AICA, a Swiss innovator transforming industrial automation with AI-powered force adaptation technology, has secured a strategic investment led by Momenta, the leading venture capital firm specializing in Industrial Impact®. This investment, made through Momenta’s Industry 5.0 Fund, will propel AICA’s global expansion and enhance its AI-driven automation capabilities. Existing investors Spicehaus, HTGF, and Schaeffler have reaffirmed their confidence in AICA by participating in this round, which was also joined by Zürcher Kantonalbank.

AICA presented at the NVIDIA GTC AI Conference in San Jose together with partners (Universal Robots, Schaeffler, SCHUNK).

AICA at PolyScope X Festival hosted by Universal Robots

Since 2019, AICA has been focused on developing intuitive robotics software that enables engineers to automate complex robotics tasks. On October 10th 2024, we reach a major milestone: the first public release of the AICA System!

In the quest for reliability in robotics, the limitations of vision systems are becoming more evident. Despite significant progress, some challenges remain, casting a shadow over the effectiveness of visual perception alone. However, a reliable alternative or an additional solution is emerging, which offers robots the ability to reliably navigate and interact with the world even in the absence of clear visual cues.

In the rapidly evolving realm of manufacturing, innovation isn't merely a trendy term; it's a necessity. To remain competitive in today's landscape requires not only embracing change but also rethinking conventional approaches to automation.

The Swiss startup AICA closes CHF 1.2 million financing round, to give robots a sense of touch and enable autonomous learning.