{"id":32800,"date":"2025-04-14T12:08:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T10:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/?p=32800"},"modified":"2025-04-14T12:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T10:08:05","slug":"aica-secures-chf-2-35-million-to-scale-ai-powered-industrial-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/en\/aica-secures-chf-2-35-million-to-scale-ai-powered-industrial-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"AICA secures CHF 2.35 million to scale AI-powered industrial automation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An EPFL spin-off founded in 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aica.tech\/\">AICA<\/a> is redefining the way industrial robots are programmed and deployed. Its core innovation lies in a real-time, sensor-driven control framework that simplifies robotic automation while enabling more complex and adaptive behavior. Traditionally limited to repetitive, pre-defined tasks, most industrial robots require extensive and costly programming. AICA\u2019s system\u2014compatible with a wide range of hardware, sensors, and AI software\u2014eliminates this barrier by allowing robots to learn and adapt to dynamic environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The start-up has completed a CHF 2.35 million investment round to accelerate the deployment of its intelligent robotic control systems across global markets. The round was led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.momenta.cn\/\">Momenta<\/a>, a venture capital firm focused on Industrial Impact\u00ae, through its Industry 5.0 Fund. Existing investors, including <a href=\"https:\/\/spicehaus.com\/\">Spicehaus Partners<\/a>, High-Tech Gr\u00fcnderfonds (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.htgf.de\/en\/venture-capital-investor-2\/\">HTGF<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schaeffler.ch\/\">Schaeffler<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zkb.ch\/de\/private.html\">Z\u00fcrcher Kantonalbank<\/a>, also participated in the round, reflecting growing confidence in AICA\u2019s market potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new standard for real-time robotic intelligence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Through its flagship software platform, AICA Studio, the start-up offers a modular, user-friendly interface for prototyping and production deployment. This framework enables seamless integration of force adaptation, impedance control, and motion planning. In doing so, it bridges a critical gap between AI-trained models and real-world robotic systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company\u2019s technology has already been adopted in sectors such as automotive, life sciences, and battery recycling. AICA plays a key role in the Eurostars-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aica.tech\/lambda-project\">LAMBDA Project<\/a>, where its platform supports the disassembly of electric vehicle batteries, <a href=\"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/en\/aica-closes-seed-funding-round-to-advance-ai-driven-industrial-automation\/\">contributing to circular economy initiatives in the mobility sector<\/a>. In the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, its flexible automation tools are gaining traction in laboratory environments where adaptability and precision are critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by co-founders Baptiste Busch (CEO) and Enrico Eberhard (CTO), both with PhDs in robotics and control systems, AICA continues to translate cutting-edge academic research into practical industrial solutions. With this new funding, the company is well-positioned to advance its technology, expand its global footprint, and reinforce Western Switzerland\u2019s growing role as a hub for next-generation industrial automation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AICA has raised CHF 2.35 million to scale its AI-powered robotic control platform and boost industrial automation across global markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":32801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[839],"tags":[893,980,894,925,887,899],"class_list":["post-32800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-en","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-big-data-en","tag-financing","tag-robotics","tag-software","tag-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This 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