both of whom came from the DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics at the German Aerospace Center. Its main products are force-controlled 7-axis collaborative robot arms (such as the Diana 7), mobile robots, and full automation packages for manufacturing and logistics. In 2021, a Series C round led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 made it a unicorn; in November 2023 it acquired the bankrupt Franka Emika (maker of the Franka robot arm), and in September 2025 it took full ownership of idealworks, a robotics venture incubated by BMW. In April 2026, at the Hannover Messe trade fair, it unveiled its first industrial humanoid robot, Agile ONE. For newcomers, its most direct connection is to the Franka arm widely used in research.
ExampleThe Franka Research 3 arm commonly used in labs is made by Franka Emika, which Agile Robots acquired in 2023.
- Also called
- Agile Robots SE
- Related
- Franka Emika Panda / Franka Research 3 · DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics · Collaborative Robot · 7-DoF Robot Arm · Force Control · Humanoid Robot
- Sources
- Agile Robots - Wikipedia
Humanoid Agile ONE embodies Physical AI at Hannover Messe 2026 - As of
- 2026-04