Husarion
Husarion sp. z o.o. is a Polish robotics company that designs and manufactures ROS/ROS 2-based autonomous mobile robot platforms (Panther, Lynx, ROSbot XL, ROSbot 3) and supporting software tools for researchers, universities, and industrial integrators building custom autonomous systems.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2013
- HeadquartersKraków, Poland
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Husarion does
Husarion sp. z o.o. is a Polish robotics company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Kraków, Poland. The company designs and manufactures autonomous mobile robot (AMR) platforms and supporting software, primarily serving researchers, universities, and industrial integrators who build custom autonomous systems on top of ROS and ROS 2. Its hardware portfolio comprises four platforms: Panther and Lynx are rugged outdoor UGVs with IP54/66-rated chassis engineered for industrial and research use, while ROSbot XL and ROSbot 3 are compact indoor platforms targeted at research, education, and light-delivery applications. The platforms share open-source ROS/ROS 2 drivers, modular sensor integration (LIDAR, RGB-D cameras, GNSS RTK, UWB), and Husarion's BehaviorTree-based safety management architecture.
The company's offering extends well beyond hardware. Husarion OS is an Ubuntu LTS-based operating system pre-configured for ROS/ROS 2 with variants for ROS 2 Jazzy, ROS 2 Humble, Vulcanexus Humble, ROS Noetic, and Minimal deployments. HOFI (Husarion OS Flasher Image) standardizes OS installation across Raspberry Pi, x64 SBCs, and NVIDIA Jetson Orin platforms. Docker images and snap packages provide modular deployment primitives, and Husarnet — a low-latency peer-to-peer VPN — enables remote fleet connectivity beyond the LAN. Together, this stack addresses the most common friction points in ROS adoption: learning curve, hardware-software integration, and fleet deployment. The company generates revenue through direct hardware sales via store.husarion.com, a global network of 12+ authorized distributors across Europe, North America, India, and Australia/New Zealand, direct enterprise sales (with a dedicated Sales Representative role), and custom robot design services covering electronics, mechanical, and ROS software design for agriculture, construction, logistics, and other verticals.
The customer base is broad and heterogeneous. Enterprise logos — General Motors, Airbus, Bosch, AWS, Samsung — function primarily as marketing references. The volume base is dominated by academic and research institutions (MIT, Georgia Tech, TU Delft, University of Bath, EPFL CREATE Lab, RMIT, Cranfield, Sant'Anna, Alliance Bioversity & CIAT) and a handful of industrial startups building application-specific solutions on top of Husarion platforms (Gestalt Robotics for last-mile delivery, Rock-Farm for masonry, EPFL for agricultural harvesting). The company is mid-stage in scale (11–50 employees) and has historically operated on a capital-efficient basis, with disclosed external funding of approximately $578,000 between 2013 and 2017, supplemented by a 651,015 PLN EU co-funding grant in 2025 for internationalization. In December 2024 Husarion announced a planned merger with its wholly-owned subsidiary Husarnet sp. z o.o. to consolidate its AMR platform and connectivity businesses.
Husarion firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Husarion
- Legal name
- Husarion sp. z o.o.
- Website
- https://husarion.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2013
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Husarion sp. z o.o. is a Polish robotics company that designs and manufactures ROS/ROS 2-based autonomous mobile robot platforms (Panther, Lynx, ROSbot XL, ROSbot 3) and supporting software tools for researchers, universities, and industrial integrators building custom autonomous systems.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Husarion industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Autonomous Mobile Robots
- NAICS
- Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Humanoid & General-Purpose Robots (HDAAAIAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins) (HDAAAIAK)
Keywords
Where Husarion is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kraków
- HQ country
- Poland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Husarion business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Hardware Sales: Husarion sells autonomous mobile robot platforms including Panther, Lynx, ROSbot XL, and ROSbot 3. Products are available through the online store (store.husarion.com) and a network of global distributors. Hardware sales represent the primary revenue stream, with platforms priced at varying levels based on payload, environment suitability, and included sensors.
