Robonnement

What Robonnement does

Robonnement AG, headquartered in Altstätten, Switzerland, operates an open Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform that delivers industrial and commercial robots to end customers via flexible monthly subscriptions rather than capital purchase. The company was created in 2022 as a spin-off from K Lips AG (a 1934-founded Swiss painting-accessory supplier), following founder Nimrod Malinas's 2020 acquisition of K Lips AG and his 2021 launch of robot sales. The platform connects three sides of a market — robot manufacturers, robot owners (individuals who invest in operational units via crowdownership at a minimum 7.5% annual ROI), and robot users (SMEs and enterprises that rent them). The product portfolio spans industrial painting (Lesta MV A6 6-axis self-learning robot), commercial cleaning (Pudu CC1 Pro, CC1, MT1, MT1 Vac, MT1 Max), heavy-payload logistics (Pudu T600, T600 Underride), warehouse material transport (Pudu T300), and hospitality delivery (Pudu BellaBot Pro). Robonnement acts as exclusive distributor of Pudu Robotics in Switzerland and supplies service, training, maintenance, and next-day replacement bundled into the monthly fee.

The business model layers multiple revenue streams: recurring RaaS subscriptions (and a parallel pay-per-use option) on the 80+ deployed fleet, direct hardware sales, a marketplace/platform fee from the crowdownership programme, and value-add managed services. Go-to-market is sales-led with consultative enterprise field sales offering free demos and trial deployments, complemented by a website self-serve funnel for smaller buyers and an integrator channel enabling third-party robot vendors to list on the Robonnement platform. Robonnement reports 50+ active clients across 50+ factories in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria, with marquee logos including Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Schneider Electric, SEW-Eurodrive, Röchling Group, and Straumann Group.

Revenue is disclosed at €10M+ (2025) with 80% sales growth sustained across three consecutive years. In December 2024 the company closed a €15M asset-based financing round to scale the fleet and open the RaaS platform to integrators across Europe, with Robonnement Romania already established as a regional subsidiary. Founder Malinas continues to lead the company with a C-suite comprising COO Adrian Tureatcă, CFO Christoph Hardegger, CTO Bogdan Neagu, and CMO Nicoleta Dragus. Robonnement has collected industry recognition including the 2024 Digital Excellence Commercial – Digital Economy Award, the 2025 swiss DINNO Award at SINDEX (presented by Vice President Guy Parmelin), a Forbes 30 Under 30 distinction for the CEO, and a Rheintaler Business Award.

Name

Robonnement

Legal name

ROBONNEMENT AG

Website

https://robonnement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Robonnement AG operates an open Robotics-as-a-Service platform in Switzerland, renting industrial painting, commercial cleaning, logistics, and hospitality robots to SMEs and enterprises via flexible monthly subscriptions with bundled service, while also enabling individuals to invest in operational robots through a crowdownership model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Robotics-as-a-Service

NAICS

Consumer Electronics and Appliances Rental (532210)

SIC

Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359)

akta.pro primary industry

Service & Hospitality Robots (HDAAAIAB)

Keywords

• Robotics-as-a-service
• Industrial robot rental
• Autonomous cleaning robots
• Delivery robot subscription
• Commercial automation solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Altstätten

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Robot Subscriptions (RaaS): Monthly subscription model for robots including delivery, training, maintenance, and instant upgrades. One monthly fee covers all services. Also offers pay-per-use (PPU) option. Subscription validated by market with 50+ clients.
2. Robot Sales: Direct sales of robots to enterprise customers. Company sold first robot to initial owners in 7 hours. Major customers include Porsche, BMW, Schneider Electric.
3. Platform Fees (Crowdownership): Robot ownership platform allowing public to purchase shares in operational robots. Enables passive income for robot investors with minimum 7.5% annual ROI. Company takes platform fee for connecting robot users with robot owners.
4. Service and Maintenance: Full service coverage included in subscription - maintenance, repair, next-day replacement in case of failure. Setup, programming, and onboarding included.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Robonnement provides commercial and industrial robots (cleaning, delivery, disinfection, and heavy-payload) on a Robotics-as-a-Service subscription that bundles the robot, delivery, training, maintenance, and upgrades into one monthly fee, removing upfront capex for customers. The company also runs a proprietary self-learning automation software platform and is opening it to third-party robot integrators across Europe, plus a crowdownership model that lets individual investors co-own robots and earn rental income.

