WObit

Name

WObit

Legal name

P.P.H. WObit E.K. Ober s.c.

Website

https://www.wobit.com.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

WObit is a Polish industrial automation company founded in 1991 that designs, manufactures, and distributes proprietary MOBOT autonomous mobile robots, industrial sensors, drives, and motion control components, serving manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare enterprises across Poland and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Factory Automation & Control Systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS) (IMAIAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH), Motion Control Electronics & Controls (Controllers, Drivers, Feedback Interfaces) (IMAHAGAJ), Motion Control Components (Servos, Drives, Motors, Encoders) (IMAHAHAG)

Keywords

• Industrial automation components
• Autonomous mobile robots
• Sensors and measurement devices
• Motion control drives
• Intralogistics automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Pniewy

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mobile Robots (MOBOT AMR/AGV): Sale of proprietary autonomous mobile robots (MOBOT FlatRunner, CubeRunner, eRunner, TRANSPORTER, MW FlatRunner 30) for intralogistics and internal transport. Includes system integration, commissioning, and after-sales service.
2. Industrial Sensors and Measurement Devices: Sale of sensors (laser triangulation, confocal, force, torque, color, temperature, proximity, encoders) and measurement systems (profilometers, laser scanners) sourced from represented brands (Micro-Epsilon) and distributed in Poland.
3. Drives and Motion Control: Sale of DC motors (1W-300W), brushless motors up to 1100W, stepper motors (2-, 3-, 5-phase), servo drives, motor controllers, PLC controllers, HMI panels, linear actuators, ball screws, linear guides. Includes KINCO HMI panels, Haydon Kerk linear actuators.
4. Industrial Robotics (Cartesian, SCARA, Tower, Desktop): Sale of own-brand industrial robots: Cartesian robots, SCARA robots, Tower robots (pick&place applications), Desktop robots, linear modules MLA, mechatronic systems, and custom-built solutions.
5. Professional Services: Mechanical processing services, electronics assembly, custom automation solutions ('szyte na miarę'), manufacturing process automation, internal transport automation, technical training programs.
6. Technical Consulting and Solution Design: Consulting on product selection, solution matching for production optimization, free ROI calculations for mobile robot deployments (48-hour turnaround), free intralogistics audits.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WObit designs, manufactures and supplies industrial automation components, including its proprietary MOBOT family of autonomous mobile robots (AMR/AGV) for intralogistics, plus industrial sensors (laser triangulation, confocal, force, torque, temperature), drives (DC, BLDC, stepper, servo), PLC/HMI controllers, linear modules and Cartesian/SCARA robots. The company also serves as the Polish distributor for international brands such as Micro-Epsilon, KINCO, Megatron, Haydon Kerk, Pepperl+Fuchs, Nabtesco, NCTE, Tekscan and Buehler Motor, and delivers custom mechatronic solutions, mechanical processing and electronics assembly services.

Product overview

WObit is a Polish automation and robotics company offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial products and solutions. The portfolio centers on proprietary MOBOT® autonomous mobile robots (AMR/AGV) for internal logistics automation across multiple models (FlatRunner, CubeRunner, TRANSPORTER, eRunner) with payloads from 200kg to 3000kg. Complementary product lines include sensors and measurement devices (laser triangulation, confocal, force/torque, encoders, temperature), drives and motion control (stepper motors, BLDC, servo drives, linear actuators), linear mechanics (MLA modules, ball screws, linear guides), PLC/HMI/SCADA control systems, and industrial robotics (Cartesian, Tower, Desktop, SCARA robots). The company also develops proprietary systems like HeatBOT for temperature screening. Products are distributed through a network of represented international brands including Micro-Epsilon, Kinco, Megatron, Haydon Kerk, and Tekscan. WObit provides both off-the-shelf components and custom mechatronic system integration services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MOBOT: Proprietary brand of autonomous mobile robots (AMR/AGV) for intralogistics, including models such as MOBOT TRANSPORTER, MOBOT CubeRunner, MOBOT FlatRunner, and MOBOT eRunner for industrial transport automation.

