Cyberbotics: robot AI company

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Regional ecosystem

Cyberbotics is one of 65 verified robotics companies in Switzerland →

Key facts

Headquarters

Lausanne, Switzerland

Founded

1998

Status

private

Type

brain

Webots simulator

Cyberbotics describes Webots as an open-source, multi-platform desktop application used to model, program, and simulate robots for industry, education, and research (Cyberbotics Webots)

Robotics development environment

Cyberbotics' Webots documentation describes a workflow for building robot simulations and controllers, including models, sensors, actuators, and programmable environments (Webots tutorial)

Data & sources

Press releases

1

Web sources

2

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Current leadership (1)

Olivier Michel Foundersecondary-verified

Founders (1)

Olivier Michelno longer at company

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Cyberbotics.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →

Recent coverage

Cyberbotics in third-party press

World's First AI World Cup to Be Held in South Korea, Featuring AI Commentators and Reporters - DongA Science

Dec 31, 2025

Robotic Platform Market Size to Surpass USD 19.84 Billion by 2035 - precedenceresearch.com

Oct 9, 2024

Robot Wrestling Contest Open To All - i-programmer.info

Feb 26, 2023

Financial state

Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: early
Counterparty risk class: unknown

Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (3)

Common questions

What is Cyberbotics?

Developer of Webots, the open-source robot simulator endorsed by ROS, used extensively for Humanoid robot development in academia.

What does Cyberbotics make?

Cyberbotics has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Cyberbotics builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

Is Cyberbotics publicly traded?

No. Cyberbotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of Cyberbotics?

Olivier Michel is the founder of Cyberbotics, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Cyberbotics?

Cyberbotics is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

Where is Cyberbotics headquartered?

Cyberbotics is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Who owns Cyberbotics?

Cyberbotics is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Is Cyberbotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Cyberbotics ranks in roughly the top 54% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Cyberbotics founded?

Cyberbotics was founded in 1998.

Is Cyberbotics safe?

Cyberbotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-09-29

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source
1: primary-company-ir; Company IR disclosure

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

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RSS feed: /companies/cyberbotics/feed.xml
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REST API: /v1/companies/0fe11044-8ab7-49fd-a2c6-cbac3ecf4eb1
Revision history: /companies/cyberbotics/history
Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index

Serious

50/100

A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.

Reality vs attention

Not enough verified signal yet to place Cyberbotics against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.

6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 54% of category

vs funding peers-30.2 ptsbelow funding-adj. expected

Analysis

Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.

Dimension breakdown

Verified signal

Insufficient data

15.05.0LOW

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Attention (reach, not merit)

Market Presence →

9.99.9HIGH

DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.

DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed

Claim Integrity Fleet Reality Operator Repeat All indices

Last computed: Oct 8, 2026

Methodology Intelligence layer