NGX Robotics
NGX Robotics is a France-based group distributing professional robotics hardware (mobile, quadruped, and humanoid platforms, sensors, and components) and providing custom ROS/ROS2 engineering services through its GR Lab division to research, education, and industrial customers across 100+ countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2008
- HeadquartersMérignac, France
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What NGX Robotics does
NGX Robotics, formerly the Generation Robots group, is a France-based robotics company founded in 2008 and headquartered in Mérignac (Bordeaux) with a wholly-owned subsidiary in Berlin. It operates as a four-division group: Génération Robots (distribution), GrLab (engineering services), Running Brains (autonomous robot development), and Humarobotics (humanoid robotics). The company serves research laboratories, universities, and industrial clients across more than 100 countries, with a claimed base of 25,000+ customers and notable enterprise and government logos including CERN, EDF, IBM, Dassault Systèmes, Coca-Cola, SNCF, Engie, CEA, Yale, ONERA, INRIA, CNRS, Accenture, and SEB Group.
The company's product portfolio spans mobile robots, quadruped platforms (Lite 3, X30 Pro, LYNX M20 from Deep Robotics), humanoid robots (NAO V6, Poppy, AgiBot A2/X2 Ultra, Booster Robotics), collaborative arms (Franka, Kinova, Doosan), and a proprietary GR100 outdoor security robot designed and manufactured in France. It also distributes a wide sensor and component catalogue including Dynamixel servo motors (exclusive in France), Ouster/RoboSense/Hokuyo LiDAR, Intel RealSense/Stereolabs/Luxonis depth cameras, and NVIDIA Jetson boards. Its engineering arm, GR Lab, provides custom ROS/ROS2 development across nuclear, aeronautics, surveillance, and transportation verticals, with documented capabilities in SLAM, autonomous navigation, and sensor data fusion.
Revenue is generated through two streams. Hardware distribution flows through a multi-currency, multi-language e-commerce storefront with unit pricing ranging from €47.80 for entry-level actuators to over €162,000 for humanoid robots and €114,000+ for industrial quadrupeds. Engineering services are quote-based and bundled through GR Lab. Go-to-market is sales-led, combining self-serve online quote generation with enterprise field sales for complex procurement. In June 2023 the group raised approximately €3 million (from AQUITI Gestion and GT Logistics) and rebranded to NGX Robotics to formalize its growth strategy.
NGX Robotics firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- NGX Robotics
- Legal name
- Génération Robots
- Website
- https://generationrobots.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2008
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- NGX Robotics is a France-based group distributing professional robotics hardware (mobile, quadruped, and humanoid platforms, sensors, and components) and providing custom ROS/ROS2 engineering services through its GR Lab division to research, education, and industrial customers across 100+ countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
NGX Robotics industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Robotics Distribution
- NAICS
- Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins) (HDAAAIAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Collaborative Robots (Cobots) (IMAHAHAB), Industrial Robots (Articulated, SCARA, Delta, Cartesian) (IMAHAHAA), Industrial & Warehouse Robotics (HDAAAIAA)
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Where NGX Robotics is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Mérignac
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
NGX Robotics business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Robotics Equipment Distribution: Sale of robotics hardware including mobile robots, quadruped robots, humanoid robots, robotic arms, sensors (LiDAR, depth cameras), microcontrollers, and servo motors from partner brands. Products are sold directly through their e-commerce platform with pricing ranging from €47.80 for individual actuators to over €162,000 for humanoid robots.
- Engineering Services: Custom robotics engineering services through their GR Lab division for designing advanced robotic solutions across industries including nuclear, aeronautics, farming, surveillance, and transportation. Services include robot assembly, software development, and algorithm creation for autonomous robots.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Lite 3 Quadruped Robot - Four versions (Basic, Venture, Pro, LiDAR) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | X30 Pro Quadruped Robot - Industrial quadruped robot |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | LYNX M20 Protector Security - Autonomous security robot |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | NAO V6 Humanoid Robot - Interactive programmable humanoid |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Poppy Humanoid Robot - Open-source robotics platform |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | AgiBot Humanoid Robots - Advanced humanoid platforms |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Dynamixel AX-12A Actuator - Entry-level servo motor |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels4 records
NGX Robotics product offering
Product offeringCore offering
NGX Robotics (formerly Generation Robots) is a France-based robotics distributor that sells mobile robots, quadruped robots, humanoid robots, robotic arms, sensors, and components from multiple partner brands including Boston Dynamics, Deep Robotics, Maxtronics (NAO), AgiBot, and ROBOTIS. The company manufactures its own GR100 outdoor security robot entirely in France and operates an in-house engineering department (GR Lab) providing custom robotics engineering services with ROS/ROS2 expertise across industries including nuclear, aeronautics, farming, surveillance, and transportation.
