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SoftBank Robotics is a robotics company founded 2004, based in United States, developing 3 robots primarily in the Cleaning category.
Commercial service robots for cleaning, delivery, and hospitality
SoftBank Robotics America markets commercial service robots including Whiz, an autonomous floor-cleaning robot for large indoor spaces, and Pepper, a social robot used in customer-facing settings. The company operates in the U.S. and sells to commercial customers seeking automation for cleaning and front-of-house interactions.
Total funding
US$29.0B
Active products
3
Maker Score
62
Strong evidence
View factor breakdown
Price range
$2K – $24K
2 of 3 priced
Top-rated product
74.9
RoboScore
Whiz
Company facts
- HQ
- Boston, United States
- Founded
- 2004 · 22 yrs
- Website
- us.softbankrobotics.com
Maker Score
Products, Range, Traction set the number — the three factors present for every company. Activity, Attention, Readiness describe the brand but never move it. A value we don't have reads —, never zero. Claiming or paying moves nothing.
5 of 6 factors known. How it's calculated
Trusted by
- Yalerobotlab.com ↗
- MITrobotlab.com ↗
Milestones
Whiz launched in North America as part of SoftBank Robotics' service robot portfolio.
Press coverage
- Whiz autonomous cleaning robot launches in North America
The Robot Report · Apr 2019
In the news
5 events · last 90 days
34.5momentumSoftBank Robotics launches Begin+ JIG for PUDU T300
In the news
5 events · last 90 days
Why SoftBank Robotics has been in the news, across 5 outlets — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's RoboScore — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Active products by SoftBank Robotics
3 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Whiz | Cleaning | Runtime 3 hr | — | 2019 | 74.9 |
| 2 | Servi | Delivery | Payload 30 kg | — | 2020 | 55.1 | |
| 3 |  | Servi Plus | Hospitality | Payload 30 kg·Runtime 10 hr | $24K | — | 51.7 |
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