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Swiss robotics companyAnyboticshas raised an additional $ 60 million to close its Series B round off at $ 110 million , some 18 month after firstannouncing it had raised a $ 50 millionSeries B.
Spun out from theEth Zürichresearch university in 2016 , Anyboticshas built a quadruped autonomous review robotdubbedAnymal , replete with detector and cameras for monitor equipment in industrial configurations . This could be anything from tracking caloric anomaly as part of a prophylactic alimony regime to find the presence of combustible gasoline .
“ Anybotics addresses the challenge of perform routine inspections in complex and hazardous industrial environments , ” the company ’s atomic number 27 - founder and CEO , Dr. Péter Fankhauser(pictured above on the right , with CFO Fredrik Isler ) , told TechCrunch . “ By automating these tasks , we minimize human exposure to dangerous or hard - to - reach surface area , cut downtime through more frequent inspections and high reporting , and streamline care operation , run to higher productivity and operational reliability . ”
In the 18 month since raising the first tranche of the Series B , the Zürich - base inauguration says it has doubled the act of units sold , with tightlipped to 200 robots now deployed across the oil and gas , mining , magnate , utilities , and metals diligence . Customers includeNovelis(aluminum rolling and recycling),Iamgold(gold mining),Stelco(steel milling ) , and Stanford University , which use Anybotics for “ advanced research purpose . ”
“ Our client deploy anywhere from a unmarried golem to fleets exceed 10 robot , with the heavy client orders close to 20 robots , ” Fankhauser explained . “ Fleet orders are progressively unwashed , as many of our industrial clients operate over 100 facilities globally , each with the electric potential to deploy multiple Anymal robot . ”
Anyboticshas now raised$130 million since its origin , and with a unfermented $ 60 million in the savings bank , the company is well - finance to drive its U.S. expansion in the wake of itsrecently openedSan Francisco office . However , it ’s noteworthy that Anybotics has chosen to label this modish investment funds as an university extension of a financial backing round that took place 18 months ago , rather than call it a Series C. This is all to do withhowthe fellowship design to use the money .
“ The Series B extension service focuses on scale our effect business globally , let in boom in the U.S. , ” Fankhauser allege . “ The Series C will target broader growth , expanding our portfolio into new applications and industries . ”
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In other words , we can likely wait the next capital injectant to be much bigger , though this is n’t likely to occur before 2026 .
This Series B annex was co - led by newfangled investors Qualcomm Ventures and Supernova Invest . A slew of new and existing investors , admit Bessemer Venture Partners , Nokia - plunk for NGP Capital , Swisscanto , Swisscom Ventures , TDK Ventures , and Walden Catalyst , also participate .
