Robotics to solve labor shortage
Munich, San Francisco, Austin
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Who packed your lunch?
Plot twist: it might've been a robot.
Our Co-Founder & CEO Roman Hölzl on the OMR Podcast about how RobCo automates packing, labeling and palletizing for one of Europe's largest salad box producers.
And how that kind of work turned RobCo into a unicorn 🦄
Full episode here 👇
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RobCo on the @officially_omr Podcast 🎧
In episode #947, our Co-Founder & CEO Roman Hölzl talks about how RobCo became a unicorn 🦄 and why this is just the beginning!
Thanks to the OMR team for the great conversation 💙
Episode link (in German) in the comments.
#OMRPodcast #AutonomousIndustrialRobotics #RobCoIsAUnicorn #PhysicalAI
RobCo retweeted
🚨 BREAKING:
Munich robotics startup @Robco_Robotics has just become a unicorn, crossing a $1 billion valuation in just nine months since its last round.
Founded in 2020 by Roman Hölzl, Paul Maroldt and Constantin Dresel, RobCo built its name on modular robot arms that snap together like building blocks, making automation accessible to mid-size manufacturers through a Robotics-as-a-Service model.
Now the next chapter is Alfie, that is an autonomous industrial robot designed to perceive its surroundings, reason about what needs to happen, and act independently, handling unstructured and safety-critical tasks that conventional robots have never been able to touch (official unvel in March 2027 in Munich 🥨).
Existing backers Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed doubled down.
New investors include Cherry Ventures and the European Tech Collective, a group of successful European tech founders backing the next generation.
The US is now RobCo's fastest-growing market with production in Austin and a lab in San Francisco.
European robotics is having its moment. The capital is flowing, the talent is here, and the industrial base to deploy into has existed for 150 years.
China still leads in humanoids, 90% of the global market. But Europe is not building where China is building.
It's building where Europe's strengths actually are - on the factory floor. In the mid-market.
CONGTATS TEAM! 👏🏼
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Robots dancing on stage are impressive. But they don’t solve the challenges of industrial automation.
What separates a scripted demo from a robot that can operate reliably in the real world? That’s exactly what we talk about in our new RobTalk episode.
Listen now 🎧
Most people think robots just 'follow commands.' Reality is way more complex.
A simple task like “pick up the glass” requires reasoning, physics, and thousands of control signals per second. This is where Physical AI gets real.
Listen to RobTalk now! sohub.io/8cxc
The Shift to Autonomy: Not Coding, Teaching
Robotics is moving from rigid code to Autonomy. We don’t program steps; we teach intent.
The goal? True autonomy on real factory floors.
Listen to the RobCo Podcast: 👇
rob.co/company/resources/pod…
#PhysicalAI #Robotics #Autonomy
90% of robot Prototypes never make it into a real factory.
Clemens, Principal Engineer at RobCo, breaks down why reliability beats performance and what it actually takes to deploy robots at an industrial scale.
Listen now 🎧
rob.co/company/resources/pod…
🚀 Day 1 at @hannover_messe: What a Start!
The first day is almost over, and it couldn't have begun with a more significant highlight:
We were honored to welcome @BuschRo, President and Chief Executive Officer of @Siemens AG, to our booth! 🤝 It was a pleasure discussing the future of automation and the impact of Autonomous Industrial Robotics together.
The day was packed with press interviews, deep-dive discussions, and high-energy live demos. If you are at the show over the coming days, stop by to see Alfie – The Autonomous Industrial Robot and experience our latest innovations firsthand.
📍 Visit us: Hall 26, Booth E 35
📅 Can’t make it to Hannover?
Register for our Highlights Webinar on May 6th to catch all the major tech showcases and announcements.
👇 Link to register in the comments!
#RobCo #HannoverMesse #RobCoHM2026 #Robotics #Autonomy
Physical AI is not about dancing robots, it's about teaching machines to understand and interact with the real world, one feedback loop at a time.
What does autonomous manufacturing actually look like in practice?
Listen now 🎧
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Clemens’ journey shows how machine learning turns into real industrial impact, from Microsoft and autonomous driving to building our Autonomy team at RobCo.
What building the future really means?
Listen now 🎧
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Less hype. More precision. ⚙️
Robotics needs clearer autonomy levels.
In this article published on @t3n, we outlines our 5-level model for autonomy.
Article: sohub.io/gh6c
Podcast: sohub.io/vxjl
#RobCo #PhysicalAI #Robotics #Autonomy
RobCo retweeted
Miscommunication can cause major problems.
In robotics, we call very different systems autonomous.
To help the industry finally speak the same language, I developed a five-level model for robotics, which I outline in a recent article published in @t3n (in German).
And for anyone who wants to go deeper, we also unpack the topic in episode two of RobTalks. 🎙️
Article: t3n.de/news/schluss-mit-uebe…
Podcast: robtalk.podigee.io/3-physica…
#RobCo #PhysicalAI #Robotics #Autonomy
We’re live. 🔥 “RobTalk” - The Autonomous Robotics Podcast.
Physical AI. Real systems. Zero hype.
Autonomy is changing everything.
Not in theory. In production.
Explore what it takes to make autonomy real.
Tune in🎙️
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#RobCo #PhysicalAI #RobTalk #PodCast
