{{Short description|Swiss robotic company}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox company | name = ANYbotics | logo = ANYbotics logo.svg | type = Private | industry = Robotics<br />Artificial intelligence<br />Automation | founded = {{Start date and age|2016}} | founders = {{ubl |Péter Fankhauser |Hanspeter Fässler }}| | location_city = Zürich, Switzerland | num_employees = 150 | footnotes = | location_country = Switzerland | products = ANYmal<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/kmpkt/article181696082/Vielseitiger-Vierbeiner-Schweizer-bauen-tanzenden-Rettungsroboter.html|title=Vielseitiger Vierbeiner: Schweizer bauen tanzenden Rettungsroboter - WELT|date=July 9, 2021|website=DIE WELT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/gruenderszene/article245476912/Bei-Shell-oder-BASF-Dieser-Roboter-inspiziert-Bohrinseln-besser-als-der-Mensch.html|title=Bei Shell oder BASF: Dieser Roboter inspiziert Bohrinseln besser als der Mensch - WELT|date=May 30, 2023|website=DIE WELT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wiwo.de/my/technologie/forschung/roboterhund-der-will-nicht-nur-spielen/27919946.html|title=Roboterhund: Der will nicht nur spielen|first=Nele Husmann, Thomas|last=Kuhn|date=January 3, 2022|website=www.wiwo.de}}</ref> | homepage = {{URL|https://www.anybotics.com/}} }} '''ANYbotics AG''' is a robot manufacturer based in Zürich, Switzerland.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.letemps.ch/economie/cyber/robots-suisse-anybotics-deja-terrain|title=Les robots du suisse ANYbotics sont déjà sur le terrain - Le Temps|date=December 6, 2020|via=Le Temps}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.letemps.ch/economie/cyber/robots-futuristes-suisse-anybotics-desormais-vente|title=Les robots futuristes du suisse ANYbotics sont désormais en vente - Le Temps|date=September 29, 2022|via=Le Temps}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://agefi.com/actualites/entreprises/anybotics-et-ses-concurrents-sengagent-contre-larmement-des-robots|title=Anybotics et ses concurrents s’engagent contre l’armement des robots|website=L'Agefi}}</ref>

==History== ANYbotics was founded in 2016 as a spin-off from ETH Zurich's research in quadrupedal robotics.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/16/anybotics-raises-50-million-to-help-deploy-its-robot-dog/|title=ANYbotics raises $50 million to help deploy its robot dog|first=Brian|last=Heater|date=May 16, 2023 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://agefi.com/actualites/entreprises/20-millions-pour-accelerer-la-production-des-robots-danybotics|title=Vingt millions pour accélérer la production des robots d’Anybotics|website=L'Agefi}}</ref> It was co-founded by Péter Fankhauser and Hanspeter Fässler.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/automatisierung-ki-beschleunigt-die-entwicklung-autonomer-arbeitsroboter-massiv/29226424.html|title=Handelsblatt|website=www.handelsblatt.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mashable.com/video/robot-dogs-anybotics-boston-dynamics-spotmini-anymal|title=There's a robot dog empire in the making and Boston Dynamics has some worthy competitors – Genius Moments|first=Nikolay|last=Nikolov|date=October 17, 2018|website=Mashable}}</ref>

In May 2023, ANYbotics received an investment of $50 million in Series B funding round.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/roboterentwickler-anybotics-sammelt-50-millionen-dollar-risikokapital-ein/29153472.html|title=Handelsblatt|website=www.handelsblatt.com}}</ref>

ANYbotics is known for developing a quadruped robot named ANYmal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/roboter-anymal-von-anybotics-geht-fuers-zuercher-ewz-auf-patrouille-ld.1732625|title=Roboter Anymal von Anybotics geht fürs Zürcher EWZ auf Patrouille |website=Neue Zürcher Zeitung}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/inspection-robots-infrastructure-ebb4172c|title=America’s Bridges, Factories and Highways Are in Dire Need of Repairs. Bring in the Robots.|first=Christopher|last=Mims|website=WSJ}}</ref> The robot has been used in multiple applications including in chemical, mining, oil and gas operations for inspection purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/economia/robos-ganham-espaco-em-fabricas-e-no-campo-assumindo-tarefas-de-risco/|title=Robôs ganham espaço em fábricas e no campo assumindo tarefas de risco|website=CNN Brasil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/11/sample-series-b-pitch-deck-anybotics-ag/|title=Sample Series B pitch deck: ANYbotics' $50M deck TechCrunch|first=Haje Jan|last=Kamps|date=August 11, 2023|website=TechCrunch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://agefi.com/actualites/entreprises/les-robots-danybotics-patrouilleront-pour-le-geant-bresilien-vale|title=Les robots d’Anybotics patrouilleront pour le géant brésilien Vale|website=L'Agefi}}</ref> Additionally, it has been used in research facilities as well such as ETH Zurich and the University of Oxford.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/21/anybotics-anymal-robot-can-perform-tasks-without-the-help-of-a-human.html|title=This dog-like robot can perform inspections and work in isolated locations without the help of a human|first=Erin|last=Black|date=December 21, 2018|website=CNBC}}</ref> thumb|alt=An ANYmal D is walking around in a substation to do visual, thermal, and acoustic inspections daily to ensure asset health.|An ANYmal D is walking around in a substation to do visual, thermal, and acoustic inspections daily to ensure asset health.

==Robots== * ANYmal<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/21/the-anymal-inspection-robot-gives-spot-some-four-legged-competition/|title=The ANYmal inspection robot gives Spot some four-legged competition|first=Brian|last=Heater|date=April 21, 2021|website=TechCrunch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/26/robotic-dogs-taking-on-jobs-in-security-inspection-and-public-safety-.html|title=Where four-legged robot dogs are finding work in a tight labor market|first=Magdalena|last=Petrova|date=December 26, 2021|website=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/12/26/robot-dogs-from-boston-dynamics-anybotics-ghost-robotics-start-work.html|title=The rise of the robotic working dog|website=CNBC}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition == * 2022: IEEE Robotics and Automation Award for Product Innovation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ieee-ras.org/about-ras/latest-news/2022-ieee-ras-award-recipients-announced|work=IEEE Robotics & Automation Society|title = ANYmal: a versatile quadruped robot with high mobility for inspection and maintenance|date=2022}}</ref>

==See also== *List of robotic dogs

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.anybotics.com/ Official website]

Category:University spin-offs Category:Companies based in Zurich