Product overview

Robonnement operates as an open Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform that connects robot manufacturers, owners, and users. The portfolio includes industrial painting robots (Lesta MV A6), commercial cleaning robots (PUDU CC1 Pro, CC1, MT1 Vac, MT1, MT1 Max), logistics/delivery robots (PUDU T600, T600 Underride, T300), and hospitality robots (PUDU BellaBot Pro). All robots are available through flexible monthly subscription or pay-per-use models, with full service coverage. The platform enables both robot rental (RaaS) and robot ownership through crowdownership, allowing investors to earn passive income from operational robot fleets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Cleaning costs reduced by over 50% at Schlegel Lackierwerke AG
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• IFJ (Institut für Jungunternehmen)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 May 2025IFJ moderator Phil Dankner hosted Startup Forum event. IFJ supports startup ecosystem development in St. Gallen region.
• StartfeldminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 May 2025Startfeld program supporting future young entrepreneurs in St. Gallen region. Head Diego Probst presented at Startup Forum event.
• St.Gallen Economic Development AgencyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 May 2025Silvan Fuchs, Project Manager, emphasized importance of startups in Canton St.Gallen. Agency committed to supporting startups including HSG Start Accelerator in collaboration with HSG, Start Global Foundation, and Switzerland Innovation Park East.
• Switzerland Innovation Park EastminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Innovation park supporting national and international startups in professionalizing businesses with special funding program.
• Institut auf dem RosenbergminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025World-renowned Swiss boarding school (named Best Boarding School in World) hosting Robonnement for immersive robotics workshop as part of Community Weekend. Students tested Apogee Exoskeleton and T300 logistics robot. CEO Nimrod Malinas delivered keynote inspiring students to 'dream shamelessly big'.
• Pudu RoboticscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Exclusive distributor of Pudu Robotics products in Switzerland. Products include Pudu CC1 (cleaning robot), MT1 (cold storage/logistics robot), BellaBot (delivery robot), T600 (heavy payload robot), T300 (logistics robot). Robonnement handles sales, support, and service in Switzerland.
• K Lips AG (Parent/Spin-off)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 202090-year-old painting accessory supplier in Altstätten, Switzerland. Robonnement spun off from K Lips in 2022. Nimrod Malinas took over K Lips in 2020 with vision for global expansion and robotics integration. Company had 3000+ active clients in Switzerland.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Relay Robotics: Subscription-based hotel service and delivery robots (room service, lobby logistics). Comparable to the hospitality side of Robonnement's portfolio alongside PUDU BellaBot Pro.
• Formic: US-based Robotics-as-a-Service provider that supplies industrial robots (welding, palletizing, machine tending) to manufacturers on a subscription basis with no upfront cost. Directly comparable to Robonnement's RaaS model for industrial SMEs.
• Locus Robotics: Subscription-based autonomous mobile robots for warehouse fulfillment and logistics. Directly comparable to Robonnement's logistics segment (PUDU T300/T600) deployed via monthly subscription.
• Knightscope: Subscription-based autonomous security and patrolling robots deployed to commercial and public-sector customers. Relevant peer for Robonnement's airport, hospitality, and government cleaning/patrol deployments.
• Rapid Robotics: Provides pre-configured robotic arms to manufacturers under a monthly subscription, including full-service maintenance and programming. Closely parallel to Robonnement's industrial painting/coating RaaS offering, especially for SMEs.

Broad incumbents

• Pudu Robotics: Global manufacturer of commercial service robots (cleaning, delivery, hospitality) and Robonnement's exclusive Swiss distribution partner. Comparable as the underlying producer of most of Robonnement's current portfolio.
• TENNANT: Global incumbent in industrial and commercial floor cleaning equipment, including autonomous robotic scrubbers that overlap with Robonnement's PUDU CC1/MT1 cleaning offering.
• Lesta (Lesta Robotics): Manufacturer of self-learning industrial painting robots (including the Lesta MV A6, which Robonnement sells/subscribes in DACH). Comparable as Robonnement's primary proprietary painting-robot partner.
• Hahn Group (now part of United Grinding Group): German automation integrator offering robotic painting and surface-treatment solutions, including automation-as-a-service initiatives. Comparable as a DACH-based industrial automation incumbent that competes for similar painting/surface-treatment customers.

Emerging players

• Coboworx: European RaaS platform offering cobots on subscription for SME manufacturers. Comparable emerging RaaS player targeting the same SME industrial automation niche as Robonnement, with overlapping geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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