# SoftBank Whiz: robot model

Canonical ID: `b0cca600-f2bf-4183-a23a-f4bed54e9353`

- **Slug:** softbank-whiz
- **Form factor:** commercial_cleaning
- **Maturity stage:** commercial
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Specs

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

## Deployments

- [softbank-whiz-hotels](/deployments/softbank-whiz-hotels.md) at United States (id: `20f95c0f-f75d-496e-86ed-ea1b05ee6bb4`)

## Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

_Manufacturer-supplied at the model level; not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker._

- **video**: [SoftBank Whiz autonomous vacuum](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqR3aWN7fJo). _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.


## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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.


## Sources (2)

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

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