Inbolt raises €11M to enhance industrial robots with real-time vision and AI

Paris-based industrial robotics company Inbolt has secured €11 million in funding to accelerate its international expansion and enter new markets, including data centres and electronics manufacturing. The funding round was led by new investor Shift4Good, alongside Bridges Climate Transition Partners and existing investors BNP Paribas Développement and Ora Global. With this latest investment, Inbolt’s total funding has reached €30 million.

Founded in 2019 by Rudy Cohen (CEO), Albane Dersy (COO), and Louis Dumas (CTO), Inbolt develops technology that helps industrial robots understand their surroundings and adjust their movements in real time.

The company is addressing a common challenge in industrial automation. Even in highly automated factories, robots can struggle when conditions change, such as when parts are misaligned or tools experience wear. These issues can cause robots to stop, trigger errors, or produce faulty components, leading to expensive production delays.

Inbolt combines 3D vision with a hardware-independent AI software layer that enables robots to detect changes around them and adjust their movements in real time. The technology works with both new and existing production lines, allowing manufacturers to improve their automation systems without having to replace their existing equipment.

Its system is compatible with major robot platforms and has already been deployed across more than 200 robots in over 100 factories on three continents. Customers include Bosch, Beko, Flex, Ford, Stellantis, and Toyota.

Robots have been running blind for fifty years. Fixing that isn't about better hardware. It's about giving every robot, regardless of make or model, the intelligence to see and adapt in real time. This round lets us bring that to manufacturers everywhere, not just the ones with the deepest integration budgets,

said Rudy Cohen, co-founder and CEO of Inbolt.

The company will use the new funding to expand its presence in the US, following the opening of its Detroit office in 2026, as well as grow across the APAC region. Inbolt also plans to expand into two new markets: data centres and electronics manufacturing.