Product overview
NGX Robotics (operating as Generation Robots) is a robotics distribution, engineering, and autonomous robot development company organized into four divisions: Génération Robots (robotics distribution), GrLab (engineering department), Running Brains, and Humarobotics. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of mobile robots, quadruped robots (Lite 3, X30, LYNX M20), humanoid robots (NAO V6, Poppy, Agibot A2/X2 Ultra, Booster Robotics), service robots, and the proprietary GR100 outdoor security robot. The portfolio includes advanced sensors (LiDAR, depth cameras, IMU) and components (Dynamixel servo motors, microcontrollers). The engineering department (GR Lab) provides custom robotics development with ROS/ROS2 expertise. The company serves research, education, and industrial sectors across more than 100 countries.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- GR Lab: Engineering department specialized in mobile robotics and ROS/ROS2 development, integration, and advanced robotic solutions for various industries including nuclear, aeronautics, farming, surveillance, and transportation.
- GR100
Products and services
- GR100 Outdoor Security Robot Fully autonomous outdoor security robot designed, produced, and manufactured in France by NGX Robotics. Performs 24/7 autonomous patrols for industrial sites and sensitive areas in all weather conditions, handling repetitive and strenuous patrols autonomously.
- Robotics Engineering Services (GR Lab) Custom robotics engineering services for designing and assembling advanced robotic solutions across industries. Specializes in autonomous robot software development, SLAM-based localization and navigation, data fusion, and integration with ROS/ROS2 frameworks. Services are quote-based and tailored to client specifications.
- Lite 3 Quadruped Robot Advanced programmable quadruped robot by Deep Robotics, distributed by NGX Robotics. Available in Basic, Venture, Pro, and LiDAR versions with modular structure, designed for research, education, and robotic development. Compatible with ROS1 and ROS2 and Ubuntu 20.04.
- X30 Pro Quadruped Robot High-end industrial quadruped robot by Deep Robotics for extreme industrial environments with IP67 rating, -20°C to 55°C operating temperature range, and advanced autonomous navigation capabilities including RGB and thermal cameras for defect and anomaly detection.
- LYNX M20 Protector Security Autonomous robotic security solution combining Deep Robotics LYNX M20 Pro quadruped platform with Protector software. Features 24/7 autonomous patrols, AI-based person detection, real-time video monitoring, motorized pan-tilt-zoom camera, and cloud-based teleoperation.
- NAO V6 Humanoid Robot Sixth-generation interactive humanoid robot by Maxtronics, distributed by NGX Robotics. Features 25 degrees of freedom, 58 cm height, 5.6 kg weight, voice recognition via 4 microphones, computer vision via 2 front cameras, and Python/C++ SDK for development. Over 20,000 units deployed in 70+ countries.
- Poppy Humanoid Robot Open-source humanoid robot platform originally developed by INRIA FLOWERS team, distributed by NGX Robotics. 85cm tall, 3.5kg, 25 degrees of freedom, with 3D printed parts, Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ control, Python-based Pypot library, and simulation support for V-Rep and Gazebo.
- Agibot X2 Ultra Humanoid Robot Advanced humanoid robot by AgiBot with 30 degrees of freedom, 3D LiDAR, RGB-D camera, NVIDIA Orin NX (157 TOPS) computing board, 4G/5G module, approximately 2 hours battery life, and multimodal interaction based on vision, voice, touch, and facial expressions.
- Agibot A2 Ultra Humanoid Robot Full-size humanoid platform by AgiBot designed for interaction, autonomous navigation, technology demonstrations, and service robotics applications in reception, showroom, and event environments. Interaction-focused configuration.
- Dynamixel Servo Motors (ROBOTIS) Exclusive French distributor of the Dynamixel range of servo motors from ROBOTIS, including AX, MX, X, and XL series. Actuators with network communication and feedback capabilities, used as core components in robotics. Dynamixel SDK available for development.
