Stowarzyszenie Robotyków SKALP

What Stowarzyszenie Robotyków SKALP does

Stowarzyszenie Robotyków SKALP is a Gdańsk-based non-profit robotics association that has operated since approximately 2015, organizing robotics workshops, hackathons, and competitive events for students, hobbyists, and the broader Polish maker community. Its core activities include the Bałtyckie Bitwy Robotów tournament series, structured training programs such as the Build Your First Robot workshop, and participation in international challenges including Duckietown and AI Games. The association maintains an internal ROS (Robot Operating System) competency center and publishes what is described as the only ROS online course available in Poland, supported by a sustained YouTube educational content library.

On the commercial side, SKALP operates a small B2B practice delivering ADMA-certified technology audits to manufacturing companies, enabling monetization of internal expertise. It is an Associated Partner in the PDIH consortium — a 2.96 million EUR project focused on Industry 4.0, AI, and VR/AR — alongside larger industrial and educational partners. Corporate sponsors and equipment partners (including Comau, Fanuc, KUKA, and Kawasaki) support events and training. Revenue mechanics are therefore a blend of workshop fees, ADMA audit services, consortium subcontracts, and crowdfunding via Patronite, rather than subscription or licensing revenue.

Name

Stowarzyszenie Robotyków SKALP

Legal name

Stowarzyszenie Robotyków SKALP

Website

https://srskalp.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stowarzyszenie Robotyków SKALP is a Gdańsk-based non-profit robotics association running workshops, hackathons, and tournaments for students and hobbyists, while providing ADMA-certified technology audits and ROS training to Polish manufacturing firms and partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Robotics Education and Training Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDAAAIAK

Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning/Robotics & Autonomous Systems

SECONDARYEDAMADAI

IoT, Sensors & Embedded Systems (Arduino/Raspberry Pi) Programs

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Robotics, Engineering & Makerspaces

Keywords

• Robotics education
• Robotics workshops
• Technology audits
• Robotics competitions
• STEM training

Headquarters

HQ city

Gdansk

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Workshop and Training Fees: SR SKALP charges fees for in-person workshops including soldering, Arduino programming, 3D modeling/printing, mini rover building, and first-robot building courses. Fees are set individually based on group size, location, and participant age/skill level. Some workshops are free.
2. Membership Dues: Members are obligated to pay annual membership fees (składki członkowskie) as per the association's statute.
3. Patronite Platform Support: SR SKALP raises funds through the Patronite crowdfunding platform, offering workshop materials, a closed Facebook group, and workshop discounts in return for supporter contributions.
4. Donations: The non-profit organization accepts donations to its bank account (BGŻ BNP Paribas) designated for statutory purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stowarzyszenie Robotyków SKALP is a non-profit association that delivers hands-on robotics workshops and training (soldering, Arduino, 3D printing, robot building), ADMA-based technology maturity audits and Industry 4.0 consulting for manufacturing SMEs, and operates a Robot Operating System (ROS) Competency Center. It organizes large-scale robotics events (Bałtyckie Bitwy Robotów, Robohackathons, AI Games) and maintains an active community of engineers, students, and hobbyists at its Gdańsk laboratory. Revenue derives from workshop fees, annual membership dues, donations (including via Patronite crowdfunding), and EU-funded project participation (PDIH).

Product overview

Stowarzyszenie Robotyków SKALP is a non-profit organization that does not offer a unified software product but rather provides services including technology audits using ADMA methodology, ROS (Robot Operating System) competency center, and comprehensive robotics workshops and training programs. The organization maintains a portfolio of educational robotics projects including Lem Mars Rover, Żukbot agricultural robot, Duckietown autonomous vehicle platform, and various competition robots (Mini Sumo, JTR, HOOPBOT). They organize Bałtyckie Bitwy Robotów, the largest robotics event in the Pomerania region, and serve as an associated partner in the Pomeranian Digital Innovation Hub (PDIH) for Industry 4.0 and digital transformation support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bałtyckie Bitwy Robotów (BBR): The largest robotics event in Pomerania, combining amateur robotics tournament, conference, 40-hour robohackathon and robot shows.
• Trójmiejski Turniej Robotów

Products and services

• Robotyka – Warsztaty i Szkolenia (Robotics Workshops and Trainings)

