Who makes SoftBank Whiz?

SoftBank Whiz is made by SoftBank Robotics, based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2012.

Where is SoftBank Whiz deployed?

1 verified deployment of SoftBank Whiz is on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States.

What is SoftBank Whiz's maturity stage?

SoftBank Whiz is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

What AI powers SoftBank Whiz?

SoftBank Whiz runs BrainOS. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.

Robot model

SoftBank Whiz

Name: SoftBank Whiz
Brand: SoftBank Robotics

Autonomous commercial vacuum robot powered by Brain Corp's BrainOS. Teach-and-repeat mapped routes with autonomous obstacle avoidance; cleans up to ~1,500 m2 per charge. 10,000+ units in offices, hotels, airports and hospitals.

SoftBank Whiz is a robot model built by SoftBank Robotics. · Documented in 1 deployment in United States.

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Machine-readable surfaces

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Revision history: /models/softbank-whiz/history
Data documentation: /data
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Form factor: commercial_cleaning
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 1
ID: b0cca600-f2bf-4183-a23a-f4bed54e9353

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Specs

autonomy: autonomous (BrainOS, teach-and-repeat + obstacle avoidance)
availability: commercial
cleaning_type: vacuum
autonomy_provider: Brain Corp BrainOS

Recent deployments (1)

SoftBank Whiz at United StatesUnited States

Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

PRIMARY SOURCE

Courtesy of SoftBank Robotics

SoftBank Robotics' customer testimonial showing its Whiz autonomous vacuum sweeper cleaning corridors and conference areas at a Paris hotel. Whiz's autonomy is provided by Brain Corp's BrainOS (route-taught, with up to about 600 routes), not in-house. As a testimonial, the customer-quoted benefits are claims, not independently verified.

Runs on (1)

BrainOSos-layer · production

Sources (2)

Common questions

What is SoftBank Whiz?: Autonomous commercial vacuum robot powered by Brain Corp's BrainOS. Teach-and-repeat mapped routes with autonomous obstacle avoidance; cleans up to ~1,500 m2 per charge. 10,000+ units in offices, hotels, airports and hospitals.
Who makes SoftBank Whiz?: SoftBank Whiz is made by SoftBank Robotics, based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2012.
Where is SoftBank Whiz deployed?: 1 verified deployment of SoftBank Whiz is on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States.
What is SoftBank Whiz's maturity stage?: SoftBank Whiz is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
What AI powers SoftBank Whiz?: SoftBank Whiz runs BrainOS. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-06

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-06

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: commercial_cleaning

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.