ROBOTICS

What ROBOTICS does

ROBOTICS GmbH is a privately held German industrial robotics automation company headquartered in Schmalkalden, Thuringia. Founded in 1998, the company operates with 11–50 employees under sole Managing Director Jan Hilpert and serves small and medium-sized manufacturers across Germany, with a particular concentration in the Thuringian region. Its offering is organized around three pillars: Engineering, Automation, and Software, with the core competency being the use of industry-standard CAPE simulation platforms — Siemens ROBCAD, Process Simulate, Delmia, and Catia — to deliver 3D process simulation, offline programming, and complete robot cell design.

The company's product portfolio centers on pre-configured robot cells for SMEs (machine loading, coating, polishing, grinding), virtual 3D cell simulation and offline programming services, and complementary custom engineering modules for gripper and fixture design. It has executed funded R&D work — notably the EFRE-backed OptoCheck project (May 2018 – April 2020), which extended its capability into 2D/3D sensor-based quality inspection of complex plastic components for mechanical engineering and automotive customers. Applications span welding, riveting, gluing, cutting, assembling, drilling, measuring, folding, and material handling.

ROBOTICS generates revenue through project-based professional services and one-off automation solution sales, with pricing provided on a quote basis tied to project scope. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on the company website, contact forms, and limited social media presence (Facebook, XING). Distribution is regional, supported by institutional partnerships with IHK Südthüringen, the Thüringer Wirtschaftsministerium, and TGF Schmalkalden/Dermbach, primarily oriented around the regional SME manufacturing ecosystem and a youth robotics education initiative rather than commercial channel buildout.

Name

ROBOTICS

Legal name

ROBOTICS GmbH

Website

https://robotics.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ROBOTICS GmbH is a privately held German industrial robotics automation firm in Schmalkalden, Thuringia, founded in 1998, that provides 3D process simulation, offline programming, and robot cell engineering services to small and medium-sized manufacturers using Siemens ROBCAD, Process Simulate, and Delmia software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Robotics Automation

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Robotics & Cobots (IMAIAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Robots (Articulated, SCARA, Delta, Cartesian) (IMAHAHAA), Robot Hardware, Actuators & Components (sensors, grippers, motors) (HDAAAIAL), Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers) (IMAGABAG)

Keywords

• Industrial robotics automation
• Robot cell engineering
• 3D process simulation
• Offline robot programming
• Robotic handling systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Schmalkalden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Robotics Engineering Services: ROBOTICS GmbH generates revenue through custom engineering services for industrial robotics automation. This includes software development, planning support for complete installations, design optimization, 3D process simulation of robot cells or complete lines, and producing documentation for robots and installations. Services appear to be project-based with custom quotes.
2. Automation Solutions and Robot Cells: The company designs and implements robot cells for SMEs including coating plants, machine loading systems, polishing machines, grinding machines, and custom handling systems. Revenue is generated through the sale of complete automation solutions including fixture design, gripper design, and system integration.
3. Offline Programming Services: Programming services where robot programs are generated, tested and transferred to production control. Typical applications include welding, riveting, gluing, cutting, assembling, drilling, measuring, folding processes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ROBOTICS GmbH provides industrial robot automation services for SMEs, delivering pre-configured robot cells for machine loading, coating, polishing, grinding, and material handling. The company specializes in 3D process simulation, offline programming, custom gripper and fixture design, and full engineering support for robot cell integration in manufacturing facilities.