Quantifiable outcome

• First place, Field Robot Event 2017, precise spraying category (Żukbot v2)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pomeranian Digital Innovation Hub (PDIH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025SR SKALP is an Associated Partner of the Pomeranian Digital Innovation Hub (PDIH), a project co-funded by the European Funds for Modern Economy Programme 2021-2027 and the Digital Europe Programme. The PDIH offers one-stop-shop support for SME digital transformation including audits, training, test-before-invest, and networking. The project (value: 2,964,713.85 EUR) plans to deliver over 1,600 services to 560 entities by September 2026. SKALP's specialization within PDIH focuses on Industry 4.0, robotics, AI, VR/AR, and cybersecurity with particular attention to the maritime industry.
• Currenda Lab R&D Center and Uniwersytet SzczecińskiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022SR SKALP co-organized the #hack4law hackathon (14–16 October 2022) with the Currenda Lab R&D Center and the University of Szczecin. The event focused on developing prototype applications for legal tech challenges, with SKALP contributing technical expertise and mentorship.
• Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2022minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022#hack4law was a partner event of Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2022 – an international meeting of women in science, business, and technology. SKALP participated in this partnership to promote diversity in tech.
• Fundacja CODE:MEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020SR SKALP was a partner organization of Hack4Change hackathon (June 2020), with SKALP's President serving as a mentor. The event, focused on environmental and social responsibility problems, was organized by CODE:ME Foundation in cooperation with the Mark Kamiński Institute, Gdańsk Entrepreneurship Foundation, and Pomorskie Regional Development Agency.
• Fundacja Digital PolandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020SR SKALP was a partner during Noc Innowacji (Night of Innovation) organized as part of the Digital Poland Festival – the largest Polish digital information and education initiative. SKALP promoted its educational resources, video courses, and virtual laboratory tours.
• PICTEC FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019SR SKALP collaborated with the PICTEC Foundation to build a 3D-printed microphone array model for a demonstration showcasing NVIDIA Jetson Xavier capabilities. The construction was displayed at Embedded World 2020 in Nuremberg at the ARROW electronics stand. PICTEC Foundation created one of six demonstration systems for the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier platform.
• Bałtycki Klaster Morski i Kosmiczny (BSSC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019SR SKALP participated in the BSSC-organized Autonomous Ship conference, presenting the Duckietown autonomous vehicle platform as an educational tool relevant to autonomous port technology, and discussed autonomous crane concepts for container handling.
• Fundacja Adamed (Adamed SmartUP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019SKALP member Bartek Multan participated as a speaker at the Adamed SmartUP science camp gathering in Warsaw, presenting the Duckietown autonomous vehicle project to talented youth. The event connected robotics and AI enthusiasts from four editions of the Adamed SmartUP camp.
• Koło Naukowe GradientminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019SKALP co-organized the AI Games hackathon (January 2020) with KN Gradient and GPNT. KN Gradient also co-organized the Neural Network Hackathon (May 2018) at Dom Technika, supported by Naczelna Organizacja Techniczna.
• Gdański Park Naukowo-Technologiczny (GPNT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018GPNT is the host venue for Bałtyckie Bitwy Robotów and a key co-organizer of major SKALP events. The technology park serves as SR SKALP's headquarters and laboratory location, and is a partner in the PDIH consortium. Joint activities include event hosting, the Tricity Autonomous Vehicle Group (TAVG), AI Games hackathon, and the Uczymy (w) Roboty project.
• Pomorska Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna (PSSE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018PSSE is the lead organizer and co-host of Bałtyckie Bitwy Robotów alongside SR SKALP. It is also the project leader of the PDIH consortium in which SKALP participates as Associated Partner.
• Hackerspace TrójmiastominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017SR SKALP collaborated with Hackerspace Trójmiasto to organize the Świąteczny Hackathon (December 2017), where participants had 24 hours to construct electronic devices themed around Christmas.
• Fundacja Platforma Przemysłu PrzyszłościminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKALP mentions collaboration with the Future of Industry Platform Foundation – the leading institution supporting digital transformation in Poland – particularly in the context of technology audits and Industry 4.0 advisory services for SMEs.
• Field Robot EventminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSR SKALP's Żukbot agricultural robot participated in the Field Robot Event annual competition, winning first place in 2017 in the precise spraying category. The competition provides a platform for testing and validating autonomous agricultural robots.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ROS-Industrial Consortium: An open-source consortium advancing ROS in industrial automation. Comparable to SKALP's ROS Competency Center, but focused on industrial manufacturer adoption rather than education and community programming.
• FIRST Robotics: Global youth robotics competition organizer running FIRST Robotics Competition and related programs. Closely comparable to SKALP's Bałtyckie Bitwy Robotów in mission (engaging youth in robotics competitions), but operates at much larger international scale.

Regional players

• Fundacja CODE:ME: Polish coding school and hackathon organizer that co-organized Hack4Change 2020 with SR SKALP. Comparable as a Polish non-profit running community hackathons and technology education events.
• Fundacja Adamed (Adamed SmartUP): Polish science education foundation running the Adamed SmartUP program for talented youth, where SKALP member Bartek Multan presented as a speaker. Comparable as a Polish STEM non-profit engaging the same youth demographic through science camps and events.

Broad incumbents

• Arduino Foundation: The dominant open-source embedded platform whose hardware (Arduino Nano, Uno) is central to SKALP's workshop curriculum. Indirectly comparable as the global standard-bearer for the maker education model that SKALP teaches.
• Raspberry Pi Foundation: Global non-profit promoting computing and digital making education through low-cost hardware. Operates a comparable education-focused non-profit model to SKALP, but at vastly larger scale with international reach.

Direct peers

• Koło Naukowe Gradient: Student research group at Gdańsk University of Technology that co-organized the AI Games hackathon with SR SKALP. Comparable as a university-affiliated STEM/AI/robotics community organization operating in the same Pomeranian ecosystem.
• Hackerspace Trójmiasto: A Gdańsk-based hackerspace that co-organized the 2017 Świąteczny Hackathon with SR SKALP. Operates the same makerspace model of community workshops, soldering classes, and project-based learning in the Tricity region, making it the closest direct peer.
• FabLab Foundation: Global network of digital fabrication laboratories offering community access to 3D printing, CNC, electronics, and robotics tools. Operates the same non-profit, hands-on maker education model that SR SKALP delivers at its Gdańsk lab, with comparable workshop-based programming.

Others

• PICTEC Foundation: Polish technology foundation that commissioned SKALP to build a microphone array for Embedded World 2020. Comparable as a Polish tech non-profit, though PICTEC focuses on technology promotion rather than robotics education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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