Led by Marathon Venture Capital, along with the participation of angel investors, the round will enable Bota Systems to grow its team, address increasing demand from leading research labs and manufacturing companies globally, along with accelerating its product roadmap towards delivering a robotic platform with enhanced levels of sensitivity.
Accurate data coming from onboard sensors, with the integration of AI, allows the automation of tasks, so much so that robots now play a pivotal role in modern manufacturing, with over half a million new industrial robots installed last year.
While their range of tasks performed is growing, there is one fundamental aspect where robots lag behind: the sense of touch.
Unlike humans, who can adapt movements based on sensory feedback, robots still require any movements to be predefined. That means the robot’s controller should know all geometrical data within its workspace with very high precision. If an item is not exactly where it should be or its shape is slightly different, a robot fails to adapt or just breaks. To unlock the next stage of the robotics revolution, it’s necessary to enable physical interactions and dynamic movements in robots.
Zurich-based Bota Systems gives robots a sense of touch, unlocking new skills and previously impossible tasks. Its platform, which consists of advanced in-house developed force torque sensors with built-in electronics and proprietary AI, can equip robotic arms with flexibility and adaptability, enabling for the first-time use cases such as polishing complex surfaces, assembling delicate parts, or performing interactive tasks.
Indicatively, Bota Systems empowers autonomous robots for electric vehicle charging, telepresence of humans (humanoid robots), teaching polishing, sanding, and grinding by hand guiding, among others.
Bota Systems already serves customers in over 30 countries and collaborates with a network of distributors and robotic integrators across EMEA, the Americas and APAC.
Many roboticists have been using Bota Systems technology because it is fast to setup, it can retrofit their robotic installation while enabling new functions, and is extremely robust, able to work 24 hours a day.
Klajd Lika, CEO of Bota Systems, said, "We are on a mission to give robots the sense of touch and we keep being amazed to see how many different use cases our platform is serving across geographies and sectors. We decided to double down our efforts to serve more leading customers globally and further accelerate our ambitious product roadmap".
The capital injection will help strengthen Bota Systems' global footprint and introduce robotic solutions to address labour shortages in manufacturing, particularly in areas like polishing, assembly, and handling.
