What Robotia does

Robotia SPA is a Chilean artificial intelligence company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Las Condes, Santiago. It develops computer vision software for the mining industry, with its flagship product Sentinel detecting "inchancables" — uncrushable or oversize foreign objects such as rocks, steel pieces, and oversized material — that can damage crushing and conveying equipment. The platform is deployed across the mining value chain at loading shovels, haul trucks, apron feeders, primary crushers, conveyors, and electromagnet transfer points, and combines multiple deep learning architectures (CNN, GNN, YOLO, U-Net) to deliver real-time detection with streaming and email alerts. Robotia reports 96% detection effectiveness at Codelco's El Teniente division.

The company sells to enterprise mining operators through a direct field-sales motion. Its customer base comprises Codelco across five divisions (El Teniente, Chuquicamata, Radomiro Tomic, Andina, and Salvador), BHP at the Escondida and Spence operations, and Minera Chinalco in Peru, with seven active mine sites under deployment. The commercial model is SaaS subscription, with pricing not publicly disclosed. In 2024, BHP recognized Sentinel among its Top 5 Most Impactful Technologies Globally and subsequently designated Robotia a Key Technology Partner for FY2026.

In 2025, Robotia established a subsidiary in Peru, extended the Sentinel platform with granulometry, dashboard, and streaming/alert modules, and added a deployment at BHP's Spence mine. Earlier, in December 2024, the company launched a separate product surface called Visua Minería. The firm is backed by strategic partners including the Alza Mining Tech Fund and co-markets with Kinamics at industry events, while conducting an internal restructuring and office relocation in 2025 to support international scaling.

Name

Robotia

Legal name

Robotia SPA

Website

https://robotia.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Robotia is a Chilean AI company that builds Sentinel, a computer vision platform used by Tier-1 copper miners to detect uncrushable and oversize objects at shovels, crushers, and conveyors, deployed at Codelco, BHP, and Chinalco sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining Technology Software

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & Mining Robotics (HDAAAIAE)

Keywords

• Mining automation software
• AI computer vision
• Industrial anomaly detection
• Mining process monitoring
• Crusher protection systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Condes

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sentinel Software as a Service: AI software subscription for real-time detection of inchancables, oversize materials, and granulometry. Deployed at mining operations with ongoing monitoring, support, and reportability. Revenue derived from multiple active deployments across Chile and Peru.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Robotia develops and sells Sentinel, a proprietary AI-powered computer vision software that detects uncrushable objects (inchancables) and oversized materials in real time at critical points in mining operations, including shovels, trucks, apron feeders, primary crushers, conveyor belts, and electromagnet transfer points. The system combines camera hardware with trained neural network algorithms to deliver streaming alerts, reporting dashboards, and granulometry measurement, deployed as a subscription service at large-scale copper mines.

Product overview

Robotia offers Sentinel, a unified AI-powered platform for detecting uncrushables (inchancables) and oversized materials in mining operations. The core Sentinel system combines cameras installed at critical mining points with proprietary AI algorithms trained on computer vision to analyze material flow in real time. Sentinel modules cover specific equipment: Palas (shovels), Camiones (trucks), Apron Feeder, Correas Transportadoras (conveyor belts), and Electroimanes (electromagnet transfer points). Supporting the platform are Visua Minería (an earlier computer vision software developed with CODELCO), a reporting dashboard, particle size measurement (granulometría) module, and real-time alert streaming. The product portfolio addresses continuous operational monitoring across the mining value chain, from loading to crushing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sentinel: AI-powered software system for real-time detection of uncrushables (inchancables), oversizes, and granulometry in mining operations. Proprietary system developed by Robotia SPA for detection of uncrushables and oversizes.

Products and services

• Sentinel AI-powered computer vision software system for detecting uncrushables (inchancables) and oversized materials in real time across mining equipment including shovels (palas), trucks, apron feeders, conveyor belts, and electromagnet transfer points. Uses cameras connected to AI algorithms trained to recognize foreign objects, delivering alerts and triggering equipment responses for large-scale mining operators.
• Visua Minería Computer vision software developed in collaboration with CODELCO El Teniente for detecting uncrushable elements before they reach the crusher. Features real-time monitoring screens, intuitive interfaces for operators, and continuous monitoring of critical points. Achieved 96% detection effectiveness for four main types of uncrushables. Now part of the broader Sentinel product family as a legacy offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% detection effectiveness for inchancables (wire mesh, reinforcement bolts, metal plates, beams) at Codelco El Teniente
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KinamicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint participation at the Peru business breakfast event. Kinamics develops autonomous robots for inspection and data capture in tunnels and plants, eliminating human exposure in high-risk zones. Complementary technology addressing mining safety challenges.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Maptek:

Broad incumbents

• Hexagon Mining: Incumbent mining technology division of Hexagon offering fleet management, dispatch, monitoring and analytics software to large miners including many of Robotia's customers. Broad portfolio rather than specialized in inchancable detection, but overlapping buyer relationships.
• Komatsu (Smart Mining): Global mining equipment OEM with autonomous haulage and Smart Mining service offerings. Comparable buyer overlap with Codelco and BHP and a competitor for embedded AI monitoring in equipment.
• Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions: Major mining equipment and digital solutions provider (AutoMine, OptiMine) selling into the same large-scale copper and underground miners as Robotia. Comparable as incumbent with embedded automation and analytics.
• Caterpillar (Cat MineStar): Major mining OEM with Cat MineStar autonomy, fleet and health platforms sold to the same large mining customers as Robotia. Represents potential bundling/competitive threat via integrated equipment-plus-software offerings.
• Rockwell Automation (Canary Insights): Industrial automation incumbent that acquired Canary Labs, an AI/analytics platform for process manufacturing including mining. Comparable as a process-monitoring AI vendor to industrial customers, with broader scope than Robotia's mining focus.

Direct peers

• MineSense: Provider of sensor-based ore sorting and grade sensing solutions deployed at major copper and iron ore mines globally. Comparable as an AI/sensor vendor selling into large-scale mining operators to optimize processing and reduce downtime.
• Datarock: Australia-based mining AI company applying computer vision to core logging, rock characterization and ore analysis. Comparable in using machine learning on mine imagery for operational decision-making, though focused upstream of crushing rather than at primary crushers like Robotia.
• Motion Metrics: Canadian mining AI/computer vision company that provides camera-based monitoring of shovels, crushers and haul trucks for fragment size, tooth wear and missing tooth detection. Most direct comparable to Robotia's Sentinel in product, customer base and use case.

Emerging players

• KoBold Metals: AI-driven mineral exploration company applying machine learning to geological data for critical minerals discovery. Comparable as an emerging AI-native mining company but focused upstream on exploration rather than processing-stage detection.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/robotia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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