Smart spraying for ultra-localised treatments of your row crops, pastures and lawns
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What we do
Ecorobotix offers precise, reliable and affordable robotic solutions, which make farmers’ lives easier in producing healthy food.
We develop, manufacture and commercialise innovating, energy-saving farming machines, which allow both the ecological impact of modern farming and its costs to be reduced.
We thus contribute to the emergence of farming which respects the environment, focused on preserving soils and hydrological resources, by using a minimal amount of energy.
Company's story
Our Specialty
Increase your efficiency, while reducing the use of crop protection products at the same time
ARA is a high-precision sprayer developed by Ecorobotix, which enables the ultra-targeted application of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides or fertilisers. Improve the profitability of your farm, while adhering to environmental regulations.
ARA is a high-precision sprayer developed by Ecorobotix, which enables the ultra-targeted application of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides or fertilisers. Improve the profitability of your farm, while adhering to environmental regulations.
Our story
Origin
With Engineering studies and a PhD in Microelectronics in his back pocket, Steve worked in the field of microelectronics R&D, but various applications on which he worked, seemed to him to be very far away from current societal and environmental challenges. While the tedious weeding operations in the meantime were being replaced by the general activity of spraying herbicides, damaging to the environment, an idea flourished in his head. What if he could use artificial vision and an autonomous robot to weed continuously through a light, energy-autonomous machine?
Beginnings
Steve met Aurélien during environmental protection activities. They got on extremely well with each other and the two friends tried to see if there was commercial viability in the idea. Convinced by this, they founded Ecorobotix Sàrl in October 2011. The project grew over more than 2 years and it was a loan from the Foundation for Technological Innovation which allowed them to move to the start-up phase.
Growth
Since 2014, Steve has committed 100% of his time to the project. Aurélien has reduced his hours working on humanitarian projects to dedicate some of his time and a first employee was hired. Ecorobotix developed an initial prototype. Then, an improved prototype in 2015, thanks to the support of private investors and the Swiss Confederation, through a research project with EPFL and HE-Arc.
In 2016, ecorobotix produced its first pilot machines and raised CHF 3 million, then exceeding CHF 10 million in 2018. A dozen robots were then trialled in the field in Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. ecoRobotix gathered an impressive quantity of images across various crops, in order to train its algorithms.
Today
EcoRobotix is growing rapidly. At the end of 2021, the company has 40 employees! It has become a scale-up which markets its products and is focusing more and more on their industrialisation.
In its growth, ecorobotix wants to remain grounded in its strong values. In June 2019, it achieved the B-Corp certification, issued to companies who meet the highest standards in social and environmental performance, legal responsibility and public transparency.
With Engineering studies and a PhD in Microelectronics in his back pocket, Steve worked in the field of microelectronics R&D, but various applications on which he worked, seemed to him to be very far away from current societal and environmental challenges. While the tedious weeding operations in the meantime were being replaced by the general activity of spraying herbicides, damaging to the environment, an idea flourished in his head. What if he could use artificial vision and an autonomous robot to weed continuously through a light, energy-autonomous machine?
Beginnings
Steve met Aurélien during environmental protection activities. They got on extremely well with each other and the two friends tried to see if there was commercial viability in the idea. Convinced by this, they founded Ecorobotix Sàrl in October 2011. The project grew over more than 2 years and it was a loan from the Foundation for Technological Innovation which allowed them to move to the start-up phase.
Growth
Since 2014, Steve has committed 100% of his time to the project. Aurélien has reduced his hours working on humanitarian projects to dedicate some of his time and a first employee was hired. Ecorobotix developed an initial prototype. Then, an improved prototype in 2015, thanks to the support of private investors and the Swiss Confederation, through a research project with EPFL and HE-Arc.
In 2016, ecorobotix produced its first pilot machines and raised CHF 3 million, then exceeding CHF 10 million in 2018. A dozen robots were then trialled in the field in Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. ecoRobotix gathered an impressive quantity of images across various crops, in order to train its algorithms.
Today
EcoRobotix is growing rapidly. At the end of 2021, the company has 40 employees! It has become a scale-up which markets its products and is focusing more and more on their industrialisation.
In its growth, ecorobotix wants to remain grounded in its strong values. In June 2019, it achieved the B-Corp certification, issued to companies who meet the highest standards in social and environmental performance, legal responsibility and public transparency.
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