--- title: SoftBank is reportedly weighing a deal for Swiss... description: SoftBank is reportedly in early discussions to acquire or invest in Gravis Robotics, a Swiss startup spun out of ETH Zurich in 2022 that retrofits standard... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/softbank-is-reportedly-weighing-a-deal-for-swiss-robotics-startup-gravis-ufirv6ppj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: SoftBank is reportedly weighing a deal for Swiss robotics startup Gravis | daily.dev og:description: SoftBank is reportedly in early discussions to acquire or invest in Gravis Robotics, a Swiss startup spun out of ETH Zurich in 2022 that retrofits standard... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/softbank-is-reportedly-weighing-a-deal-for-swiss-robotics-startup-gravis-ufirv6ppj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ufIrV6Ppj.png og:image:alt: SoftBank is reportedly weighing a deal for Swiss robotics startup Gravis og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SoftBank is reportedly weighing a deal for Swiss robotics startup Gravis **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SoftBank is reportedly in early discussions to acquire or invest in Gravis Robotics, a Swiss startup spun out of ETH Zurich in 2022 that retrofits standard excavators with LiDAR, cameras, GNSS, and hydraulic sensors to enable autonomous operation. The company claims its kit can boost site output by 30% and has machines running across seven countries for clients including Taylor Woodrow and Holcim. The potential deal fits SoftBank's broader robotics push, which includes a $5.4bn acquisition of ABB's robotics division, a reported $800mn round for Agile Robots, and a $500mn bet on Skild AI. Masayoshi Son's thesis is that AI has matured in software and the next frontier is physical machines — a strategy that may culminate in a US-listed robotics vehicle called Roze targeting a $100bn valuation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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