ANYbotics

ETH Zurich spinout making ANYmal legged inspection robots for hazardous industrial sites

Scaleup · Shipping · Robotics leader · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland · Founded 2016 · anybotics.com

Unverified Round date approximate (Sep 2025). No 2026 news sourced. CEO from general knowledge.

Profile

ANYbotics is Switzerland's leading legged-robot company. Its ANYmal quadrupeds inspect oil, gas, chemical and power sites. It raised more than €127M in 2025 and is launching the explosion-proof ANYmal X. It isn't a humanoid maker but anchors the ETH Zurich legged-locomotion ecosystem.

People

• PF
  Péter Fankhauser Founder

  Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

  @fankhauserRole confirmed in their X bio
• AC
  Andrea Corda

  Chief Technology Officer
• MH
  Marco Hutter Founder

  Co-founder and Vice-Chairman

Source: ANYbotics company page · As of Oct 8, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship robots

• ANYmal Quadruped
  Autonomous inspection robot
• ANYmal X Quadruped
  Ex-certified model for explosive atmospheres, launching 2026

Funding and valuation

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• Boston Dynamics

  Direct competitor

  USHumanoid OEM

  Both sell legged robots for inspection of industrial sites: Boston Dynamics is training the electric Atlas for Hyundai's factories and also sells Spot and Stretch, while ANYbotics makes the ANYmal legged inspection robot for industrial sites.

  Sources (2)

  • ANYbotics (company website)
  • Boston Dynamics (company website)

• Unitree Robotics

  Adjacent competitor

  CNHumanoid OEM

  Both sell quadrupeds: Unitree Robotics sells low-cost humanoids and quadrupeds in volume, while ANYbotics makes the ANYmal legged inspection robot for industrial sites.

  Sources (2)

  • ANYbotics (company website)
  • Unitree Robotics (company website)

• LimX Dynamics

  Adjacent competitor

  CNHumanoid startup

  Both sell legged robots: LimX Dynamics makes the Oli humanoid and TRON legged robots, while ANYbotics makes the ANYmal legged inspection robot for industrial sites.

  Sources (2)

  • ANYbotics (company website)
  • LimX Dynamics (company website)

Recent news

• Sep 15, 2025 — Raises over €127M; Climate Investment joins EU-Startups

Sources

• Swiss robotics developer ANYbotics raises over €127 million (EU-Startups) (Sep 15, 2025)
• ANYbotics welcomes Climate Investment as strategic investor (ANYbotics) (Sep 15, 2025)

Confidence: medium.

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