- Software Licensing & OS: Husarion provides Husarion OS, Docker images, snap packages, and software tools. While some software is open-source, the company derives value from software distribution, OS provisioning tools, and connectivity solutions (Husarnet VPN).
- Custom Robot Design Services: Husarion offers custom robot design services encompassing hardware (electronics design, embedded software design, mechanical design, certification consulting) and software (ROS software design, simulation model design, robot connectivity, fleet management systems). This professional services revenue stream addresses clients with specific agriculture, construction, logistics, and other industry requirements.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | No public pricing tiers listed |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels11 records
Husarion product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Husarion manufactures and sells autonomous mobile robot platforms (Panther, Lynx, ROSbot XL, ROSbot 3) based on ROS and ROS 2, complemented by a software ecosystem including Husarion OS, HOFI flasher, Docker images, snap packages, and the Husarnet P2P VPN. The company also provides custom robot design services for clients in agriculture, construction, logistics, inspection, and research applications.
Product overview
Husarion is a robotics company that provides mobile robotic platforms, software assets, and connectivity solutions enabling users to build autonomous systems based on ROS and ROS 2. The product portfolio centers on four robot platforms: Panther (outdoor UGV for heavy-duty applications), Lynx (compact UGV for indoor/outdoor use), ROSbot XL (indoor inspection and delivery robot), and ROSbot 3 (research and education platform). These are complemented by a comprehensive software ecosystem including Husarion OS (Ubuntu-based OS for ROS robots), HOFI (OS flashing tool), Docker Images and Snap Packages for software deployment, and Husarnet (P2P VPN for remote robot access). The company also offers custom robot design services for specialized industry applications.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Husarion OS: Ubuntu LTS-based operating system tailored for robots powered by ROS
- HOFI (Husarion OS Flasher Image)
- Husarnet
Products and services
- Panther A rugged Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) platform engineered for demanding outdoor environments, featuring an aluminium chassis, 4 x 473 W BLDC motors, IP54/66 rating, 100 kg payload, 2 m/s max speed, and open-source ROS and ROS 2 drivers. Designed for autonomous mobile robot applications in industrial, agricultural, construction, and inspection contexts.
- Lynx A compact and robust UGV platform for seamless indoor and outdoor operation, featuring an IP54/66-rated rugged alloy chassis, 2 x 473 W BLDC motors, 65 kg payload, 1.5 m/s max speed, hot-swappable battery, and a modular customizable user compartment. Suited for navigation in tight spaces, standard doorways, and demanding environments including nuclear and emergency response scenarios.
- ROSbot XL An indoor mobile robot platform for inspection and delivery of light loads, featuring omnidirectional wheels, 10 kg payload, 1 m/s max speed, ROS 2 Control with real-time and micro-ROS support, and compatibility with robot arms, LIDAR, RGB-D cameras, GPS, and UWB navigation. Used for research, education, and indoor AMR development.
- ROSbot 3 An indoor mobile robot platform purpose-built for research and education, featuring a compact 23 x 20 cm footprint, RPLIDAR C1/S2, Luxonis OAK-D Lite/Pro 3D camera, 4x TOF distance sensors, 4x quadrature encoders, 9 DOF IMU, and an expansion header (GPIO, USB, HDMI). Designed for teaching ROS principles and conducting robotics research.
- Husarion OS An Ubuntu LTS-based operating system specifically tailored for robots powered by ROS and ROS 2, available in variants for ROS 2 Jazzy, ROS 2 Humble, Vulcanexus Humble, ROS Noetic, and Minimal configurations. Pre-configured with Docker and the Husarnet client for simplified robot deployment.
- HOFI (Husarion OS Flasher Image) A unified tool for installing operating systems across various Single Board Computers used in Husarion robots, supporting Raspberry Pi (SD card), x64 SBCs with eMMC or SSD, and NVIDIA Jetson Orin platforms. Provides standardized, error-resistant OS flashing.
