Munich robotics company Agile Robots showcases its first humanoid robot
Munich-based robotics company Agile Robots aims to produce its first humanoid robot in Bavaria as early as the beginning of 2026.
The Agile One works in an industrial environment.
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The Munich-based robotics company Agile Robots has unveiled its first humanoid robot, the Agile One. The robot is designed to work alongside humans in structured industrial environments. Production of the Agile One is scheduled to begin in Germany as early as the start of 2026.
The humanoid robot Agile One stands 174 cm tall, weighs 69 kg, and is capable of carrying weights up to 20 kg. Agile Robots states its walking speed at 2 m/s, which is 7.2 km/h—roughly equivalent to a brisk human walking pace. Agile Robots is not yet revealing more technical details about the robot. It remains unclear which actuators are installed in the robot and how long it can operate per day on average with a single battery charge.
It appears certain that the humanoid Agile One is equipped with hands featuring five movable fingers, as shown in various videos. Fingertip sensors and force-torque sensors are integrated into the joints, allowing the machine to grip with sensitivity or force depending on the task. Videos show it can grasp small objects like screws. Whether the Agile One is capable of performing more delicate assembly work in industry remains to be seen. However, Agile Robots states in a press release that the robot is suitable for “precise manipulation tasks.” Furthermore, it is primarily intended for transport and pick-and-place tasks, as well as operating machines and tools, explains Agile Robots.
Collaborative Robot for Industry
A key focus of the Agile One is collaboration with humans. To achieve this, Agile Robots has equipped it with various proximity sensors designed to ensure safe operation of the robot in close proximity to people. The company describes the design of the Agile One as “clear and colorful,” with “responsive” eyes, making it appear less lifeless than other humanoid robots. Humans are intended to communicate with it via voice and an info display.
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The artificial intelligence (AI) of the robots was trained using one of Europe's largest industrial datasets and with human-annotated data. The robot is designed to adapt to new industrial tasks through further application-specific training. Agile Robots implements the humanoid intelligence through a multi-layered AI architecture. Each of these layers specializes in a specific level of cognition and control, such as strategic thinking, task planning, rapid responsiveness, and fine motor precision. This is intended to make the robot adaptable to many different tasks.
According to Agile Robots, the AI model of the Agile One is trained in the Industrial AI Cloud of Deutsche Telekom and Nvidia. The Industrial AI Cloud is based on approximately 10,000 Nvidia GPUs and is used not only for AI training but also for generating new data for simulations, among other things. Agile Robots emphasizes that the cloud's data centers are located in Germany and comply with European data protection standards.
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Agile Robots, founded in 2018 by current CEO Zhaopeng Chen and employees of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), intends to produce the Agile One in its plant in Bavaria as early as the beginning of 2026. The company has not disclosed the production volumes.
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