Russian Association of Robotics

What Russian Association of Robotics does

The Russian Association of Robotics (Национальная Ассоциация участников рынка робототехники, НАУРР / NAURR) is a Moscow-headquartered, non-profit industry association founded in 2015 that serves as the formal collective body for Russian robotics market participants. Its membership spans seven segments — industrial robot manufacturers and integrators, service robotics companies, logistics robotics, component manufacturers, educational robotics, and universities/research institutes — with more than 100 companies on its roster, including Promobot, Sber Robotics Center, Rosatom Service, Fora Robotics, Comitas, Eidos Robotics, ZyfRA, and leading institutions such as Innopolis University, BMSTU, and MAI. NAURR holds a unique structural position as the sole Russian contributor of official market data to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) World Robotics publication, giving it a quasi-regulatory role in the country's robotics ecosystem. The association delivers a portfolio of services including member surveys, market research and analytics (Robomap, Top-30 Integrators ranking co-produced with TAdviser), technological audits for industrial enterprises, consultation on Russian and foreign market development, an online Support Measures Navigator, a career platform, and the open Russian Robotics Club community. Distribution is multi-channel: website (robotunion.ru), the "Robots in Action" (Роботы в деле) podcast launched February 2025, Telegram, VKontakte, Rutube video, Yandex Zen, Apple Podcasts, Yandex Music, and live industry conferences including the Metalworking/Welding Ural exhibition. NAURR's business model rests on three pillars: recurring membership fees from member companies, commissioned professional services (technological audits, market research reports on logistics robotics, UAVs, medical robotics, and integrator markets), and consultation fees paid by enterprises and foreign partners. End-customer enterprises featured in its case database span manufacturing firms such as Tonar (12 welding robots), Metrovagonmash (6 robotic complexes), Bytplast (95 injection molding machines), and Zhivye Divany (38 industrial robots). Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the organization has not raised external funding. Its strategic importance has expanded materially since Russia's Presidential Decree of May 7, 2024 mandated reaching top-25-country robotics density (145 robots per 10,000 workers) by 2030 and the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced over 40 billion rubles for industrial robotics development from 2026-2028, with NAURR positioned as the primary industry-government mediator for that program.

Name

Russian Association of Robotics

Legal name

Национальная Ассоциация участников рынка робототехники

Website

https://robotunion.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NAURR is a Moscow-based, non-profit industry association founded in 2015 that unites over 100 Russian robotics companies, integrators, universities, and component manufacturers, serving as the country's official data contributor to the IFR and primary industry mediator with the Ministry of Industry and Trade on national robotics policy and the 40+ billion ruble 2026-2028 robotics program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Robotics Industry Association Services

NAICS

Other Services (except Public Administration) (81), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (5192)

akta.pro primary industry

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) & Digital Robotics (HDAAAIAI)

Keywords

• Robotics industry association
• Industrial robotics market
• Robotics market research
• Automation consulting services
• Robotics technology audits

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: NAURR generates revenue through membership fees from robotics companies, integrators, educational institutions, and other market participants who join the association.
2. Technological audit services: The association organizes and delivers technological audits for industrial enterprises seeking to modernize production with robotics solutions. NAURR connects enterprises with its member companies who have extensive experience in robotics integration across industries including automotive, machine building, metalworking, food industry, chemical, and woodworking.
3. Market research and analytics: NAURR conducts and sells industry research reports on various robotics market segments including logistics robotics, UAVs, medical robotics, and industrial robotics integrator markets.
4. Consultation services: The association provides consultation services covering market situation analysis, development plans for Russian and foreign markets, and introductions to potential partners. Services are provided in cooperation with hundreds of robotics companies in Russia and abroad, government representatives, development institutions, investors, event organizers, universities, and research centers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

NAURR is a non-profit industry association that unites Russian robotics market participants and provides them with membership services, technological audits for industrial enterprises seeking robotics adoption, market research and analytics on Russian robotics segments, government support measures navigation, and consultation on Russian and international market development. It is the sole official Russian contributor to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) World Robotics statistics, serving as the authoritative source of robotics market data in Russia.

