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Funding and backers

Total raised
$2.5M
1 round on record
Latest round
$2.5M
Seed · Oct 2023 · 3 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
2
open roles
Backers
1
Marathon Venture Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
36 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Oct 13, 2024 Launched Bota Systems Unveils New Force-Torque Sensor For Heavy Payloads Robotics & Automation News · menafn.com Oct 4, 2023 Raised a round Seed $2.5M 2020 Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 3%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
GitHub stars
4 public repositories
Hacker News stories
2
best: 1 points
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Seed Oct 2023 $2.5M — newelectronics.co.uk
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Overview

Bota Systems is a Swiss high-tech company developing and manufacturing compact six-axis force torque sensors for robots and research, with onboard signal processing and inertial compensation. It spun out of the robotic systems laboratory at ETH Zurich and its sensors are used in robotics and automation worldwide. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

News

Blog 5 months ago
Analog Input vs Digital Input: What's the Difference?
Understanding analog and digital inputs is fundamental for engineers, system integrators, and decision-makers building reliable, high-performance robotic systems. At the core of modern robotics and industrial automation lies a simple question: how do mach
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Blog 6 months ago
Types of Robots: Complete Guide with Examples
Robots are commonly classified by function (industrial, service, medical, military), physical structure, level of autonomy, and operating environment. The same robot often belongs to multiple categories. A hospital delivery robot, for example, is a servic
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Blog 7 months ago
What Is Physical AI? Meaning, Uses & Examples
Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving beyond the digital world. While most AI systems still analyze data in the cloud, a new generation of intelligent machines is beginning to perceive, decide, and act in real-world environments. This shift is known a
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Blog 7 months ago
Robotics vs Automation: Key Differences Explained
The debate around robotics vs automation is more relevant than ever. As industries digitize and intelligent machines become mainstream, many professionals still ask: Are robotics and automation the same thing? Or is there a meaningful difference between a
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Blog 8 months ago
The Inverse Dynamics Problem: From Joint Torques to End-Effector Wrenches
Download PDF GitLab Abstract This article presents the inverse dynamics algorithm to estimate external contact wrenches acting on a robotic manipulator from joint torque measurements. It presents the problem in the ideal case and details an analytic solut
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Blog 8 months ago
AI and Robotics in Healthcare: The Future of Medicine
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are rapidly redefining healthcare, moving the industry from reactive treatment toward intelligent, adaptive, and scalable care. What was once limited to experimental systems and niche surgical tools has evolved in
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Blog 8 months ago
Generative AI in Robotics: Advancing Self-Learning Robots
Generative AI in robotics is redefining what robots can do-not just by following instructions, but by learning from experience. As automation moves beyond structured factory floors into dynamic, contact-rich environments, intelligence alone is no longer e
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Blog 10 months ago
How Humanoid Robots Work: Inside AI-Powered Robotics
Humanoid robots-machines built to walk, sense, manipulate objects, and interact with humans-represent the most ambitious class of modern robotics. Their ability to navigate complex environments, perform coordinated movements, and make real-time decisions
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Blog 10 months ago
AI Nurse: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Care
Artificial intelligence is reshaping nearly every aspect of healthcare, but one of the most profound transformations is the rise of the AI nurse - robotic and AI-driven systems designed to support clinicians, enhance patient safety, and streamline hospita
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Blog 10 months ago
What Is Torque? Definition, Formula & Real Examples
Torque is the rotational force that causes an object to turn around an axis or pivot point. In simple terms, torque is the twisting power that helps engines move cars, tools turn bolts, and robot joints lift or rotate objects. It is one of the most import
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Bota Systems over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
1
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
85/100
Languages
Python
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
2
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
50% ▼
Industrial Engineering
50% ▼

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Zurich
Zurich Switzerland
HQ
2 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
Hagenholzstrasse 85, Zürich, 8050, CH
seen since Jul 2026 company site, job postings

Jobs

≈ $70k – $119k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Zurich
Python
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≈ $38k – $81k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Zurich
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Financials

Total raised
$2.5M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Seed 2023 $2.5M Details