ANYbotics is a Swiss robotics company founded in 2016 as a spin-off from ETH Zurich, developing AI-driven autonomous mobile robots for industrial inspection. The company has grown from an initial team of 10 ETH researchers to over 200 employees and has raised more than €127 million in funding. Led by CEO Péter Fankhauser, ANYbotics focuses on deploying four-legged autonomous robots in complex industrial environments, including explosion-protected (Ex-rated) areas across oil and gas, chemicals, and energy sectors.
The company's primary product, ANYmal, is a four-legged autonomous robot engineered for routine inspection tasks in demanding industrial facilities. These robots operate 24/7 in deployed sites worldwide, navigating complex terrains and hazardous environments where traditional wheeled or tracked platforms face mobility constraints. The system integrates AI-driven inspection intelligence with autonomous navigation, designed to handle the geometric and environmental challenges of industrial infrastructure including stairs, catwalks, and uneven surfaces in Ex-rated zones.
ANYbotics positions its technology around three operational objectives: improving equipment uptime through continuous monitoring, enhancing worker safety by automating inspections in hazardous areas, and reducing operational costs through autonomous operation. The platform emphasizes data integration capabilities, allowing industrial operators to incorporate robotic inspection data into existing operational workflows. The company's technical focus spans autonomous mobile robotics, legged locomotion systems, inspection intelligence algorithms, and the specific engineering requirements for operation in explosion-hazard industrial environments.