Smart Robotics
About
About Smart Robotics
Smart Robotics supplies AI-driven pick-and-place systems for palletising, mixed-case palletising, depalletising and item picking. Its solutions combine robot arms, grippers, vision and in-house software that can be integrated with warehouse systems, allowing a cell to handle changing products and packaging requirements.
The company reports more than 130 systems in the field, 120-plus successful deployments across Europe and applications in food, pharmaceuticals, apparel, logistics and production. These figures describe a multi-solution service history across warehouse applications. Throughput, product range and integration requirements remain specific to the chosen palletising or picking solution and site.
Funding
Investors
- Innovation Industries - Lead - Angel / Individual - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2019-11-06 - latest 2026-04-21
- Ernij Next - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-21
- Mirai Creation Fund - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-11-06
- Rotterdamse Havendraken - Lead - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-21
Team
- Felix Schmidt - Co-Chief Executive Officer - Current operating leader for Smart Robotics as it commercializes AI-powered warehouse automation and robotic picking systems.
- Heico Sandee - Founder & CEO - Sandee leads Smart Robotics as it commercializes pick-and-place robots for warehouse, logistics, and production workflows.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-04-23 - Product Launch - Smart Robotics unveils Smart Palletizer 2.0 for high-throughput production palletizing
Smart Robotics announced Smart Palletizer 2.0 ahead of Interpack 2026 The company described the system as capable of more than 2,000 cases per hour and built for real production environments. The product gives Smart Robotics a concrete offering for warehouse automation and material-handling workflows.
Source - 2026-04-21 - Funding - Smart Robotics raises €10 million Series A led by Rotterdamse Havendraken
Raised a €10 million Series A round led by Rotterdamse Havendraken, with participation from Innovation Industries and Dutch family office Ernij Next. Said the capital will fund expansion across Europe and further development of its AI-based control layer for robotic picking and palletizing. Framed the round around scaling embodied AI warehouse automation after surpassing one billion real-world robotic picks.
Source - 2026-03-31 - Partnership - Smart Robotics and ProLog Automation announce partnership
Announced a partnership with ProLog Automation to add Smart Robotics picking and placing systems to ProLog's service portfolio. The companies said the collaboration combines ProLog's integration expertise with Smart Robotics' embodied AI warehouse automation systems. Positioned the partnership around broader customer access and scaled warehouse automation deployments.
Source - 2026-03-09 - Market Signal - Smart Robotics reaches one billion picks in real-world operations
Smart Robotics said its AI-powered robotic picking systems had reached one billion picks in real-world operations The company framed the milestone around operational data gathered from live warehouse and production deployments.
Source - 2023-03-23 - Partnership - Smart Robotics and Karter partner on automated end-of-line palletizing
Announced a collaboration with Karter to deliver an automated end-of-line palletizing solution. The combined offer paired Smart Robotics palletizing systems with Karter autonomous mobile robots. The companies said the system was designed for fast installation and warehouse optimization.
Source - 2023-03-23 - Product Launch - Smart Robotics launches Smart Mixed Case Palletizer
Launched the Smart Mixed Case Palletizer as a new palletizing system for mixed-SKU warehouse flows. Positioned the product around faster warehouse delivery by automating one of the main manual bottlenecks in palletizing. Expanded the company's palletizing product line beyond standard single-case stacking workflows.
Source - 2022-11-08 - Product Launch - Smart Robotics launches Smart Merchandise Picker
Launched the Smart Merchandise Picker as a new pick-and-place system for lightweight boxed consumer goods. Positioned the system around seasonal warehouse demand and faster order sorting and shipping. Expanded the company's picking portfolio into general merchandise workflows.
Source - 2022-09-28 - Partnership - Smart Robotics expands European partner network with Cocalis
Announced expansion of its European partner network through a new channel partner in Greece, Cocalis. Said the partnership would support logistics automation in food, pharma, and cosmetics sectors. Framed the move around broader commercial reach for its picking and palletizing systems.
Source - 2022-09-08 - Product Launch - Smart Robotics launches new Smart Palletizer classes
Launched three new classes of the Smart Palletizer. Said the updated classes were designed to improve stacking efficiency and make palletizing more resource-efficient in warehouses. Extended the palletizer line with additional configurations rather than a single new standalone system.
Source - 2022-08-23 - Product Launch - Smart Robotics launches Smart Fashion Picker for warehouse item picking
Smart Robotics launched the Smart Fashion Picker for fashion items with varied sizes, materials and shapes The system uses vision sensors, motion and task-planning algorithms to pick items from carts or bins.
Source - 2019-11-06 - Funding - Smart Robotics completes investment round led by Innovation Industries and Mirai Creation Fund
Completed an investment round led by Innovation Industries and Mirai Creation Fund. Said the proceeds would accelerate product roll-out for its pick-and-place automation systems. Positioned the financing around scaling commercialization of its warehouse robotics platform.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Karter
Technology Partner - Collaboration on automated end-of-line palletizing: Smart Robotics palletizing with Karter AMRs.
- ProLog Automation
Distribution Partner - Smart Robotics and ProLog Automation partner to add picking and placing systems to ProLog's warehouse automation portfolio.
Context
Shared workflows
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Context tags
- Warehouse robotics builder - Workflow - Company profile and official context support Warehouse robotics builder.
- Warehouse material handling - Workflow - Company profile and official context support Warehouse material handling.
- Vision-guided robot deployment - Workflow - Company profile and official context support Vision-guided robot deployment.
- Robotic piece-picking software - Peer Group - Company profile and official context support Robotic piece-picking software.