Swiss company Acutronic Robotics buys Bilbao-based Erle Robotics

BY : Diego Gutiérrez | November Thu, 2016

Basque company Erle Robotics, which develops drones and other robotic devices, has just been acquired by Swiss company Acutronic, which will allow it to 'play in a new global league and drive the next generation of robotic solutions for industry' according to its founders.

Sobre Erle Robotics, una empresa en continuo crecimiento

Erle Robotics nació en 2014 con 150.000€ reunidos entre conocidos y el fondo de capital riesgo Ekintxaile XXI, instrumento constituido especialmente para financiar las primeras etapas de vida de empresas innovadoras, gestionado desde la sociedad de inversión de la Spri.

Después accedieron al programa Mentoring de GazteEnpresa, de LaboralKutxa y estuvieron en la aceleradora de empresas alemanas Tech Founders.

Al fundar Erle Robotic lo tuvieron muy claro desde el principio: creaban una empresa de base tecnológica y como empresa debían facturar desde el minuto uno, y lo hicieron produciendo “herramientas para desarrolladores”. Ya en 2015, lanzaron al mercado un robot para llegar a sitios de difícil acceso y ese año ingresaron medio millón de euros.

En mayo de 2015 realizaron su primera ronda en la que captaron 200.000 euros, mediante una capital increase que supuso la entrada de seis inversores privados, dos vascos y cuatro británicos. Ya se iban preparando así para dar el paso al mercado internacional.

About Acutronic Robotics

Empresa Suiza con plantas de producción en EEUU y Suiza , es referente en el desarrollo y fabricación de simuladores para uso industrial. Acutronic tiene tres líneas principales de negocio: despliegue de la plataforma robótica H-ROS; venta de los componentes de hardware para robots y drones de marca Erle Robotics; por último, servicios de ingeniería en torno a la robótica para empresas y organizaciones gubernamentales.

Acutronic compra Erle Robotics

La startup de drones y tecnología Erle Robotics ha sido adquirida por la multinacional suiza Acutronic.

El exit facilitará a Erle Robotics internacionalizar sus productos y aumentar la venta de hardwares para drones y robots, así como sus distintos componentes. Además, la compañía fundada en 2014 por Carlos Uraga, Víctor y David Mayoral, contará con más recursos para desarrollar nuevas soluciones orientadas a aumentar la implicación de la robótica en la industria. Erle seguirá operando en Vitoria y Bilbao, donde están ubicadas sus sedes.

Erle, que hasta ahora contaba con 15 personas en su plantilla, seguirá operando en Vitoria y Bilbao, donde están ubicadas sus sedes.

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