Stuttgart, Germany maker of NODE.OS autonomous-navigation and fleet software, grown out of Fraunhofer IPA research and running on 1,750+ mobile robots.
NODE Robotics GmbH is a software company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, registered at Schwabstrasse 30, 70197 Stuttgart under HRB 776127 at the Amtsgericht Stuttgart, with an additional office and test site at ARENA2036, Pfaffenwaldring 19. The company grew out of robotics research conducted at Fraunhofer IPA and operates as an independent startup led by managing directors Stefan Dorr-Laukien and Lukas Teichmann.
The company's core product, NODE.OS, is a software platform for autonomous mobile robots that combines marker-free localization, hybrid path planning, and fleet-level coordination for warehouse and production environments. A companion product, NODE.tracking, adds real-time localization for forklifts, tugger trains, and mixed fleets of manual and automated vehicles. NODE Robotics also sells complete autonomous mobile robots under its NODE Robot Solutions line, including the Forky15 and Jacky15 models for pallet transport. As of 2025 the company states that more than 1,750 mobile robots run NODE.OS in daily production, supporting more than 50 robot types from multiple manufacturers.
Customers and integration partners named on the company's website include BLEICHERT Automation, idealworks, Tugbot, Bottobo Robotics, SHERPA Mobile Robotics, and Melkus Mechatronic. The company describes its team of roughly 45 people, including more than 20 software developers, as international.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Modular autonomy OS for AGVs and AMRs combining SLAM localization, hybrid navigation, and multi-vendor fleet coordination.
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WEBSITE
https://node-robotics.com/HEADQUARTERS
Germany
Company Facts
Founded
2020
Primary Role
Software/Algorithm
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Primary Region
Europe
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