Product overview

ROBOTICS GmbH is an industrial robotics automation company offering integrated services under three main pillars: Engineering, Automation, and Software. The core offerings include pre-configured Robot Cells for SMEs, 3D Process Simulation using ROBCAD/Process Simulate/Delmia, and Offline Programming services. Supporting services include custom Gripper Design and Fixture Design. The company specializes in 3D vision systems integration, ergonomic design optimization, and virtual cell verification for applications including welding, riveting, gluing, cutting, assembling, drilling, measuring, and folding processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Robot Cells for SMEs Pre-configured robotic automation cells designed for small and medium enterprises, enabling efficient automation of production facilities with 3D vision systems for machine loading, coating, polishing, grinding, and material handling applications.
• 3D Process Simulation Virtual 3D cell simulation services using ROBCAD, Process Simulate, and Delmia to optimize robot applications, test programs, and verify space allocation and process paths before physical implementation.
• Offline Programming Simultaneous planning of products and production processes using CAD and CAPE system integration, generating and testing robot programs offline and transferring them to production control for welding, riveting, gluing, cutting, assembling, drilling, measuring, and folding applications.
• Engineering Services Comprehensive industrial robotics automation services including software development, planning support for complete installations, design optimization, 3D process simulation, and documentation for robots and installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sustainable cost savings through extensive preliminary investigations using 3D systems
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Technologie- und Gründer-Förderungsgesellschaft (TGF) Schmalkalden/Dermbach GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 September 2017The Jugend-Unternehmenswerkstatt Robotics operates in facilities provided by TGF Schmalkalden/Dermbach GmbH. ROBOTICS GmbH hosts the workshop in these premises, providing hands-on robotics education for youth.
• IHK Südthüringen (Chamber of Industry and Commerce South Thuringia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2017ROBOTICS GmbH partnered with IHK Südthüringen, Thüringer Wirtschaftsministerium, and regional companies to establish the 'Jugend-Unternehmenswerkstatt Robotics' (Youth Entrepreneurship Workshop). This initiative, launched in 2017 at the company's facilities, aims to foster technical curiosity and interest in robotics among children and youth in the region. The workshop enables young people to learn how robots work and are intelligently controlled.
• Thüringer Wirtschaftsministerium (Thuringia Ministry of Economics)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2017The Thuringia Ministry of Economics is a co-founder of the Jugend-Unternehmenswerkstatt program, providing funding and support for youth technical education initiatives in collaboration with regional companies like ROBOTICS GmbH.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Dassault Systèmes (DELMIA): Owner of the DELMIA digital manufacturing and robotics simulation platform used by ROBOTICS GmbH — comparable as the underlying technology platform whose continued evolution shapes the integration market.
• KUKA AG: Major German industrial robot manufacturer and integrator with extensive systems engineering services — competes across the same customer base and application space as ROBOTICS GmbH, but at substantially larger scale.
• ABB Robotics: Global robot manufacturer (ABB) with a large systems integration network and cell engineering services — overlapping target market (industrial SMEs and OEMs) and application footprint.
• Stäubli Robotics: Swiss-headquartered robot and connector manufacturer with integration partner network targeting industrial automation users — overlapping with ROBOTICS GmbH in the European industrial robotics value chain.

Direct peers

• EK Automation: German industrial automation integrator building robot cells and turnkey production lines for manufacturing SMEs and tier suppliers across automotive, plastics, and metals — direct comparison to ROBOTICS GmbH's scope and geography.
• Visual Components: Provider of 3D simulation and offline programming software for manufacturing automation — direct overlap with ROBOTICS GmbH's ROBCAD/Process Simulate/Delmia-based simulation services, viewed from the software side.
• Robot System Products AB: Specialist supplier of grippers, fixtures, tool changers, and robotic periphery for industrial automation integrators — closely aligned to ROBOTICS GmbH's gripper and fixture design services.
• Hahn Automation: German-headquartered robotics and automation system integrator serving automotive and industrial customers with turnkey assembly and test cells — comparable mid-size integrator competing for similar projects.

Emerging players

• Universal Robots A/S: Leading collaborative robot manufacturer whose ecosystem of certified integrators increasingly addresses SME automation — adjacent rather than directly competing as an integrator, but defining how SME automation is procured.

Regional players

• Glaub Automation GmbH: Mid-sized German automation integrator focused on robot cells and special-purpose machinery for industrial customers — comparable SME-segment, German regional integrator competing on similar projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/robotics.gmbh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/robotics-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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