AGILE Robots vs Dobot: Industrial arms & cobots compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

AGILE Robots ranks 32 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 85; Dobot ranks 47 with 83. AGILE Robots is ahead on leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, positioning and firepower. AGILE Robots is based in Munich, Germany, Dobot in Shenzhen, China. AGILE Robots: Established. Dobot: public. AGILE Robots is named in 70 signals and Dobot in 17.

AGILE Robots →

Munich, Bavaria, Germany · Robotics · Systems / Industrial arms & cobots · Established · agile-robots.com

AGILE Robots develops and sells industrial robotic systems, including Franka Robotics systems, the Yu 5 Industrial robot, and Diana 7, with more than 20,000 systems deployed worldwide.

Robotics 100 · rank 32 · score 85Humanoids 100 · rank 28 · score 74

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production8
Commercials8
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

AGILE Robots is a Germany/China maker of Diana and Thor arms, iw.hub AMRs (850+ at BMW), and the Agile ONE humanoid, with 20,000+ robotic systems installed (doubled in H2-25) and 2025 revenue of ~$339M (Sacra estimate), guiding $690M for 2026 (+104%). It has absorbed Franka Emika, idealworks, and audEERING, and is in discussion for a ~$800M round (SoftBank expected at $300M+), with profitability targeted 2028-29. It combines arms, AMRs, and a humanoid on an acquisition-fueled scale-up.

Latest signals

  • Audi is testing Agile Robots’ mobile humanoids for parts sequencing in car factories.Interesting Engineering
  • Audi is testing Agile Robots wheeled humanoids for parts sequencing at its Ingolstadt production lab.humanoid.guide
  • Audi tested Agile Robots’ mobile humanoids for automotive parts sequencing.Humanoids Daily

70 signals name AGILE Robots.

Facts, with sources

  • [object Object]Humanoids Daily
  • Google DeepMindHumanoids Daily
  • More than 20,000 robotic systems deployed worldwideHumanoids Daily

52 facts on file.

Dobot →

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · Robotics · Systems / Industrial arms & cobots · public · dobot-robots.com

Dobot is a robotics manufacturer whose core business includes developing and selling robotic systems, particularly industrial and collaborative robots.

Robotics 100 · rank 47 · score 83Humanoids 100 · rank 15 · score 83AI Core · discarded · score 64

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production8
Commercials8
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage6

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Dobot is a Chinese robot maker (HKEX-listed, A-share second listing approved July 2026) of desktop, light-industrial, and collaborative robots, with its Atom humanoid entering mass production at a ~$27K list price. FY25 revenue was RMB 493M (~$68M, +32%), though it is not yet profitable. Its IPO raised HKD 752M in December 2024.

Latest signals

  • DOBOT reports a 50,000-hour MTBF for the VEGA 7.Robot News
  • DOBOT launched the VEGA 7 seven-axis force-control robotic arm.Robot News
  • Dobot launched the VEGA 7 seven-axis force-controlled robotic arm for embodied AI.Pandaily

17 signals name Dobot.

Facts, with sources

  • HKD 9220000000stockanalysis.com
  • [object Object]www.humanoidsdaily.com — 2026-08-24
  • Strategic partnership with RiACT to integrate DOBOT collaborative robot hardware with RiACT's RiFLEX robot operating system; relationship evolved from pilot projectsdobot-robots.com

34 facts on file.

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AGILE Robots or Dobot: which is ahead in robotics?

AGILE Robots ranks 32 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 85; Dobot ranks 47 with 83. AGILE Robots is ahead on leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, positioning and firepower. AGILE Robots is based in Munich, Germany, Dobot in Shenzhen, China. AGILE Robots: Established. Dobot: public. AGILE Robots is named in 70 signals and Dobot in 17.

How do AGILE Robots and Dobot compare?

AGILE Robots ranks 32 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 85; Dobot ranks 47 with 83. AGILE Robots is ahead on leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, positioning and firepower. AGILE Robots is based in Munich, Germany, Dobot in Shenzhen, China. AGILE Robots: Established. Dobot: public. AGILE Robots is named in 70 signals and Dobot in 17. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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