Swiss ETH Zurich spin-off developing no-code robotic programming software for non-standard fabrication including timber construction, brickwork, and deburring.
ROB Technologies AG is a Zurich-based software company and spin-off of ETH Zurich's Gramazio Kohler Research group, specializing in no-code and low-code robotic programming solutions for non-standard fabrication processes. The company was co-founded by Tobias Bonwetsch (Managing Director) and Ralph Baertschi (CTO), both of whom completed doctoral research at ETH Zurich on topics at the intersection of robotics, digital design, and computational fabrication.
The core mission of ROB Technologies is to enable manufacturers to adapt robotic systems to new production tasks without specialist programming knowledge, making robotic automation economically viable for small and medium-sized enterprises producing unique parts or small batch sizes. By synchronizing advanced digital design with robotic control, the company opens contexts for robotic use that were previously inaccessible.
The company offers four main software products. BrickDesign is a comprehensive design and fabrication platform for non-standard brick facade elements, enabling architects and contractors to produce unique masonry patterns with consistent quality that would not be achievable manually. URStudio is a modular software environment for offline and online programming of Universal Robots, featuring bi-directional communication between design tools and robot controllers. WoodFlex is a robotic control and visualization system for automated timber construction, allowing fabricators to move directly from shop drawings to robotic fabrication of timber wall modules and structural components without additional programming steps. BTLx Editor is a specialized editor for the BTLx industry-standard interchange format used in timber construction, framing, and carpentry.
Solution domains include: timber construction (automating assembly of individual timber wall modules); robotic brickwork (fabricating expressive non-standard facades); adaptive processing (in-line part recognition and path adaptation to accommodate part tolerances); packaging (robotically applied gluing paths for individually tailored foam packaging); and project-specific automation for one-off production tasks where traditional robotic programming would be cost-prohibitive.
ROB Technologies is headquartered at Wasserwerkstrasse 129, 8037 Zurich, Switzerland, and draws on more than a decade of pioneering research conducted at ETH Zurich in synchronizing computational design with robotic fabrication processes.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Integrated design and robotic fabrication software for non-standard brick facade elements.
Modular software for offline and online programming of Universal Robots with bi-directional design-to-robot communication.
Robotic control and visualization software for automated timber construction, from shop drawings to fabrication.
Contact ROB Technologies AG
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https://rob-technologies.comPHONE
+41 (0)44 586 52 92HEADQUARTERS
Switzerland
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