Product overview

NAURR (National Association of Robotics Market Participants) is a professional industry union, not a product company. It offers a portfolio of member services including the 'Robots in Action' podcast for thought leadership, technological audit services for manufacturing enterprises, comprehensive analytics on Russian robotics market, a Support Measures Navigator for government assistance programs, career placement services connecting professionals with member companies, Robomap for industry mapping, and the Russian Robotics Club as an open professional community. The organization also maintains a database of robotics implementation cases covering industrial applications like welding, assembly, palletizing, and logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Роботы в деле: Подкаст НАУРР, запущенный в феврале 2025 года, в котором эксперты обсуждают трансформацию промышленности с появлением роботов и формулу успешной роботизации.
• Russian Robotics Club
• НАВИГАТОР МЕР ПОДДЕРЖКИ

Products and services

• Technological Audit Service
• Analytics and Market Research
• Support Measures Navigator (Навигатор мер поддержки)
• Career Services
• Robomap Mapping service for Russian robotics market participants and companies, providing a directory and geographic overview of the industry landscape.
• Podcast "Robots in Action" (Роботы в деле) Podcast featuring expert discussions on how industry transforms with robot adoption and success formulas for robotics implementation across manufacturing sectors. Available on Apple Podcasts, Yandex Music, VK Music, and other streaming platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 billion rubles planned for industrial robotics development 2026-2028
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

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

• International Federation of Robotics (IFR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAURR contributes official data on the Russian robotics market, companies, and their robotic solutions to the IFR World Robotics publication. This is a core partnership that establishes NAURR as the authoritative source of Russian robotics statistics internationally.
• HabrflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAURR and Habr launched a joint project to create a registry of integrators in industrial robotics. The registry will include information on company competencies, completed projects, industry specialization, technologies used, and engineering expertise. The partnership addresses the difficulty enterprises face in finding qualified robotics integration partners.
• TAdvisercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAURR and TAdviser jointly produce market research including the Top-30 Russian Industrial Robot Integrators ranking and the Map of the Russian Industrial Robotics Market.
• Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Уральская ТПП)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAURR partnered with Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry to organize the 'Robotics' conference at the Metalworking/Welding Ural exhibition. NAURR also supports Ural TPP's educational program 'Digitalization of Industrial Enterprises' including robotics laboratory courses.
• Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia (Минпромторг)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAURR works closely with the Ministry of Industry and Trade on robotics policy development. The Ministry announced over 40 billion rubles for industrial robotics development 2026-2028 and targets of 145 robots per 10,000 workers by 2030. NAURR facilitates dialogue between industry and government.
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (ТПП РФ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTPP RF works with NAURR market participants to develop proposals for government support measures for component manufacturers in industrial robotics. Vice President Denis Frantsov noted the importance of competitive component pricing for robotics economics.
• Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ТПП РФ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAURR and TPP RF collaborate on policy proposals for component manufacturers, working to establish government support measures for companies developing reducers, servos, controllers, sensors, vision systems, and grippers for industrial robots.
• Moscow Oblast GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoscow Oblast has become a leading region for industrial robotics with nearly 1,900 industrial robots deployed. The region offers 'Promarenda' program with 1 ruble per sq.m. rent in state industrial parks, subsidies covering up to 20% of construction costs (up to 500 million rubles), and investment tax deductions for robotics purchases.
• Vologda Business (Валдай роботы)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany investing over 2 billion rubles in industrial robot and robotics device manufacturing at the Titan state industrial park in Moscow Oblast's Leninsky district.
• SSI Solutions (ССИ Решения)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany expanding warehouse logistics robotics production at Esipovo industrial park with 450 million ruble investment. New facility starting operations summer 2025 with plans to supply CIS and Middle East markets.
• Comitas (Комитас)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAURR member producing logistics robots and robotic systems at the Klyuch state industrial park with ~400 million ruble investment. Solutions used in Magnit and Gloria Jeans automated distribution centers. Developed Russia's first vertical cross-belt sorter 'multibelt' handling 10,000+ shipments per hour.
• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (МФТИ/Долина физтеха)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIPT's Dolgoprudny science town provides facilities for high-tech manufacturers including robotics companies, plus engineering talent development.
• StelconminorOthersCompany that was first in Russia to present a fully domestic warehouse 3D shuttle capable of independently moving cargo within racking systems.
• Kruzhkovoe dvizhenie NTI (Кружковое движение НТИ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAURR supports TechnoGTO (Technology Physical Training All-Russian) which assesses technology literacy. Partnered with Russia's Country of Opportunities presidential platform, Pervy Dvizhenie movement, HSE, and Rosmolodezh. First in-person testing sites opened in 31 regions spring 2025.
• Russia - Country of Opportunities (Россия - страна возможностей)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresidential platform implementing TechnoGTO technology literacy assessment program. Winner achievements count toward university admissions with up to 10 additional EGE points.
• Rosatom / AtomIntellMash (Росатом / АтомИнтелМаш)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRosatom presented new AIM brand industrial robots at Metalworking/Welding Ural 2025 exhibition. AIM robots demonstrate high economic efficiency in production robotics, improving accuracy, speed, automating complex and dangerous tasks, reducing defects, and enabling continuous operation.
• PromobotcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAURR member Promobot from Perm produces the Promobot M13 collaborative manipulator included in the official Russian domestic equipment registry per Government Resolution No. 719, enabling manufacturers to sell robots with government compensation up to 50%. M13 can be used for moving, welding, cleaning, surfacing, unloading, assembly, and quality control.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Promobot: Russia-based service-robotics manufacturer and a core NAURR member. Strongly comparable from an activity standpoint (industrial/service robotics, government registry inclusion, export to CIS/Middle East) and serves as a flagship case study for NAURR's promotion of domestic robotics.
• Comitas: Russian logistics-robotics manufacturer (vertical cross-belt sorter 'multibelt'), prominent NAURR member serving Magnit and Gloria Jeans distribution centers. Comparable as a domestic robotics producer riding the same state-supported adoption wave that NAURR advocates for.

