Zurich robotics ecosystem: force sensors, underwater robots and startups with $4-5M rounds
lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-09-08
A rundown of Zurich's robotics ecosystem, billing it as Europe's robotics capital. Companies listed include Bota Systems (force-torque sensors), Nautica Technologies (hull-cleaning underwater robots, $4M seed), FORGIS (AI edge software for industrial machines, €3.8M pre-seed), April Robotics (manipulation datasets), Bubble Robotics (offshore inspection AUVs, $5M pre-seed), and Flink Robotics (plug-and-play robotic software).
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