Agile ONE

What it's for

Agile ONE is a humanoid from the Munich-based company Agile Robots SE, known until now for its collaborative arms (Diana 7, Thor) and the Agile Hand gripper. The robot was shown in April 2026 at the Hannover Messe trade fair as an industrial humanoid. Status: prototype. Two numbers are confirmed, a walking speed of 2.0 m/s and a hand with 21 degrees of freedom, along with the general direction: manipulation and walking, for industry and logistics. The manufacturer promises a “high payload” but gives no value, and no height, weight, battery or price. Why the project makes sense: a hand with 21 degrees of freedom is the level that fine work on small parts requires, and Agile Robots has experience in grippers and cobots. In a factory the declared direction is work at machines without rebuilding the station: the robot walks up to a machine, picks up a part and places it in a fixture. That is an announcement, not something shown in a reference video. In a warehouse a 2 m/s walking speed lets it keep pace with workers, and the hand can open cartons. Further areas are the laboratory (repeatable sample preparation) and construction sites, though there is no data at all for those. Since the company knows the Diana 7 cobot, that is, Agile Robots Diana 7, its strong suit is integration with existing workstations. To see how a cobot differs from a humanoid, read [[wiedza:cobot-czy-robot-przemysłowy]].

Who it's for

YES: innovation departments in German and Polish plants that are already Agile Robots cobot customers and want to know where their supplier is heading; integrators planning first pilot discussions; analysts of the European market.

NO: companies looking for a robot to buy, because the model is a prototype with no price and no market launch date; buyers in Poland, since it is unavailable; departments that must know payload, reach and run time, which the manufacturer does not publish; and laypeople who want a humanoid for demonstrations, since inexpensive Unitree models are available right now. To work directly alongside people without fencing, you need to know the standards: “Robot Safety Standards”.

Deployments

The model is a prototype, and its only public appearance was the presentation at Hannover Messe in April 2026. In the category of industrial humanoids, others have documented pilots: Digit (Amazon, GXO, Schaeffler, Mercado Libre, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada), Apollo (Mercedes-Benz, GXO, Jabil) and Figure 03 (BMW, Spartanburg), according to our catalog. See also “Apptronik Apollo in Mercedes-Benz Factories” and “Figure 03: What We Know About Figure AI's Third-Generation Robot”.

Agile Robots Diana 7 is a cobot from the same company, proven and ready to buy. If you need manipulation at a workstation, it is a real alternative to a humanoid.

NEURA 4NE-1 Gen 3.5 is another European (German) humanoid, in pre-sale, 180 cm and 80 kg, about USD 105,000 (about PLN 407,000 (≈ EUR 93,260) after conversion); still without delivery.

Apptronik Apollo is 173 cm with a 25 kg payload, in pilots at Mercedes-Benz, GXO and Jabil.

Agility Digit is a logistics humanoid with the longest customer list (Amazon, GXO, Schaeffler, Mercado Libre, Toyota).

Boston Dynamics Atlas is Atlas in a pilot at Hyundai plants (190 cm, 56 DoF, 30 kg payload); it gives an insight into what a factory deployment looks like.

Agile Robots SE was founded in 2018 in Munich, with a German-Chinese team. The company built its reputation on the Diana 7 and Thor cobots and the Agile Hand gripper. In 2025–2026 it announced its entry into humanoids under the name Agile ONE, and in April 2026 it showed the robot publicly at Hannover Messe. So far no full specification sheet or market date has been published. Manufacturer profile: Agile Robots SE.