Bota Systems

Bota Systems is developing force-torque sensors that combine with AI algorithms, effectively providing manufacturing robots with a sense of touch. This increases the complexity of tasks that automated production lines can perform, including interactive actions within fast-changing environments. The Greek-founded startup aims to use this technology to increase the precision and productivity of production lines and perform more tactile, force-controllable actions.

There’s an increasing number of industrial robots undertaking tasks that require them to interact with humans. After a series of support programs and seed funding rounds, Bota is serving customers in 30 countries and has distributors across Europe, America and Asia. The sensor tech will no doubt have competitors, but Bota Systems product stands out with the ability to integrate into preexisting systems, thus making it more flexible and easy to install without rendering a factory’s hardware obsolete.