Direct peers

• Association for Advancing Automation (A3): US trade association for robotics, vision, motion control, and automation. Performs the same core functions as NAURR — standards, advocacy, member services, statistics — but for the North American market, including an integrator network and major trade show (Automate).
• VDMA Robotics + Automation: German machinery association division representing robotics and automation. It is the European counterpart to NAURR — an industry body aggregating German/EU robotics data, engaging with policymakers, and providing member services to industrial robot makers and integrators.
• International Federation of Robotics (IFR): Global federation of national robotics associations. NAURR is explicitly a national member feed for IFR's World Robotics publication; both organizations perform market statistics aggregation, policy advocacy, and industry convening for the robotics sector.
• euRobotics AISBL: European robotics public-private partnership and industry association linking academia and industry. Comparable function to NAURR's Education Hub and university partnership work, plus pan-European policy and research-program coordination.
• Japan Robot Association (JARA): Japanese national robotics trade association. Like NAURR it coordinates industry statistics, policy liaison, and member services for Japan's robotics market — historically the world's largest by installed base.
• China Robot Industry Alliance (CRIA): Chinese national robotics industry alliance analogous to NAURR's role in Russia. Aggregates industry data, engages with MIIT-style government bodies, and serves Chinese industrial and service robotics manufacturers and integrators.
• Korea Association of Robot Industry (KAR): Korean national robotics trade body that performs identical functions for the Korean market — industry statistics, member services, government advocacy — making it a close functional peer to NAURR.

Broad incumbents

• FANUC Corporation: One of the largest global industrial robot manufacturers; FANUC's Russian subsidiary (FANUC Russia) is a NAURR member. It is a peer in the sense that NAURR explicitly aggregates and represents its member companies' data and policy interests in Russia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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