- Husarion Docker Images A set of Docker images enabling a modular approach to preparing ROS and ROS 2 applications for robots, organized into categories for robots, autonomy (mapping, localization, navigation), equipment (cameras, LIDARs, controllers), and tools (visualization, debugging, Husarnet).
- Husarion Snap Packages Self-contained application bundles for installing, configuring, and updating robot software with single-line commands, including robot drivers, sensor drivers, and user-facing tools, exposing uniform configuration keys and start/stop apps.
- Husarnet A low-latency peer-to-peer VPN enabling connection of ROS 2 powered devices and other computers, microcontrollers, and containers both in LAN and over the Internet with zero configuration, including Husarnet-DDS integration for automatic DDS XML configuration.
- Custom Robot Design Services Professional design and build services for autonomous mobile robots (AMR) dedicated to agriculture, construction, logistics, and other industries, including hardware electronics design, embedded software design, mechanical design, certification consulting, ROS software design, simulation model design, robot connectivity, and fleet management systems.
Quantifiable outcome
- 80% successful raspberry harvesting rate during first field test at EPFL
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Husarion
Customer profileNamed customers18 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Husarion technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature11 records
Husarion partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Generation RobotscoreAuthorized distributor for Husarion products in France and Germany (EU region). Handles local sales, support, and distribution of Husarion robot platforms to customers in these territories.
- RobotshopcoreGlobal authorized distributor for Husarion products, serving customers in Canada and USA. One of the largest online robotics retailers, providing wide reach for Husarion platforms.
- RobosaavycoreAuthorized distributor for Husarion products in UK and Portugal markets. Provides local sales and support for European customers in these territories.
- ROS ComponentscoreAuthorized distributor for Husarion products in Spain (EU region). Specializes in ROS-related robotics components and platforms.
- Unbox IndustryminorAuthorized distributor for Husarion products in India. Provides local sales and distribution for the Indian market.
- Edu4IndustryminorAuthorized distributor for Husarion products in Poland. Provides local sales for the Polish market.
- Rahal TechnologyminorAuthorized distributor for Husarion products in UK market.
- BaumotorminorAuthorized distributor for Husarion products in Germany (EU region).
- Eagle Projects S.p.A.minorAuthorized distributor for Husarion products in Italy (EU region).
- ChironixminorAuthorized distributor for Husarion products in Australia and New Zealand markets.
- Alisys RoboticsminorAuthorized distributor for Husarion products in Spain (EU region).
- Astaro Business SRLminorAuthorized distributor for Husarion products in Romania.
- Nav2 (Navigation2)coreHusarion's ROSbot XL and UGV platforms natively integrate with the Nav2 navigation stack, providing autonomous mapping, localization, and navigation capabilities. Nav2 is a reference setup used in Husarion's official Docker images and documentation.
- SLAM ToolboxcoreHusarion provides reference setups for SLAM Toolbox in their Docker images (husarion/slam-toolbox), enabling simultaneous localization and mapping for autonomous navigation. Integrated as a reference project for ROSbot and UGV platforms.
- Fast DDS / eProsimacoreHusarion ROSbot XL and UGV platforms come pre-configured with Fast DDS Discovery Server for ROS 2 communication. eProsima uses ROSbot XL as a reference platform for testing Fast DDS settings. Husarnet-DDS integrates with Fast DDS for automatic XML configuration.
- The ConstructminorThe Construct uses ROSbot XL as a reference platform for their Robotics Developer Masterclass online course. The Construct provides ROS 2 education and training using Husarion's platform for remote learning demonstrations.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Husarion competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Clearpath Robotics: Clearpath Robotics (including OTTO Motors) is a direct peer offering ROS-based autonomous mobile robot platforms (Husky, Jackal, Warthog, Ridgeback) for research, agriculture, mining, and industrial use. Closely comparable to Husarion's Panther/Lynx/ROSbot lineup in technology stack (ROS/ROS 2), customer base (universities and enterprises), and go-to-market.
