The embodied intelligence track remains hot! SoftBank plans to increase its stake in Siasun Robot & Automation.

German industrial startup Siasun Robot&Automation, also known as Agile Robots, is in talks to raise around 800 million US dollars in new funding, with investors including Softbank Group. Potential investors are actively exploring companies that apply artificial intelligence to real-life scenarios. According to sources, Softbank is planning to invest over 3 billion US dollars. Softbank has previously led a round of funding for Agile Robots. Agile Robots has over 3200 employees in Germany, China, and India. Sources say that the negotiations are still in the early stages and the final amount and terms may change. Over the past year, as AI software has become mainstream and investors have seen the potential of applying this technology to manufacturing, logistics, and engineering in physical environments, funding and valuations for Siasun Robot&Automation startups have soared. According to PitchBook data, global investments in this field tripled from the previous year to reach 27.6 billion US dollars in 2025. Softbank founder Masayoshi Son has been enthusiastic about the potential of Agile Robots for over a decade. The company initially launched the humanoid robot Pepper in 2014, but production was discontinued in 2020. Last year, Softbank agreed to acquire ABB's industrial robot division for 5.4 billion US dollars. In addition, Softbank is considering establishing an AI and Robot company called Roze and taking it public. Agile Robots was founded in 2018 by researchers from the German Aerospace Center, specializing in the development of software, humanoid robots, robotic arms, and warehouse robots. The company is headquartered in Munich, with operations in China, where companies are showcasing breakthroughs in humanoid robot technology. Europe also has several advanced Robot startups. With support from stablecoin issuer Tether, Germany's Neura Robotics recently raised 1 billion euros (approximately 1.2 billion US dollars) for industrial robots. The Norwegian-American joint venture household robot startup 1X has been in negotiations to raise up to 1 billion US dollars at a valuation of 10 billion US dollars.