- LiDAR Sensor Portfolio Range of LiDAR sensors from multiple brands including Ouster (OS0, OS1, OSDome), RoboSense (Airy, EM4, EMX, Fairy), Hokuyo, Slamtec (Mapper, Aurora), and Ydlidar for robotics, autonomous vehicles, mapping, and navigation applications.
- Depth Camera Portfolio Depth sensing cameras from multiple brands including Intel RealSense (D435, D455, D436, D555), Stereolabs ZED (including ZED X Nano), Luxonis, RoboSense (AC2), and Slamtec Aurora for 3D perception and robotics vision applications.
- Microcontrollers and Development Boards Development platforms including NVIDIA Jetson, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and Odroid for robotics prototyping, embedded AI, and edge computing applications.
Quantifiable outcome
- Over 25,000 customers served across 100+ countries with 18 years of robotics experience
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Companies that use NGX Robotics
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
NGX Robotics technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration12 records
AI capability14 records
Feature3 records
NGX Robotics partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
24 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- ROBOTIScoreExclusive distributor of the Dynamixel range of servo-motors from ROBOTIS in France. Dynamixel servomotors are a core product line sold through NGX Robotics' platform.
- Boston DynamicscoreOfficial partner for distribution of the Spot robot (quadruped robot). NGX Robotics is amongst the few Boston Dynamics' official partners for Spot distribution.
- OustermajorReseller of Ouster LiDAR sensors including OS0, OS1, and OSDome models for robotics and autonomous vehicle applications.
- Intel RealSensemajorReseller of Intel RealSense depth cameras including D435, D455, D436, D555 models for robotics vision and 3D perception applications.
- Deep RoboticsmajorEuropean distributor of Deep Robotics products including Lite 3, X30 Pro, and LYNX M20 quadruped robots for research, inspection, and security applications.
- HokuyomajorReseller of Hokuyo LiDAR sensors for robotics and automation applications.
- RoboSensemajorReseller of RoboSense LiDAR sensors including Airy, EM4, EMX, and Fairy models for mobile robotics, mapping, and autonomous driving.
- NVIDIAmajorReseller of NVIDIA Jetson computing boards for robotics development, embedded AI, and autonomous machine applications.
- StereolabsmajorReseller of Stereolabs products including ZED depth cameras for robotics, computer vision, and 3D perception applications.
- LuxonismajorReseller of Luxonis products for depth perception and autonomous machine applications.
- Booster RoboticsmajorDistributor of Booster Robotics humanoid robots for interaction, demonstration, and research applications.
- AgiBotmajorDistributor of AgiBot humanoid robots (A2 Ultra and X2 Ultra) for laboratories, universities, innovation centers, and companies for human-robot interaction and R&D projects.
- HusarionmajorReseller of Husarion mobile robot platforms including the Panther UGV for outdoor applications.
- Clearpath RoboticsmajorReseller of Clearpath Robotics mobile robots for research and industrial applications.
- AgileX RoboticsmajorReseller of AgileX Robotics mobile robot platforms.
- Franka RoboticsmajorReseller of Franka Robotics collaborative robot arms (cobots) for research and automation.
- KinovamajorReseller of Kinova collaborative robot arms for research and service robotics.
- Doosan RoboticsmajorReseller of Doosan Robotics collaborative robot arms.
- Niryo RoboticsmajorReseller of Niryo Robotics small robot arms for education and research.
- TemimajorReseller of Temi service robots for interaction and assistance applications.
- Poppy StationcoreNGX Robotics (as founding distributor) is a founder partner of Poppy Station association, which now manages the Poppy open-source robotics platform originally developed by INRIA FLOWERS team. The platform includes Poppy Humanoid, Poppy Torso, and Poppy Ergo Jr robots.
- Running Brains RoboticscoreRunning Brains is one of the divisions of the NGX Robotics group (formerly Generation Robots group), specializing in autonomous robot development as part of the group's integrated structure.
- GR LabcoreGR Lab is the engineering department of NGX Robotics, specializing in mobile robotics and ROS/ROS2 development. Provides robotics engineering services for custom projects across various industries.
