- Innok Robotics raised more than €3.3 million to scale its autonomous mobile robots for outdoor industrial sites, brownfield facilities and other real-world operating environments.
- The German company said the round was backed primarily by Companisto, Prolimity Capital Partners and private co-investors, with proceeds supporting production, product expansion and preparation for a planned fall 2026 IPO.
- Innok said its HEROS-based robots include the RAINOS watering robot, the INDUROS transport robot and the new INSPECTOS inspection and surveillance robot, while order intake doubled in 2025.
Innok Robotics raised more than €3.3 million in funding to scale its autonomous mobile robots designed for outdoor industrial and brownfield sites.
The funding round was primarily backed by business angel network Companisto, SME investor Prolimity Capital Partners and private co-investors, according to the company. The capital will support production, product expansion and preparation for a planned initial public offering in the fall of 2026.
The German company builds autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, designed to operate in real industrial environments, including outdoor sites, yards and older industrial facilities. The company’s robots are built on its HEROS robot platform and use its InnokCockpit autonomy software.
Innok’s current product lineup includes RAINOS, an autonomous watering robot used by municipalities and cemeteries, and INDUROS, an autonomous transport robot designed to move goods between warehouses and outdoor yards. The company said INDUROS can pull up to 1.3 metric tons and operate on uneven terrain and in difficult weather.
With the new funding, Innok said it is expanding its portfolio with INSPECTOS, a robot aimed at inspection and surveillance applications. The company said early applications of the system are already running in live operations for major customers.
Innok reported that order intake doubled in 2025 compared with the previous year, although it did not disclose revenue or valuation.
“The fact that we have so significantly exceeded our funding target in record time is a tremendous vote of confidence in our technology and our team,” founder, CEO and CTO Alwin Heerklotz, CEO, CTO said in announcement. “The industry is demanding real problem-solvers for outdoor and brownfield logistics. We don’t just talk — we’re already delivering our robots to well-known companies, ranging from mid-sized businesses to global corporations. With this fresh capital, we’re now scaling precisely this value creation and bringing our multiterrain robots to global customers even faster.”
Its systems are offered through robots-as-a-service, reducing upfront capital spending for customers and producing a return on investment in less than two years.The company said its systems are already used by medium-size companies and large industrial customers, including Mercedes, VW, BASF, Bosch, ABB, ZF and Volvo.
The company said its near-term focus is on expanding its robotics portfolio, entering inspection and surveillance markets, and growing across more regions in Europe and globally.
Innok indicated it wants to help strengthen European robotics manufacturing, particularly in Germany, and that automation of basic industrial processes is becoming more important as Europe faces demographic pressure and shortages of skilled workers.
“The Companisto funding round was the perfect final building block for us ahead of our next major milestone,” added CFO and CCO Nikolas Rössler. “We’re using the capital to fulfill our rapidly growing order backlog while simultaneously preparing intensively for our planned initial public offering in the fall of 2026. The incredible momentum of this round clearly demonstrates that private investors have understood the disruptive and massive impact of Physical AI, our technology, and our business models.”
Featured image: Alwin Heerklotz (CEO; CTO & Founder of Innok Robotics — on the left in the photo) together with Nikolas Rössler (CFO & CCO) and the robots RAINOS and INDUROS. (Credit: Innok Robotics)
