SoftBank Completes Series A Investment in Gravis Robotics

Cleary Gottlieb represented SoftBank in its $200 million Series A investment in Gravis Robotics, a deep-tech robotics company spun out of ETH Zurich.

Gravis Robotics develops autonomous control systems for heavy construction machinery, enabling excavators and other equipment to operate across a full spectrum from AI-augmented manual control to full autonomy. Backed by SoftBank, Gravis plans to scale its autonomous systems globally, bringing physical AI to a trillion-dollar industry constrained by labor shortages.

The transaction was announced on August 17, 2026.

For more information, please see the press release.

The Cleary corporate team is led by partner Mike Preston and associates includes Vladislav Miroshnichenko, James Soussa, Lucy Verry, and George Taylor. Partner Rob Sharpe and associate Iarlaith McCarthy Hann are advising on tax matters. Counsel Prudence Buckland and associate Amy Garland are advising on intellectual property matters. CounselMelissa Reid is advising on employment and incentive matters.