- Robotnik: Spanish AMR/UGV maker with ROS-native platforms (RB-Kairos, RB-Vogui, RB-Watcher) for industrial, agricultural, and inspection applications. Direct competitor to Husarion in European mobile robotics distribution, with overlapping ROS 2 stack and similar rugged-UGV product positioning.
- Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR): MiR, owned by Teradyne, manufactures autonomous mobile robots for warehouse and logistics. Comparable to Husarion as a mobile robotics platform provider, though MiR skews more toward payload logistics and Husarion toward research/outdoor, MiR establishes the commercial AMR benchmark Husarion competes against for enterprise buyers.
- PAL Robotics: Barcelona-based ROS-native robotics maker offering mobile bases (TIAGO, TIAGo++, PMB-2) and humanoid platforms for research, healthcare, and logistics. Direct peer sharing Husarion's ROS-first philosophy, European base, and research customer base.
- Neobotix: German manufacturer of ROS-based mobile robots (MPO-700, SOTER, NEO) for industrial and research markets. Directly comparable to Husarion in ROS stack, indoor/outdoor UGV product category, and the German DACH distributor overlapping Husarion's market.
- Fetch Robotics: California-based AMR vendor (now part of Zebra Technologies) with Freight and Roller Top series for logistics and warehouse automation. Direct AMR competitor for enterprise buyers, sharing Husarion's ROS orientation and warehouse/logistics target segment.
- Locus Robotics: Provider of autonomous mobile robots for warehouse fulfillment, Locus LocusOne platform. Direct AMR peer and established benchmark for autonomous logistics, sharing indoor-mobile-robot product DNA though targeting a specific fulfillment use case.
Broad incumbents
- Boston Dynamics: Boston Dynamics (Hyundai-owned) is a broad autonomous robotics incumbent with Spot and Stretch. Comparable to Husarion as a ROS/ROS 2 mobile robotics platform provider targeting industrial inspection and logistics, but with much greater scale and proprietary (non-open) stack.
Emerging players
- Agile Robots: German-Chinese collaborative robotics and AMR vendor with ROS integration. Emerging player with overlapping mobile robotics technologies and shared industrial automation target segments, providing a competitive benchmark for Husarion in the EU manufacturing market.
Others
- Generation Robots: French ROS robotics integrator and authorized Husarion distributor (Generation Robots is in Husarion's own distributor network), while also reselling competing platforms like Clearpath and Robotnik. Directly comparable as a ROS-platform channel and integrator for European customers.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Husarion social profiles
Digital presenceHusarion financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Husarion leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Husarion subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Husarion funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds4 records
Investors1 record
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Husarion M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Husarion
What does Husarion do?
Husarion manufactures and sells autonomous mobile robot platforms (Panther, Lynx, ROSbot XL, ROSbot 3) based on ROS and ROS 2, complemented by a software ecosystem including Husarion OS, HOFI flasher, Docker images, snap packages, and the Husarnet P2P VPN. The company also provides custom robot design services for clients in agriculture, construction, logistics, inspection, and research applications.
Is Husarion a public or private company?
Husarion is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Husarion founded?
Husarion was founded in 2013. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Husarion based?
Husarion is headquartered in Kraków, Poland, in the Europe region.
How does Husarion make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are software Licensing & OS and custom Robot Design Services.
Who are Husarion's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Clearpath Robotics, Robotnik, Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), PAL Robotics, Neobotix, Fetch Robotics and Locus Robotics. Boston Dynamics is listed as a broad incumbent. Agile Robots is listed as an emerging player. Generation Robots is listed as an others.
Does Husarion have an API?
No public API is recorded for Husarion.
What industry is Husarion in?
Husarion's product category is Autonomous Mobile Robots. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAAAIAJ, Humanoid & General-Purpose Robots, with a secondary code of HDAAAIAK, Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins). Its NAICS code is 33331.