Robotics & Automation

What Robotics & Automation does

Robotics & Automation is a privately-held Israeli industrial automation company headquartered in Holon. Founded in 1987 and led by founder and CEO Zvi Fund, the firm operates with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Per its firmographic self-description, the company designs, manufactures, and installs grippers and pneumatic systems, positioning it as a supplier of physical automation components rather than a software, AI, or systems-integrator. Its corporate web property is robotics-automation.co.il.

The business model implied by firmographic data is a B2B industrial-component manufacturer and installer, with revenue generated from the sale and integration of grippers and pneumatic subsystems into customer production environments. Geographic scope at the corporate level is anchored in Israel with limited indications of broader regional operations in the Middle East. Source data also separately associates an entity with the same name to industry publishing activity covering drone logistics and other robotics/automation sectors through a market-research distribution platform; however, the first-party firmographic profile of the Israeli hardware firm does not describe its revenue mechanics as subscription publishing. The corresponding product, pricing, customer, and pipeline data are not disclosed in the source material.

Material data gaps constrain deeper characterization: there is no disclosed revenue, no headcount or hiring trend, no customer logos, no distributor or partnership network, no pricing schedule, no awards or certifications, no patents, and no funding history. The company is privately held with no parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity recorded in the source data. Operating status beyond continued website presence cannot be definitively confirmed from the inputs provided.

Name

Robotics & Automation

Legal name

Robotics & Automation

Website

https://robotics-automation.co.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Robotics & Automation is a privately-held Israeli industrial automation firm, founded in 1987 and based in Holon. It designs, manufactures, and installs grippers and pneumatic systems, operating with 11-50 employees under founder and CEO Zvi Fund.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Components

NAICS

Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing (333995), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Robot End-of-Arm Tooling (Grippers, Tool Changers, Welding/Cutting Heads) (IMAHAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Robot Hardware, Actuators & Components (sensors, grippers, motors) (HDAAAIAL), Industrial Robots (Articulated, SCARA, Delta, Cartesian) (IMAHAHAA), Linear Motion & Mechanical Power Transmission (Ball/roller screws, linear guides, bearings, couplings) (IMAHAGAM)

Keywords

• Pneumatic grippers
• Industrial automation
• Robotic end effectors
• Pneumatic systems
• Automation components

Headquarters

HQ city

Holon

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Market Research Reports: Publishing in-depth trend analysis and market outlook reports on emerging sectors within robotics and automation. The company produces structured market assessments covering infrastructure, economics, and market outlook.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Robotics & Automation designs, manufactures, and installs pneumatic grippers and pneumatic systems for industrial automation applications. The company delivers both the physical automation hardware and the on-site installation services required by manufacturing and automation customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pneumatic Grippers

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Schunk: German-headquartered global leader in robot end-of-arm tooling including grippers, tool changers, and rotary modules — directly comparable product portfolio to the subject company's gripper offerings, serving the same industrial automation integrators.
• OnRobot: Denmark-based specialist in collaborative and industrial grippers (electric, pneumatic, vacuum) with strong global distribution. Competes head-to-head in the same gripper/EoAT category, particularly for cobot and traditional automation cells.
• Destaco: US-based manufacturer of grippers, clamps, and end-effectors for automation and material handling. Closely comparable product category and target integrator customers as a niche component specialist in robotic and manual tooling.
• Zimmer Group: German manufacturer of grippers, tooling, and automation components with deep specialization in EoAT. Directly comparable in product focus and customer profile of automation system integrators.
• Piab: Swedish manufacturer of vacuum-based gripping and material handling components, with a gripper/automation product line comparable to the subject company's offerings in pick-and-place and palletizing applications.

Broad incumbents

• Festo: Global pneumatics and automation components leader offering cylinders, valves, and gripper products. Highly comparable on the pneumatic systems side, with a much broader portfolio that overlaps rather than specializes in the subject company's focus.
• SMC Corporation: World's largest pneumatics components manufacturer, with gripper and actuator products that directly overlap the subject company's pneumatic systems offering. Comparable through technology and customer base, though SMC operates at vastly greater global scale.
• Parker Hannifin: Large US industrial group with a substantial pneumatics and motion control division. Overlaps with the subject company's pneumatic systems business while serving a vastly broader customer base across multiple industrial verticals.

Emerging players

• Robotiq: Canadian maker of plug-and-produce grippers and force-torque sensors primarily for collaborative robots. Emerging specialist with significant overlap in gripper category, particularly strong in cobot segment.
• Applied Robotics: US-based specialist in robotic end-of-arm tooling, grippers, and tool changers for industrial automation. Comparable as a niche EoAT supplier serving similar system integrator customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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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