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Agile Robots

Germany

Germany's first robotics unicorn (2021, $220 million Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, more than 3,200 employees); in June 2026 SoftBank was reported to be in early talks to anchor a new ~$800 million round, not yet confirmed as closed.

Updated 2026-07-10 · Last verified 2026-07-09

CountryDE
CategoryManipulation
Stageseries C+
Founded2,018
Funding (USD)$250M
What they doDLR spin-off building AI-driven force-sensing robot arms, dexterous hands and the Agile ONE industrial humanoid, unified by its AgileCore software platform.
Headcount3,200

Sources : The Robot Report (2021-09-15)Bloomberg (2026-06-02)Agile Robots (2025-11-20)

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Christian Verbrugge

Christian Verbrugge · D·Fairy

Bringing a physical AI solution into European industry?

15 years at KUKA on automotive OEM programs (€100M), now focused on edge AI and autonomous agents. I support robotics and embodied AI companies on their EMEA market entry: OEM and Tier 1 access, co-funded pilots, AI Act readiness.

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