German-based Unchained Robotics has closed an €8.5 million Series A extended funding round. With the fresh capital, the company aims to scale its technology internationally, addressing one of the biggest hurdles in automation: making robots easy to operate through intelligent software.
Automation is often complex, expensive, and difficult to adapt within existing operations. Robots typically need to be programmed manually, often taking weeks before they’re operational. For many smaller companies, this is a major barrier.
Unchained Robotics is changing that. With its software LUNA OS, Unchained Robotics has launched a standardised control system that integrates robots from various manufacturers into production environments, like an operating system for factory robots, as easy to use as a smartphone. This means anyone can operate the robots without prior experience.
Click-to-automate - no experience needed
Unchained Robotics’ online platform allows companies to search for, find, and integrate the right robots directly into their production lines.
The company offers a flexible turnkey solution called the MalocherBot, which can be deployed without specialised knowledge. It’s ideal not only for large corporations but also for small and mid-sized companies with limited resources.
Mladen Milicevic, co-founder of Unchained Robotis, says:
We’ve struck a chord with SMEs: everyone is looking for simple and affordable automation solutions that can be implemented quickly, without requiring special expertise.
As the market for simple, standardised automation is growing rapidly, automation will be essential to keeping businesses competitive, especially in manual tasks like machine loading or palletising. Simultaneously, the connection between AI and physical robotics is advancing. Kevin Freise, co-founder of Unchained Robotics, explains:
We envision a future where AI-powered robotic systems not only take over repetitive tasks but also become increasingly adaptable through continuous learning. LUNA OS forms the crucial bridge between intelligent software and physical automation for this purpose.
More than 300 companies across Europe already use the solution, including well-known names like Vorwerk, Europe‘s largest direct sales company.
Unchained Robotics’ solution allowed us to automate quickly and easily – without any additional programming skills or long ramp-up times,
comments Joern Compernass, Managing Director of Vorwerk Logistik.
The round was supported by Direttissima Growth Partners, Navivo Capital, Future Industry Ventures, vent.io, and D11Z.
Christopher Hoffmann of Direttissima Growth Partners, believes that Unchained Robotics is solving one of the industry's key structural problems, the lack of standardisation. He comments:
With its operating system LUNA OS and the modular Malocherbot cell, robotic automation becomes easily scalable – a crucial step for the future of manufacturing and logistics.
In addition to its presence in Europe, Unchained Robotics is now accelerating its expansion into the US. The company is also driving its next growth phase: establishing a global robotics standard.
Lead image: Unchained Robotics founders (left to right, Mladen Milicevic, Kevin Freise) | Photo: Uncredited
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