SoftBank Robotics

Explainers

Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about SoftBank Robotics, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.

• What are commercial cleaning robots and how do they work?

  Commercial cleaning robots are autonomous floor scrubbers, vacuums, and mopping machines deployed in airports, shopping malls, warehouses, hospitals, and office buildings. The category divides along a platform axis: BrainOS-powered robots (Tennant AMR, SoftBank Robotics Whiz) license autonomy software from Brain Corp, while own-stack makers (Avidbots, Gausium, Karcher, LionsBot) develop their navigation internally.

• What is Brain Corp BrainOS and which cleaning robots use it?

  Brain Corp is a San Diego-based AI company founded in 2009 that develops BrainOS, an autonomy software platform licensed to commercial cleaning robot OEMs. Tennant Company and SoftBank Robotics are the two largest BrainOS partners at commercial deployment scale. SoftBank Group is a major Brain Corp investor. BrainOS powers both teach-and-repeat (Whiz) and full-SLAM (Tennant T16AMR) autonomy modes.

• What is SoftBank Robotics Whiz and how does it clean?

  SoftBank Robotics Whiz is a commercial autonomous corridor vacuum powered by Brain Corp's BrainOS in teach-and-repeat mode. A human operator walks the cleaning route once; the robot then repeats that demonstrated path autonomously. Whiz is not a free-roaming SLAM robot. SoftBank Robotics is a Japanese company backed by SoftBank Group.

Founders (1)

• Bruno Maisonniersolefounded 2005-01-01no longer at company

Former / Previously (2)

• Kaname Hayashi Robot Development Leader (Pepper)2014 to 2015reported, not verified
• Bruno Maisonnier Founder (Aldebaran Robotics)2005 to 2017secondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for SoftBank Robotics.

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Peer companies

• Gausium3 models
• Avidbots2 models
• Pudu Robotics2 models
• Tennant Company2 models
• Ecoppia1 model
• Enway1 model

Supplied by (1)

Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).

Financial state

Reporting basis

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Lifecycle stage

mature

Counterparty risk class

low

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Partnerships (1)

• Brain Corp x SoftBank Robotics with Brain Corptechnology

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

• Verified media added✓VerifiedJun 6, 2026

  SoftBank Whiz autonomous vacuum

• Record createdJun 6, 2026

  Added to the verified registry

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Sources (2)

1. https://www.softbankrobotics.com/profile/ ↗
2. https://www.braincorp.com/resources/brain-corp-announces-product-launch-with-softbank-robotics-300754549.html ↗

Common questions

What is SoftBank Robotics?

Robotics arm of SoftBank Group (founded 2012). Whiz is its autonomous commercial vacuum robot, powered by Brain Corp's BrainOS; 10,000+ units worldwide.

What does SoftBank Robotics make?

SoftBank Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: SoftBank Whiz (SoftBank Robotics builds physical robots).

Is SoftBank Robotics publicly traded?

SoftBank Robotics is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of SoftBank Group | Focus: Robotics arm of SoftBank Group | Robot: Whiz autonomous commercial vacuum robot | Technology: Powered by Brain Corp's BrainOS | Scale: 10 on the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with SoftBank Robotics?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to SoftBank Robotics building in the same form factors include Gausium, Avidbots, Pudu Robotics, Tennant Company.

Who is the CEO of SoftBank Robotics?

Bruno Maisonnier is the founder of SoftBank Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.