Construction
ANYbotics was spun out of the ETH Zurich university in 2016 to turn its walking-robot research into a product.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“The company spun out of ETH Zurich in 2016, at which point the robot was already well into development.”
What it means
ANYmal, from ANYbotics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on ANYmal
- At Vigier Ciment's cement plant in Péry, Switzerland, an ANYmal robot has done more than 33,000 inspections since early 2025.
- ANYbotics said it had shipped more than 200 ANYmal robots and that its total funding had passed €127 million. It said it was getting ready to start ANYmal X deliveries.
- ANYbotics raised another $60 million, bringing its total funding to more than $130 million, to expand, including in the US.
- ANYbotics raised $50 million and named oil, chemical and mining companies including Shell, BASF and Vale among its users.
- ANYbotics opened commercial orders for ANYmal X, a version built to work safely where gas could explode. It said more than 500 were already reserved.