What ADLATUS Robotics does

ADLATUS Robotics GmbH is a privately held German service robotics company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, specializing in autonomous professional floor-cleaning robots. The company designs and sells the CR700C/D autonomous scrubber-dryer line, the SR1300 autonomous vacuum sweeper, and paired service stations (S700-2, S1300) that handle battery charging, fresh-water refill, dirty-water drainage, and waste disposal without human intervention. Underpinning these products is the proprietary ADLATUS Trusted Robotics Platform — a software-and-sensor stack built around 2D and 3D LIDAR (not cameras), engineered for collision avoidance compliant with IEC 63327 Performance Level D and positioned around a "Privacy by Design / Privacy by Default" architecture relevant to GDPR-sensitive customers. The company addresses labor shortages and hygiene requirements in industry & logistics, healthcare, airports & public transport, parking facilities, sports halls, and large retail.

The business model is primarily hardware sales of robots and service stations, supplemented by field service, installation, commissioning, and maintenance contracts across Germany and additional European/Middle East markets. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales (dedicated Sales Managers for Germany, DACH Key Accounts, Dealer Support, and International), a DACH dealer network, and a strategic distribution partnership with NEURA Robotics (announced September 2025) for expanded reach and production capacity. Anchor enterprise customers include Deutsche Bahn (two-year development contract after winning the "smart scrubber" challenge in 2018), Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), Medi-G GmbH Meßkirch, and BBU '01 Ulm Basketball. The company has secured public R&D funding (BMBF €3.6 million for ZEN-MRI, plus the RoReBO consortium with Fraunhofer IPA) and is led by founder-CEO Stefan Erhardt and CTO Dr. Siegfried Hochdorfer.

Name

ADLATUS Robotics

Legal name

Adlatus Robotics GmbH

Website

https://adlatus.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ADLATUS Robotics GmbH (Ulm, Germany) develops and sells autonomous floor-cleaning and sweeping robots (CR700C/D, SR1300) with service stations, using a proprietary LIDAR-based Trusted Robotics Platform, serving enterprise customers in logistics, industry, healthcare, airports, and retail across Europe and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autonomous Commercial Cleaning Robots

SIC

Household Appliances (3630)

akta.pro primary industry

Floor Cleaning Equipment (Scrubbers, Sweepers, Burnishers) (IMAHALAA)

Keywords

• Autonomous cleaning robots
• Commercial floor scrubbers
• Service robotics
• Industrial sweeping robots
• Cleaning automation systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Ulm

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Autonomous Cleaning Robot Systems: Sale of autonomous floor cleaning robots (CR700C/D) and sweeping robots (SR1300) including service stations. Revenue from initial hardware purchase plus ongoing service and maintenance.
2. Service, Maintenance & Support: Field service technicians provide installation, commissioning, maintenance, and repair services at customer sites across Germany.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ADLATUS Robotics designs, manufactures, and sells autonomous professional floor cleaning and sweeping robots for industrial, logistics, healthcare, and public facility environments. Its portfolio includes the CR700C/D scrubber-dryer robots, the SR1300 autonomous sweeping robot, and fully automatic service stations, all operated on the proprietary ADLATUS Trusted Robotics Platform using LIDAR-based navigation. The company provides installation, commissioning, maintenance, and field service support across the DACH region and selected international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ADLATUS Trusted Robotics: Proprietary robotics software platform underpinning ADLATUS cleaning robots, providing intelligent autonomy, navigation stability, and data security (Privacy by Design).
• TEAMS 2020

Products and services

• ADLATUS CR700C Professional autonomous floor cleaning robot with roller brush technology that picks up coarse dirt and cleans floors in a single pass, designed for large industry, logistics, production, public facility, and parking garage environments.
• ADLATUS CR700D

Quantifiable outcome

• Can clean up to 45,000 m² in 24 hours
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• NEURA Robotics GmbHflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2025Strategic partnership announced at CMS Berlin 2025 for accelerated innovation in cleaning robotics, new markets, and broader product portfolio. ADLATUS contributes expertise in industrial cleaning robots while benefiting from NEURA's production strength and international reach. Products co-branded and presented together.
• Fraunhofer IPAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021RoReBO project (Roboterbasierte Reinigung und Desinfektion von Böden und Oberflächen in Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens). Joint development of key technologies for cleaning robots in healthcare facilities. Fraunhofer developing robot arm for autonomous door opening.
• InMach Intelligente Maschinen GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021RoReBO project partner developing autonomous navigation procedures for complex navigation patterns including edge and corner cleaning.
• bwcon research gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021RoReBO project partner developing business models for healthcare facilities based on project results.
• Klinikverbund SüdwestminorOthers · 1 July 2021Application partner in RoReBO project providing real-world validation environment in hospitals and care facilities.
• University of Ulm - Human Factors DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 February 2021RobotKoop research project on human-robot interaction strategies in public spaces. Research translates psychological theories into design recommendations for ADLATUS. Awarded Kooperationspreis Wissenschaft-Wirtschaft 2021. ADLATUS robot used in inner-city test field in Ulm.
• BOMA (France)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2019ADLATUS partner in France that won Europropre 2019 innovation prize using the ADLATUS CR700 cleaning robot.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Brain Corp: San Diego-based leading developer of AI software for autonomous commercial floor cleaning robots, partnering with major OEMs such as Tennant and Nilfisk. Brain Corp is the most direct global competitor to ADLATUS in autonomous commercial cleaning robotics, with comparable products targeting the same enterprise customers and an order-of-magnitude larger capital base.
• Gaussian Robotics: Chinese manufacturer of commercial autonomous cleaning robots (e.g., Ecobot series) with strong presence in APAC and expanding global distribution. Directly competes with ADLATUS in industrial and commercial floor cleaning with a similar product-platform strategy.
• Avidbots: Canadian maker of the Neo autonomous commercial floor-scrubbing robot. Targets comparable enterprise customers (warehouses, airports, retail) and is one of the most established direct competitors in the autonomous scrubber category.
• SoftBank Robotics: Commercializes the Whiz autonomous commercial vacuum robot with global distribution through SoftBank's channels. Directly comparable offering to ADLATUS's SR1300 sweeping robot for large commercial facilities.
• ICE Robotics: Netherlands-based provider of autonomous and robotic cleaning machines for the European commercial market. Closest European direct competitor, with similar enterprise sales motion and target verticals (warehousing, transit, public facilities).
• Cleanfix: Swiss manufacturer of professional cleaning machines including robotic scrubber-dryers. Was one of the four international competitors defeated by ADLATUS in the Deutsche Bahn automated cleaning challenge, indicating direct overlap in product positioning and target customers.

Broad incumbents

• Nilfisk: Danish global manufacturer of professional cleaning equipment with broad portfolio including industrial scrubbers and sweepers (now partnered with Brain Corp for autonomous variants). Established incumbent in ADLATUS's core product categories across enterprise and industrial accounts.
• Kärcher: German global market leader in cleaning technology with a full range of professional scrubbers, sweepers, and industrial cleaning equipment. Same home market as ADLATUS, with overlapping enterprise customers in transport, airports, and logistics.
• Tennant Company: US-listed industrial cleaning equipment manufacturer offering scrubbers, sweepers, and (via Brain Corp partnership) autonomous commercial robots. Competes with ADLATUS in the same use cases (warehouses, airports, manufacturing) globally.
• Hako: German manufacturer of industrial and municipal cleaning machines, including scrubbers, sweepers, and outdoor cleaning equipment. Has been a long-standing direct competitor in the German commercial cleaning equipment market and was a competitor in the Deutsche Bahn challenge supplier ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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