Robotiq overview

Robotiq is one of the best-known tooling and application-kit companies in collaborative robotics. It supplies adaptive grippers, force-torque sensors, wrist cameras and ready-to-deploy kits that make cobots useful for practical factory tasks. Robotiq is especially associated with Universal Robots deployments, but its products and know-how are relevant across the cobot market.

Company fact	Detail
Founded	2008
Country	Canada
Address	966 Chemin Olivier, Suite 500, Levis, QC G7A 2N1
Employees	Approx. 150-300; public estimates vary
Specializes in	Cobot grippers, wrist cameras, force sensors, screwdriving, sanding, palletizing and application kits
Products	2F-85, 2F-140, Hand-E, 3-Finger Gripper, FT 300 sensor, Wrist Camera, Palletizing Solution, Sanding Kit, Screwdriving Solution
Typical projects	Universal Robots ecosystem applications, machine tending, palletizing, sanding, assembly, packaging, quality inspection, SME cobot deployment kits
Management and ownership	Robotiq is privately held in Canada. CEO: Samuel Bouchard, co-founder. Ownership includes founders, employees and private investors.

Website: robotiq.com

Robotiq review summary

Robotiq is a Canadian company that makes adaptive grippers, sensors and ready-made workcells for collaborative robots, and says tens of thousands of factories use its products. Three engineers from Laval University founded it in 2008. This profile sets out its history, funding, products and founders.

Verified key facts from the review

Fact	Detail
Company	Robotiq
Founded	2008, as a spin-off from Laval University
Founders	Samuel Bouchard, Vincent Duchaine and Jean-Philippe Jobin
Base	Quebec City area, Canada
Institutional funding	USD 31 million from Battery Ventures, December 2018
Users	Tens of thousands of factories, according to the company
Stock listing	None; privately held