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Smart Robotics

Corporate marketlogisticsCurated record
smart-robotics.io

Full-stack AI pick-and-place platform for intralogistics using proprietary vision-language control software on off-the-shelf industrial robot arms; zero-retraining adaptation to SKU variability across food, pharma, e-commerce, retail and 3PL; product line: Smart Palletizer, Smart Mixed Case Palletizer, Smart Item Picker, Smart Depalletizer; systems achieve up to 1,000 picks/hour at 99.5% uptime; 120+ systems deployed across 15 countries with over 1 billion cumulative production picks.

HeadquartersBest, NL
Founded2015
Corporate funding$11M
Team11-50
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries A
FoundersHeico Sandee (Co-Founder & Co-CEO), Mark Menting (Co-Founder & Managing Director)
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNL, DE, BE
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinelogistics

Smart Depalletizer

  • No specifications on file.
Machinelogistics

Smart Item Picker

  • up to 1,000 picks/hour

    vendor-stated maximum throughput for AI-controlled item picking

    Claim source
  • 99.5% average uptime

    vendor-stated system availability across deployed fleet

    Claim source
Machinelogistics

Smart Mixed Case Palletizer

  • No specifications on file.
Machinelogistics

Smart Palletizer

  • No specifications on file.
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordRotterdamse HavendrakenInnovation IndustriesMirai Creation Fund IIErnij Next
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-04-21Secured €10M Series A led by Rotterdamse Havendraken; first European company to reach 1 billion cumulative picks in live productionTech.eu
2026-03-31Announced strategic partnership with ProLog Automation at LogiMAT 2026 to expand AI robotic picking in DACH regionSmart Robotics
2025-05-12Felix Schmidt appointed Co-CEO alongside co-founder Heico SandeeSmart Robotics
2019-11-06Closed investment round led by Innovation Industries and Mirai Creation Fund II (Toyota-backed) to accelerate product rolloutSmart Robotics
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Source ledger

5 unique public sources

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Smart Robotics secures €10M Series A to expand AI robotic picking in EuropeTech.eu · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Smart Robotics completes successful investment roundSmart Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Smart Robotics: AI-Powered Pick and PlaceSmart Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Smart Robotics and ProLog Automation – Strategic PartnershipSmart Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Smart Robotics Co-CEO to Attend DeepTech Momentum in BerlinSmart Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05