The 7 most promising Swiss Robotics startups of 2025, according to investors

The 100 most innovative and promising Swiss startups are picked by a panel of 100 leading investors and industry experts and are revealed at the Top100 Swiss Startup Award. This year, Robotics has 7 representative startups in the Top100 (including 1 in the Top10). We have also talked with industry expert Alexander Schläpfer, managing partner at Swisscom Ventures. Learn more about these Robotics companies shaping the future of automation and technology.

The annual ranking of the Top100 Swiss Startups has become a benchmark in Switzerland’s startup ecosystem—and beyond. Every year, a panel of 100 leading investors and startup experts chooses the 100 most innovative and promising Swiss startups. Each jury member nominates 10 Swiss startups that are fewer than five years old and show the greatest commercial potential. They assign 10 points for the first place and one point for the tenth place. The companies with the most points make it into the Top100 Swiss Startup Ranking.

Alexander Schläpfer

Civilian vs. military
Armed forces have long been the drivers of technological development. “That’s been over since the 1990s,” says Alexander Schläpfer from Swisscom Ventures. This is particularly evident with drones: “We see a lot of civilian technology on the battlefields in Ukraine and the Middle East.” The US Army is conducting programs, such as DARPA and DIU, that specifically qualify civilian technology trends for military use. The Swiss Army has also responded: this spring, it established a drone task force. And reciprocally, investors are recognizing a new business area in the defense tech sector.

Swiss startups are still holding back, partly because the local market is too small to justify major technological development, and the export business would be fraught with considerable legal uncertainty. But for Schläpfer, one thing is clear: “Swiss robotics startups
will become involved in the dual-use sector in the medium term.”



Discover the 7 Robotics startups that impressed the Top100 Swiss Startup Award Jury in 2025:

Tethys Robotics, #6
Tethys develops underwater drones for all water environments. Its technology includes the world’s first drone for high-current waters, allowing professionals to complete underwater tasks safely and efficiently.

RIVR Technologies, #15
RIVR connects AI with the physical world through autonomous machines that collect data and reduce manual labor in industrial environments.

Gravis Robotics, #26
Gravis develops autonomous systems for heavy machinery to automate construction and mining processes, addressing low productivity and global labor shortages.

RoBoa, #28
RoBoa builds snake-like robots that navigate confined or winding spaces using growing-based locomotion, enabling inspections where humans or traditional robots cannot operate.

Nautica Technologies, #37
Nautica improves maritime operations with autonomous swarm robots that prevent biofouling, cutting fuel use and CO? emissions without interrupting workflows.

Flink Robotics, #44
Flink Robotics creates adaptable plug-and-play robots for industrial automation, designed to handle diverse material-handling tasks with flexibility.

mimic robotics, #59
mimic is revolutionizing the robotics industry by developing dexterous robots that seamlessly integrate into human environments and rapidly learn new tasks. 

Winner of the public voting
The Top100 Public Voting runs parallel to the expert jury rankings and highlights 1 outstanding Swiss startup in the Robotics sector. All startups that are no older than five years and listed on startup.ch are eligible to participate. Each person with a LinkedIn profile has one vote, and the company with the most votes win. The Top100 Public Voting Robotics winner 2025 is Avientus.

The 15th edition of the Top100 Swiss Startup Award 2025 celebrated Switzerland's most promising startups. Discover the Robotics startups and all other startups in the Top100 Swiss Startup Magazine 2025 or follow the hashtag #TOP100SSU on Linkedin, Twitter, and Instagram for insights.