
RobCo is a German company that designs, develops, and deploys smart modular robot solutions for industrial automation. Their business model includes providing software, hardware, and integration services from a single source, enabling faster implementation and cost-efficient, adaptable automation tailored to individual production needs. Key products include the world's first modular, patented robot hardware, RobCo Studio software platform for fleet management and IoT services, and RobFlow no-code robot programming interface. Their solutions focus on increasing productivity, reducing costs, improving quality, and addressing labor shortages with AI-based autonomous operation. RobCo serves various industries such as manufacturing, automotive, logistics, food and beverage, wood processing, and defense, with hundreds of well-known European companies as customers, positioning them as a leading innovator in flexible robot automation.

RobCo is a German company that designs, develops, and deploys smart modular robot solutions for industrial automation. Their business model includes providing software, hardware, and integration services from a single source, enabling faster implementation and cost-efficient, adaptable automation tailored to individual production needs. Key products include the world's first modular, patented robot hardware, RobCo Studio software platform for fleet management and IoT services, and RobFlow no-code robot programming interface. Their solutions focus on increasing productivity, reducing costs, improving quality, and addressing labor shortages with AI-based autonomous operation. RobCo serves various industries such as manufacturing, automotive, logistics, food and beverage, wood processing, and defense, with hundreds of well-known European companies as customers, positioning them as a leading innovator in flexible robot automation.
What they do: Build modular, AI-powered industrial robots plus no-code software and a digital twin for fast deployment and remote fleet management.
Founding: Founded in 2020 at the Chair/Department of Robotics & AI, Technical University of Munich.
Flagship products: Modular robot hardware, RobCo Studio (no-code platform / digital twin / fleet management), RobFlow (no-code programming), and RobVision (AI-powered vision).
Funding: Series B (Feb 26, 2024) ~$42.5M led by Lightspeed; Series A (Dec 11, 2022) ~€13M led by Sequoia.
Geographic footprint: Headquartered in Munich with U.S. expansion including a San Francisco office and U.S. operations.
Typical use cases: Automation for repetitive industrial tasks such as machine tending, palletizing, dispensing and welding.
Industrial automation for repetitive and semi-structured manufacturing tasks (machine tending, palletizing, dispensing, welding, etc.).
2020
DeepTech
€13M (≈$13.8M)
Other participants included Kindred Capital, Promus Ventures and multiple angel investors.
$42.5M (reported) / €39M (company announcement)
Participating investors included Sequoia Capital, Kindred Capital and Promus Ventures; company reported total investment volume increasing to over €55M.
“Includes VC backers Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital, with participation from Kindred Capital and Promus Ventures (plus individual investors).”