R3 Robotics
About
About R3 Robotics
R3 Robotics automates the dismantling of electric-vehicle battery packs, e-drives and power electronics. Formerly named Circu Li-ion, the Luxembourg company operates a disassembly facility in Karlsruhe and supplies industrial robotic cells that combine 3D vision, model interpretation, adaptive motion planning and task-specific tooling. Each operation creates structured process and component data for traceability, reporting and downstream recovery decisions.
Customers can deploy Robotics-as-a-Service equipment at their own recycling or remanufacturing site, or send systems to R3 for discharge, diagnostics and dismantling. New battery formats pass through a structured intake, simulated recipe creation and physical validation before production use, allowing the shared format library to expand over time. R3 separates components for repair, reuse, second-life use or material recovery. Downstream partners perform the chemical recycling process itself.
Funding
- 2026-02-05 - Series A - $16.5M - R3 Robotics raises EUR 14 million Series A
R3 Robotics raised EUR 14 million in Series A financing to expand its AI-guided dismantling platform from batteries into complete electric-vehicle systems. - source: oetker-collection.com
Investors
- BonVenture - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-05
- EIC Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-05
- EIT Urban Mobility - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-05
- FlixFounders - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-05
- HG Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-05
- Oetker Collection - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-05
- Suma Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-05
Team
- Antoine Welter - Managing Director - Leads the company behind R3 Robotics' automated EV-system dismantling platform.
- Dr. Xavier Kohll - Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer - Leads robotics, vision and dismantling-system engineering.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-02-05 - Capability - R3 Robotics expands automated dismantling from batteries to complete EV systems
The expanded platform applies AI-powered robotics, computer vision and adaptive tooling beyond battery packs. R3 positioned the system for continuous recycling and remanufacturing operations with component-level traceability. The company offers disassembly at its own sites and integrated robotic lines for customer facilities.
Source - 2026-02-05 - Funding - R3 Robotics raises EUR 14 million Series A
HG Ventures and Suma Capital co-led the EUR 14 million Series A, with Oetker Collection, the EIC Fund and existing investors also participating. The company separately cited EUR 6 million in grants; that non-dilutive support is not included in the Series A amount shown here. R3 planned to scale deployments for batteries, e-drives and power electronics while offering both operated dismantling sites and robotic lines for customer facilities.
Source
Context
Context tags
- Adaptive robotic disassembly - Capability - R3 describes adaptive robotic disassembly across varied pack formats.
- EV battery disassembly - Workflow - R3 automates dismantling of EV battery packs and complete electric systems.
- Battery recycling automation - Peer Group - The platform prepares EV battery systems for reuse and recycling.