Products and services

• MOBOT AMR/AGV Mobile Robots Family of autonomous and automated guided vehicles for intralogistics and internal transport, including MOBOT FlatRunner MW, MOBOT CubeRunner MW, MOBOT eRunner MW, MOBOT TRANSPORTER T15 and MOBOT MW FlatRunner 30. Features omnidirectional Mecanum wheels, laser LMS navigation with obstacle avoidance, GNSS RTK outdoor navigation, inductive wireless charging, and IP65 outdoor capability. Targeted at manufacturing plants, warehouses and logistics centers.
• MOBOT MW FlatRunner 30 Advanced autonomous mobile robot with AGV functionality for heavy-load transport. Capacity up to 3000 kg, omnidirectional Mecanum wheels, inductive wireless charging, 24/7 operation. Designed for production facilities, warehouses and logistics centers.
• MOBOT TRANSPORTER T15 EVO II Autonomous mobile robot for indoor and outdoor transport with trailer towing capacity up to 1500 kg, IP65 rating, LMS navigation with RTK GNSS hybrid positioning. Operates in temperatures from -25°C to +50°C.
• Sensors and Measurement Devices Comprehensive portfolio of industrial sensors and measurement devices including laser triangulation sensors (optoNCDT), confocal sensors, force and torque sensors, pressure sensors, laser distance sensors, temperature sensors, encoders, color sensors, and 2D/3D profile scanners. Sourced from represented brands including Micro-Epsilon and Tekscan.
• optoNCDT 1900 Laser Triangulation Sensor Industrial laser displacement sensor from Micro-Epsilon with up to 10 kHz measurement frequency, ±5 µm repeatability, EtherCAT/EtherNet/IP/PROFINET interfaces, and IP67 rating. Used for non-contact distance, displacement and thickness measurement in harsh production environments.
• Drives and Motion Control Range of motor drives and motion control products including DC motors (1-300W), brushless motors up to 1100W, stepper motors (2, 3, 5-phase), servo drives, linear actuators and motion controllers. Includes KINCO HMI panels and Haydon Kerk linear actuators.
• AK800M Motion Controller High-performance industrial motion controller with a 32-bit RISC Cortex A9 800 MHz processor, 4 MB program memory plus 8 MB data storage, 24 digital inputs plus 24 transistor outputs, dual CAN master with isolation, EtherCAT support, Modbus TCP/UDP Ethernet, and RS232/RS485 with Modbus RTU. Designed for CNC machines, production lines and robotics.
• PLC Controllers and HMI Panels Programmable logic controllers, graphical HMI operator panels (KINCO Mass and Green series) and SCADA systems for industrial automation control. The Mass series features a multi-core industrial processor, 256 MB NAND Flash + 128 MB DDR, HD display with 16 million colors and IP65 rating.
• Industrial Robots and Mechatronic Systems Own-production industrial robots including Cartesian robots, Tower robots for pick-and-place, Desktop robots, SCARA robots, linear modules MLA, and custom-built mechatronic systems for manufacturing automation.
• Linear Modules MLA Linear modules with belt and screw drives (MLA, MLAS series), precision ball screws, linear guides and slide tables for positioning systems.
• HeatBOT Temperature Screening System Proprietary contactless human body temperature measurement system with thermal and visual cameras, proprietary WObit R&D algorithm for facial recognition and tear duct identification, ±0.3°C accuracy, mask-wearing detection, 21.5-inch touchscreen, LED and buzzer signalling. Designed for access control and facility screening.
• Educational Offer and Training Programs Educational packages and technical training programs for automation and robotics education, including patronage of the Mechatronic Technical School in Pniewy and STEM training offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• MOBOT MW FlatRunner 30: up to 3000 kg payload, ~1.12 hours runtime at full load
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALVO MedicalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2021Joint development of ALVOUltraVbot — a mobile UV-C disinfection robot. WObit contributed mobile robot platform expertise; ALVO Medical contributed medical device knowledge. Joint recipient of Złoty Medal MTP at MODERNLOG 2021.
• STILL PolskacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 6 November 2020STILL Polska partnered with WObit to create a comprehensive AGV portfolio for warehouses. MOBOT robots manufactured in Dęborzyce are used in automation projects for STILL's customers.
• KUKAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 November 2019Collaboration on the MOBOT x Arm project: MOBOT autonomous mobile robot equipped with a KUKA KR Agilus 6-axis robotic arm. The project combined WObit's autonomous transport expertise with KUKA's industrial robotic arm technology.
• HannexminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 November 2019Partner in the MOBOT x Arm project, contributing to the integration of robotic arm technology with MOBOT autonomous mobile robot platform.
• Micro-EpsiloncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWObit is the authorized distributor of Micro-Epsilon products in Poland, including laser triangulation sensors (optoNCDT series), confocal sensors (confocalDT), temperature sensors (thermoMETER), color sensors, and 3D measurement systems. WObit provides technical sales support, system integration, and application consulting for Micro-Epsilon products.
• MegatroncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWObit distributes Megatron industrial joysticks, Hall-effect encoders, and other human-machine interface products in Poland, including finger joysticks (TRY series), desktop joysticks, SpaceMouse modules, and HSM14F encoders.
• KINCOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWObit distributes KINCO HMI panels (Green series, Mass series), PLC controllers, and servo drives in Poland. New Mass series HMI panels feature multi-core industrial processor, 256MB NAND Flash + 128MB DDR, HD display with 16M colors and IP65 rating.
• Haydon KerkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWObit is the Polish distributor for Haydon Kerk linear actuators (series 21000-87000), 3DP prototyping nuts, and hybrid stepper motors. Products support rapid prototyping and OEM production with Kerkite KN30 material options.
• Pepperl+FuchsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWObit and Pepperl+Fuchs co-exhibited at Warsaw Industry Automatica 2022 trade show as part of a partner pavilion.
• NabtescocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWObit distributes Nabtesco cycloidal and harmonic gearboxes in Poland, providing motion transmission solutions for robotics and automation applications.
• NCTEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWObit distributes NCTE contactless torque sensors (DFM series) including the DFM73 for agricultural PTO drives and DFM70/7000 series for industrial applications.
• TekscanminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWObit distributes Tekscan FlexiForce force measurement sensors and related systems (I-Scan, CONFORMat, BPMS, TireScan, Grip) for force distribution analysis in industrial applications.
• Buehler MotorminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWObit distributes Buehler Motor DC motors (series 1.13, 1.16, 1.61 with gearboxes) for industrial automation applications.
• Labeltec Sp. z o.o.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-exhibited with WObit at Warsaw Industry Automatica 2022 trade show.
• Andrzejewski Automatyzacja i Wyposażenie Produkcji Sp. z o.o.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-exhibited with WObit at Warsaw Industry Automatica 2022 trade show.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR): MiR is the most direct competitor to WObit's MOBOT line, offering autonomous mobile robots for internal logistics. Both target manufacturing and warehouse intralogistics with similar payload ranges; MiR is the global AMR market leader acquired by Teradyne, while WObit is the Polish specialist.
• OTTO Motors: OTTO Motors manufactures autonomous mobile robots for material handling in factories and warehouses. Comparable to MOBOT in payload range and target use cases (heavy-load intralogistics), with stronger North American presence.
• Locus Robotics: Locus Robotics develops autonomous mobile robots for warehouse fulfillment and order picking. Comparable to WObit's warehouse AMR offerings (e.g., MOBOT TRANSPORTER T15), particularly for logistics-center deployment.

