AGILE Robots vs Yaskawa: Industrial arms & cobots compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Yaskawa ranks 11 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 91; AGILE Robots ranks 32 with 85. Yaskawa is ahead on production, commercials and firepower. Level on deployment, progress, technology, positioning and leverage. AGILE Robots is based in Munich, Germany, Yaskawa in Kitakyushu, Japan. AGILE Robots: Established. Yaskawa: Established. AGILE Robots is named in 70 signals and Yaskawa in 57.

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.

Yaskawa →

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan · Robotics · Systems / Industrial arms & cobots · Established · yaskawa-global.com

Yaskawa develops and sells MOTOMAN industrial robots, collaborative robots, heavy-object transport robots, and autonomous robot systems for manufacturing and other industrial markets.

Robotics 100 · rank 11 · score 91AI Core · discarded · score 58

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production10
Commercials10
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage8

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

Positioning

Yaskawa is a Japanese industrial-robot maker (Motoman) with capacity up to 24,000 robots a year and group revenue of Y542.1bn in FY2025 (robotics segment +6.4% in H1). It acquired Tokyo Robotics for humanoid actuators, completed Robotics Factory No.5 in Kitakyushu, and signed an AI-robotics MoU with SoftBank. Standalone robotics-segment revenue and current unit output are not broken out.

Latest signals

  • JEITA held a CEATEC 2026 symposium on Japan’s industrial competitiveness in physical AI.MONOist (ITmedia)
  • Yaskawa Electric launched the seven-axis MOTOMAN-PA3050HB painting robot.MONOist (ITmedia)
  • Yaskawa Electric published the customer magazine YASKAWA NEWS No.355.Automation News Japan

57 signals name Yaskawa.

Facts, with sources

  • MOTOMAN-HC12 collaborative robot with 12 kg payload capacity and 1410 mm reachYaskawa
  • MOTOMAN-HC35 collaborative robot with 35 kg payload capacity and 2030 mm reachYaskawa
  • Integrated Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 with MOTOMAN NEXT for advanced decision-making and precise physical movementsYaskawa

25 facts on file.

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AGILE Robots or Yaskawa: which is ahead in robotics?

Yaskawa ranks 11 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 91; AGILE Robots ranks 32 with 85. Yaskawa is ahead on production, commercials and firepower. Level on deployment, progress, technology, positioning and leverage. AGILE Robots is based in Munich, Germany, Yaskawa in Kitakyushu, Japan. AGILE Robots: Established. Yaskawa: Established. AGILE Robots is named in 70 signals and Yaskawa in 57.

How do AGILE Robots and Yaskawa compare?

Yaskawa ranks 11 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 91; AGILE Robots ranks 32 with 85. Yaskawa is ahead on production, commercials and firepower. Level on deployment, progress, technology, positioning and leverage. AGILE Robots is based in Munich, Germany, Yaskawa in Kitakyushu, Japan. AGILE Robots: Established. Yaskawa: Established. AGILE Robots is named in 70 signals and Yaskawa in 57. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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