- INRIA Flowers LaboratoryminorOriginal developer of the Poppy open-source robotics platform, which was transferred to Poppy Station association in 2018. NGX Robotics continues as historical distributor and founder partner of Poppy Station.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
NGX Robotics competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Mecademic: Canadian maker of compact precision cobots sold into industrial and laboratory automation. Comparable niche cobot product category and overlapping industrial/research customer base, though without NGX's distribution breadth.
- Robotnik: Spanish manufacturer and integrator of mobile robots and autonomous platforms with ROS/ROS2 expertise. Comparable mobile-robotics and ROS integration capability, but primarily a builder rather than a multi-brand distributor.
- Pollen Robotics: French developer of open-source humanoid and collaborative robots (Reachy, Poppy) with strong ROS background. Comparable French robotics ecosystem positioning and overlapping customer base in research and education.
- Husarion: Polish maker of ROS-based mobile robot platforms (Panther, ROSbot). Overlaps with NGX's ROS integration capability and mobile-robot distribution, and is one of NGX's partner brands — a useful adjacent comparable for the engineering and platform layer.
- Wandercraft: French robotics company developing autonomous humanoid and exoskeleton robots. Comparable French ecosystem and overlapping humanoid robotics exposure, though focused on medical/mobility use cases rather than distribution.
Regional players
- Active8 Robots: UK-based distributor and integrator of collaborative and mobile robots (Universal Robots, MiR, etc.). Comparable European robotics distribution + integration model, but primarily serves the UK market rather than France/Germany.
- Botland: Central/Eastern European online retailer of electronics, microcontrollers, sensors, and robotics kits. Comparable e-commerce-led distribution model targeting makers, education, and SMB robotics buyers, but without NGX's industrial and ROS engineering services depth.
Direct peers
- RobotShop: North America's largest online robotics retailer and integrator, selling mobile robots, robotic arms, components, and sensors from many of the same brands NGX carries (Ouster, Intel RealSense, Dynamixel). Directly comparable B2B/B2C e-commerce distribution model.
- Trossen Robotics: US-based online distributor of robotic arms, mobile platforms, and components with in-house integration services. Closely comparable product breadth (robotics hardware + components + custom engineering) and customer mix spanning research, education, and prosumer robotics.
Broad incumbents
- ABB Robotics: Global industrial robotics and automation incumbent selling cobots, industrial arms, and autonomous mobile robots. Overlaps with NGX's cobot and industrial-robot distribution portfolio but operates as a manufacturer with far broader scale and direct enterprise sales motion.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about NGX Robotics
What does NGX Robotics do?
NGX Robotics (formerly Generation Robots) is a France-based robotics distributor that sells mobile robots, quadruped robots, humanoid robots, robotic arms, sensors, and components from multiple partner brands including Boston Dynamics, Deep Robotics, Maxtronics (NAO), AgiBot, and ROBOTIS. The company manufactures its own GR100 outdoor security robot entirely in France and operates an in-house engineering department (GR Lab) providing custom robotics engineering services with ROS/ROS2 expertise across industries including nuclear, aeronautics, farming, surveillance, and transportation.
Is NGX Robotics a public or private company?
NGX Robotics is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was NGX Robotics founded?
NGX Robotics was founded in 2008. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is NGX Robotics based?
NGX Robotics is headquartered in Mérignac, France, in the Europe region.
How does NGX Robotics make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Robotics Equipment Distribution is the primary driver. The others are engineering Services.
Who are NGX Robotics's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Mecademic, Robotnik, Pollen Robotics, Husarion and Wandercraft. Regional players are Active8 Robots and Botland. Direct peers are RobotShop and Trossen Robotics. ABB Robotics is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does NGX Robotics have an API?
Yes. NGX Robotics (through its Generation Robots division) offers SDKs and APIs for various products. The Lite 3 quadruped robot provides SDK, API, perception interface and related documents for secondary development. The Agibot X2 Ultra supports secondary development with OTA updates. The NAO V6 robot includes a Python and C++ SDK. Dynamixel products offer a Dynamixel SDK for development.
What industry is NGX Robotics in?
NGX Robotics's product category is Industrial Robotics Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAAAIAK, Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins), with a secondary code of IMAHAHAB, Collaborative Robots (Cobots). Its NAICS code is 333924 and its SIC code is 7373.