Agile Robots at Robot Technology Japan
English translation from Unibot. Source published 2026-06-16.
Agile Robots is coming to Japan. At Robot Technology Japan (RTJ) 2026, the company will show a wide range of industrial robots, embodied AI technologies and humanoid machines. All this is part of expansion in the global automation market.
Expansion into the Japanese market
The company's headquarters are in Munich. In Nagoya, it will showcase the latest power control systems, collaborative robots, humanoid platforms and AI-based solutions.
The emphasis is on what Agile Robots calls the convergence of artificial intelligence and physical robotics. It is based on advanced force control and physics AI.
Force control technology
According to the company, their robots use high-precision force measurement, torque sensors in each joint and control cycles with a frequency of 1 kHz. This allows movements to be continuously adjusted based on real-time feedback.
The technology is tailored for tasks that have traditionally been difficult for industrial robots: precise insertion of parts, assembling electronics, working with non-standard components.
By the way, Agile Robots has already deployed more than 20 thousand robotic systems around the world.
Exhibits at the stand
Among the exhibits is the collaborative robot Diana 7. It will be shown in action during operations with automotive wiring. And Thor 7 Pro - it assembles engine cylinder heads using real-time force monitoring to check that each part is installed correctly.
The company also demonstrates the AgileCore software platform. It integrates robots, vision systems, force control devices, mobile robots and industrial controllers into a single development environment.
Embodied AI and humanoids
But they are not united by one industry. Agile Robots shows developments in the field of embodied AI through Franka Robotics - this company joined the group in 2023.
The demo features two-armed Franka Research 3 systems integrated with Nvidia Isaac GR00T, and teleoperation technologies for data collection and AI policy training.
Events this year
The exhibition is just another step in the series of events this year. Previously, Agile Robots launched the humanoid robot Agile ONE, bought thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering and entered into a strategic partnership with Google DeepMind.
As part of the collaboration with DeepMind, the company plans to combine its industrial robotic platform with the fundamental model of Gemini Robotics from Google. The goal is to create robots capable of deeper reasoning, adaptation and independent decision making.
Agile Robots says that all these initiatives are part of a larger strategy to accelerate the introduction of physical AI systems into real production. By design, this creates a closed loop: deploying robots, collecting operational data and training AI based on it.