Robotnik Automation is a company specialized in robot product development and robotics R&D projects. The company's main specialities are:
Autonomous indoor transport robots and field service robotics applications.
Robotics products (mobile robots, mobile manipulators, robot arms, robotic hands and humanoids).
R&D Robotics projects and special robot systems design.
Robotnik was founded in 2002 as a company focused on industry and service robots. In 2004, Robotnik began a line of collaboration with Universities, Research Centers and European companies by means of the participation in the VI European Framework Program. The European projects MASMICRO and RESCUER allowed the development of some of the first mobile platforms of the company.
In 2005, Robotnik signed partnership agreements with international companies in the robotic sector as Barrett Technology and Schunk. Subsequently, these agreements have been extended to companies like Kinova, Shadow and Aldebaran Robotics.
Robotnik has developed and manufactured service robots for:
Indoor Hospital Logistics
Nuclear industry
Security and military
Robotnik is involved in several projects in the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union.
Robotnik has taken part in several FP6 & FP7 EU Projects:
MASMICRO (FP6): “Integration of manufacturing systems for mass-manufacture of miniature/micro products”
RESCUER (FP6): “Improvement of emergency risk management through secure mobile mechatronic support to bomb disposal”
GUARDIANS (FP6): “Group of Unmanned Assistant Robots Deployed In Aggregative Navigation supported by Scent detection”
ACROBOTER (FP6): “Autonomous Collaborative Robots to Swing and Work in Everyday EnviRonment”.
PV-Servitor (FP7): “Autonomous cleaning robot for large scale photovoltaic power plants in Europe resulting in 5% cost reduction of electricity”
SRS (FP7): “Multi-Role Shadow Robotic System for Independent Living”
Rubicon (FP7): “Robotic UBIquitous COgnitive Network”
Flexitool (FP7): "Flexible Tooling for the manufacture of free-form architectural cladding and façades"
MoorInspect (FP7): “Development of an advanced medium range ultrasonic technique for mooring chains inspection in water”
Robofoot (FP7):”Smart Robotics for High Added Value Footwear Industry”
Other researches:
Hybrid Robot - UGV-UAV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
Logistic and indoor robot transport through autonomous AGVs navigation
Thermal metal spray process improvement and optimization
Patents:
Methods and device for regenerating the interior surfaces of conduits by means of thermal spraying metals.
Robotnik takes part of the following collaboration groups:
CEA: "Spanish Robotics Network"
CEEI: "European Centre of Innovation Companies"
AER-ATP: "Spanish Association of Robotics and Automation Technologies of Production"
EURON: "European Robotics Research Network"
EUROP: "European Robotic Platform"
OSRF : "Open Source Robotics Foundation"
