SoftBank Robotics · working robot
Whiz
A self-driving commercial vacuum about 65 cm tall that learns a route once by being pushed, then repeats it using lidar and cameras on Brain Corp's BrainOS software. It cleans about 1,800 m² on a three-hour charge in offices, hotels, airports and schools; later Whiz B, P and V models are separate bodies.
- Price
- —Offered mainly as a robot-as-a-service subscription; no list price published
- Height
- 65 cmTaller than 35%
- Weight
- 34 kgHeavier than 15%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- 1.8 km/hFaster than 6%
- Battery
- 3 hRuns longer than 7%
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Why it matters
Whiz is on the market today.
Real-world use
SoftBank Robotics reports more than 40,000 Whiz-series units shipped worldwide as of March 2026 (series total, including later models).
Timeline
- First shown
- 2019
- Released
- 2019
Maker
SoftBank RoboticsCompany · Tokyo, JapanHow it stacks up
Against other working & field robots that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Whiz is taller than 35% of the 72 other working & field robots that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Whiz is heavier than 15% of the 75 other working & field robots that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Whiz is faster than 6% of the 86 other working & field robots that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Whiz runs longer than 7% of the 86 other working & field robots that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: payload, joints, price.
Public attention
How much public attention Whiz gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. A person pushes it once to teach a route, then it vacuums that route on its own.
- Sensors & vision
- Multiple high-precision sensors with AI for navigation
- Battery & power
- About 3 hours normal mode (up to about 3.6 hours), about 1.5 hours power mode; about 1,800 m2 per charge
- AI & software
- Brain Corp BrainOS autonomy; follows taught routes and reacts to obstacles
- Other details
- Commercial vacuum for carpeted floors in large spaces
Lineage
Every SoftBank Robotics machine in order.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedOffered mainly as a robot-as-a-service subscription; no list price published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- More than 40,000 Whiz-series units shipped worldwide by March 2026 (series total)
- Customers and pilots
- Sheraton Myrtle Beach, Club Wyndham Atlanta, Margaritaville Vacation Club Atlanta, La Quinta Inn & Suites (Moscow, Idaho), Marriott Denver Tech Center, Wicomico County Schools
Sources
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