Broad incumbents

• KUKA: KUKA is a global industrial robot and automation incumbent with which WObit co-developed the MOBOT x Arm project. KUKA also offers the KMR mobile robot platform, overlapping with WObit's AMR ambitions while also serving as a strategic partner.
• ABB: ABB is a broad industrial automation incumbent offering PLCs, drives, motors, sensors, and robotic systems. Competes with WObit across the full automation stack — sensors, drives, motion controllers, and industrial robots — while also providing AMR solutions.
• Siemens: Siemens is a dominant factory automation incumbent offering SIMATIC PLCs, SINAMICS drives, and SIMOTION motion controllers — directly competing with WObit's PLC/HMI/servo portfolio for industrial customers.
• Universal Robots: Universal Robots (Teradyne) is the global leader in collaborative robots. WObit's own Cartesian, SCARA, and Tower robots compete in adjacent pick-and-place and light-industrial robot categories, particularly for SME manufacturers.

Emerging players

• Agilox: Agilox is an Austrian AMR manufacturer specializing in omnidirectional vehicles for warehouse and production logistics. Highly comparable to MOBOT's omnidirectional Mecanum-wheel platforms, serving similar European manufacturing customers.
• Geek+: Geek+ is a Chinese AMR manufacturer rapidly expanding in Europe with competitive pricing across warehouse and manufacturing logistics. Comparable to MOBOT in target applications but with greater scale and aggressive pricing pressure on European AMR specialists.

Regional players

• Astor: Astor is a leading Polish automation distributor and system integrator competing with WObit in the Polish industrial automation market. Comparable as a regional distributor of global automation brands (including ABB and others) targeting Polish manufacturers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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