Germany · Industrial / Humanoid · privateSummary
DLR (German Aerospace Center) spin-off combining force-sensitive manipulation with AI. Diana 7 cobot, the Agile Hand, and a first industrial humanoid shown at Hannover Messe 2026.
Notable
Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Sequoia China, Foxconn and BMW i Ventures. Absorbed assets of Franka Emika and thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering.
Key facts
Headquarters
Munich
Founded
2018
Role
builder
Category
Industrial
Sector
Industrial / Humanoid
Status
private
Employees
~2,500
CEO
Zhaopeng Chen
Founders
Zhaopeng Chen, Peter Meusel
Funding
$384M+
Valuation
~$1B (unicorn)
Robots tracked — ranked across 8 companies · ranks #1
Components tracked — ranked across 4 companies
Peers — same category & country
Japan
United StatesCapital
Funding
$384M+
Valuation
~$1B (unicorn)
Status
private
Employees
~2,500
Investors
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