# SoftBank invests $200 million in Gravis Robotics

_Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM EDT · Robotics · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

SoftBank has made a $200 million investment in Gravis Robotics, a construction-technology startup that retrofits excavators and other heavy machinery with autonomous and semi-autonomous capabilities. Gravis says the funding reflects backing for physical AI in earth-moving equipment used on road, quarry and mining projects. The supplied summary does not state a valuation, deployment agreement, or the number of machines that will be retrofitted.

## Sources

- [Bloomberg Technology](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-19/gravis-robotics-ceo-on-softbank-backing-construction-video)

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