Agile Robots' New Humanoid "Agile ONE" Aims to Revolutionize Industrial Workplaces
- MM24 News Desk
- 9 hours ago
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Agile Robots, the intelligent robotics leader founded by experts from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), has launched its first humanoid robot, Agile ONE. Designed for industrial settings, the robot combines a world-leading dexterous hand and an AI model trained on one of Europe's largest real-world industrial datasets to work safely and efficiently alongside human workers.
The company, which has doubled its revenue year-on-year to reach 200 million euros, will manufacture the bot in-house at a new facility in Bavaria, with full production commencing in early 2026.
The launch represents a significant milestone in what the company calls the "Physical AI" revolution. Dr. Zhaopeng Chen, CEO and Founder of Agile Robots, explained the vision behind the new humanoid, stating, “At Agile Robots we believe the next industrial revolution is Physical AI: intelligent, autonomous and flexible robots that can perceive, understand and act in the physical world. Agile ONE embodies this revolution.” This philosophy moves beyond standalone automation to create integrated, intelligent systems.
So, what can this humanoid actually do? Agile ONE is designed for a wide variety of industrial tasks, from mundane but essential jobs like material gathering and transport to more complex operations such as machine tending, tool use, and fine manipulation.
Its ability to handle such a diverse workload stems from its groundbreaking layered AI architecture, a system that separates strategic reasoning from rapid response and fine motor precision. This design allows the robot to think and act with a combination of cognitive depth and tactile finesse that is rare in robotics.
A key differentiator, according to the company's announcement, is its incredibly advanced hand technology. The robot's hands are designed to mimic human dexterity, featuring fingertip and force-torque sensors in every joint.
This enables Agile ONE to master both delicate and powerful tasks with a level of precision and adaptability that aims to bridge the gap between human capability and robotic automation. The AI driving these actions is trained on a massive dataset of real-world industrial information, ensuring the robot's skills are grounded in practical application, not just theoretical simulation.
Crucially, Agile Robots emphasizes that the real value isn't just the humanoid itself, but its role within a broader ecosystem. Agile ONE is part of a portfolio that includes the Agile Hand, the FR3 robotic arm, and multiple Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs).
The AI-driven software platform AgileCore sits at the center, connecting all these systems. “The real value for our industrial customers isn’t just a stand-alone intelligent humanoid, but an entire intelligent production system,” Dr. Chen elaborated. “We see Agile ONE working seamlessly alongside our other robotic solutions, each part of the system connected and learning from each other.”
Beyond its technical prowess, the humanoid has a design focused on human interaction. With bright colors, responsive eyes, and proximity sensors, Agile ONE is built for an efficient, safe, and comfortable shared workspace. By maintaining full control over its in-house manufacturing process in Germany and building on seven years of rapid growth, Agile Robots is positioning Agile ONE not just as a product, but as the physical embodiment of a new, more holistic era of industrial automation.
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