Corporate Members
Nestlé
Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company, driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. Nestlé serves consumers with passion and a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life and every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families.
Nestlé’s culture is based on values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity, and respect for the future.
Rapid Manufacturing AG
Rapid Manufacturing AG combines additive manufacturing expertise with engineering and production know-how, enabling customers to move quickly from an initial design or prototype to functional end-use parts.
The company focuses on producing geometrically complex, lightweight and customized components that can be difficult or costly to manufacture using traditional methods. This makes it particularly relevant for robotics, automation and industrial engineering companies that require fast iteration, customized components or small-to-medium production runs without investing in expensive tooling.
Ostschweizer Fachhochschule: Wo Wissen wirkt | OST OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule
OST – Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences is a Swiss university of applied sciences with a strong focus on practical education, applied research and close collaboration with industry. One of its key technology areas is automation, robotics, mechatronics and autonomous systems, particularly at its Rapperswil-Jona campus.
A particularly relevant unit is the ILT – Institute for Lab Automation and Mechatronics (ILT – Institute for Lab Automation and Mechatronics). The ILT focuses on application-oriented research and development in mechatronics and works closely with industrial companies to transfer research results into practical products and production systems.
BlueBotics SA
BlueBotics is a Swiss robotics and automation technology company founded in 2001 as an EPFL spin-off. The company specializes in autonomous navigation technology for industrial vehicles, particularly automated guided vehicles (AGVs), automated forklifts and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Today, BlueBotics is part of the ZAPI GROUP.
Its core technology is called ANT — Autonomous Navigation Technology. ANT allows mobile robots and industrial vehicles to navigate through their environment without requiring traditional infrastructure such as magnetic tape, inductive wires or fixed navigation markers. Instead, it uses natural features in the environment together with sensors such as laser scanners, encoders and IMUs to determine the vehicle’s position and navigate safely.
Absolute Magnetics
Absolute Magnetics AG is a Swiss technology company based in Winterthur that develops next-generation magnetic rotary encoders and position-sensing solutions. Founded in 2023, the company focuses on making motion-control systems more accurate, robust, cost-effective, and easier to integrate.
The company has developed a globally patented magnetization technology that enables precise absolute position measurement without calibration. Its technology is designed to remain reliable even when there are mechanical tolerances, varying air gaps, shaft misalignment, temperature changes, or strong magnetic stray fields.
Bio-Inspired RObots for MEDicine Laboratory (BIROMED-Lab)
The BIROMED-Lab develops bio-inspired robotic and mechatronic systems tailored for medical applications from idea to functional prototypes for fast translation.
Our portfolio spans mechatronics, mechanical design, micromachining, robotics, control engineering, human-machine interaction, and real-time data processing. Thanks to this broad expertise, we maintain strong collaborations to medical industry.
SWISS Foundation for Innovation and Training in Surgery (SFITS)
The SWISS Foundation for Innovation and Training in Surgery (SFITS) is a Swiss non-profit foundation based in the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) complex, in Switzerland.
The SFITS offers a unique 5-star setting that spans over 2’000m2 in a sophisticated and modern infrastructure. It offers the possibility to train / research or test solutions under conditions close to reality, on anatomical, synthetic and organic specimens.
The center is also fitted with an auditorium and a recording studio to offer online and hybrid events, as well as a modern video platform with the ability to livestream sessions across the infrastructure and remotely.
hepia
With 28 schools spread across the entire French-speaking region and some 21,000 students, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO) is the largest network of higher professional education in Switzerland. In order to steer and manage the institution, the 4 members of the rectorate have the mission of strengthening the HES-SO’s proximity to its professional environment and its influence in the national and international landscape of higher education, research and innovation by building a solid network with its partners.
HEPIA is represented at the cantonal level in the bodies of HES-SO Geneva and at the intercantonal level in those of HES-SO.
Pick8ship Technology AG
Pick8ship is a robotics fulfilment solution where shippers can automate fulfilment (storage, picking, sorting, pick-up and shipping) using a single, fast modular system. Pick8ship is a game changer: 10 times faster order picking, 4 times more products per square meter in storage and transport, flexible robot-sorting, pick-up faster deliveries. Fast scalable in days (not years) at 50 to 80% lower operating cost and with fast pay-back.
CynLr: Cybernetics Laboratory
CynLr is a visual object intelligence platform that enables industrial robotic arms to see, understand and manipulate any object in random unstructured environments.
Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)
The Department of Innovative Technologies (DTI) carries out undergraduate and graduate studies and continuing education, research and technology transfer in Engineering in the fields of electronics, information technology, artificial intelligence, mechanics, industrial production and medical technology.
Helbling Technik AG
Helbling supports companies — from agile startups to global corporations — in driving innovation and developing cutting-edge products. Acting as an interdisciplinary hub of engineering and consulting expertise, we help our clients turn complex ideas into successful, sustainable solutions. The combination of technological innovation and business consulting skills makes it possible for Helbling to address challenges not only from a specialist, project-based perspective, but also from a holistic, company-wide point of view.
Fachhochschule Graubuenden
MSMD Robotics
MSMD Robotics develops equipment to enable the deployment of robotic hardware platforms through teleoperation, along with automation action models tailored to customer processes.
Robotics and AI Institute (Zurich) GmbH
We are the Robotics and AI Institute (RAI Institute), a research-driven organisation dedicated to advancing the foundations and applications of robotics and artificial intelligence. From our Zurich location, we focus on long-horizon, high-impact research that bridges fundamental science and real-world deployment. We operate at the intersection of robotics, machine learning and embodied intelligence, creating an environment where ambitious research ideas can mature into robust, scalable technologies.
Société Industrielle de Sonceboz SA
Société Industrielle de Sonceboz SA is a Swiss industrial technology company specialising in high-performance mechatronic systems. Building on more than a century of industrial heritage, Sonceboz designs and manufactures electric motors, actuators, sensors and integrated mechatronic subsystems used in demanding applications across robotics, industrial automation, medical technology, mobility and precision machinery. The company combines deep engineering expertise with vertically integrated production to deliver robust, scalable and highly reliable solutions.
MarFlow AG
We are a Swiss engineering and manufacturing company specialising in high-precision fluid handling solutions. MarFlow designs and produces pumps, valves and integrated fluidic systems for demanding industrial and high-reliability applications, including use cases relevant to automation and robotics where precise, repeatable flow control is required.
Bern University of Applied Sciences – School of Engineering and Computer Sciences
The School of Engineering and Computer Science at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) offers practice-oriented education and applied research in fields such as robotics, mechatronics, computer vision, physical AI, embedded systems, industrial systems, automation, data & cybersecurity, etc. The School (German: Departement Technik und Informatik) is located mainly in Biel/Bienne with activities also in Burgdorf and in Bern.
Joylab AG
Joylab AG is an agile Swiss engineering consultancy specialised in the technical product development of robotics, sensor-systems and medical technology. The company supports clients from feasibility and prototyping through to industrialisation of embedded hardware, firmware, mechanics and system integration.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
EPFL is one of Switzerland’s premier technical universities, distinguished for its leading-edge research and teaching in robotics and autonomous systems. The university hosts a dedicated inter-faculty initiative in robotics, comprising approximately 25 laboratories and centres. This places EPFL at the top rank in Switzerland and among the top globally for robotics research and education. Through its research, innovation and partnerships, EPFL plays a key role in Switzerland’s robotics ecosystem — including as a co‐organiser of the annual Swiss Robotics Day.
AICA SA
We at AICA believe…
that traditional industrial automation, often rigid and brittle, can be transformed to be adaptive, sensor-aware and future-ready. Our software-first approach liberates manufacturers from hardware lock-in and complex programming by enabling robots to perceive, learn and adapt in real-time.
SBB-CFF-FFS
SBB is the Swiss national railway company, responsible for passenger transport, infrastructure and freight (via its cargo subsidiary). Recognising the transformative potential of robotics and automation, SBB increasingly combines advanced drone inspection, robotics in maintenance and AI-driven mobility innovations in its operations. For instance, SBB deploys drones of various types—from multirotors to VTOL fixed-wing and kinematically sophisticated platforms—for infrastructure inspection and documentation.
MathWorks GmbH
We at MathWorks believe in the importance of engineers and scientists. They increase human knowledge and profoundly improve our standard of living.
We created MATLAB and Simulink to help them do their best work.
MATLAB® is the easiest and most productive computing environment for engineers and scientists. With math, graphics, and programming, it’s designed for the way you think and the work you do.
Simulink® is a block diagram environment for simulation and Model-Based Design of multidomain and embedded engineering systems. Explore, test, and implement designs you wouldn’t otherwise consider – in a fraction of the time it would take you to write C, C++, or HDL code.