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SoftBank Leads $200M Series A for Gravis Robotics

8/19/2026

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Summary

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Gravis Robotics secured $200 million in a SoftBank-led Series A, valuing the company at roughly $1 billion.
CEO Ryan Luke Johns says the Gravis Rack and Gravis Copilot can boost excavator productivity by up to 30 percent.
The financing follows a $23 million 2025 raise, supports a global rollout, and backs an $8 million UK government CAM Pathfinder project with Flannery.

History

Historical Context

Founded from MIT in 1992, Boston Dynamics demonstrated DARPA-funded legged robots, notably the BigDog quadruped for the U.S. military. SoftBank’s 2017 acquisition and its 2020 Vision Fund’s $100 billion AI-robotics pledge spurred commercial expansion. Today Gravis Robotics, led by Ryan Luke Johns, raised $200 million from SoftBank-led investors to deploy a Copilot system targeting a 30 percent productivity lift for excavators.

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Story summary

Gravis Robotics secured $200 million in a SoftBank-led Series A, valuing the company at roughly $1 billion.
CEO Ryan Luke Johns says the Gravis Rack and Gravis Copilot can boost excavator productivity by up to 30 percent.
The financing follows a $23 million 2025 raise, supports a global rollout, and backs an $8 million UK government CAM Pathfinder project with Flannery.

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