Company
Fruitcore Robotics
Fruitcore Robotics is a German industrial robotics company founded in 2017 in Konstanz, Germany.
- Founded
- 2017
- HQ
- Konstanz, Germany
- Status
- active
- Funding
- $24.6M
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
Tracked changes
Updated recently
Last verified change
Overview
Fruitcore Robotics is a German industrial robotics company founded in 2017 in Konstanz, Germany. The company develops the HORST line of AI-powered industrial robotic arms and the PLEXA One humanoid, offering a fully integrated robotics platform 'Made in Germany' for manufacturing automation.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (4)
- Jens Riegger CEO & Co-founderreported, not verified
- Patrick Zimmermann CFO & Co-founderreported, not verified
- Manuel Frey Co-founderreported, not verified
- Tim Schmiedl Co-founderreported, not verified
Founders (4)
- Jens Rieggercofounder
- Patrick Zimmermanncofounder
- Manuel Freycofounder
- Tim Schmiedlcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Fruitcore Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Recent coverage
Fruitcore Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
- ZenRobotics2 models
- ABB Robotics1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2022-12-14
$25M(reported)
Investors: UVC Partners, KOMPAS VC, other
Sources (1)
- verification source · https://www.fruitcore-robotics.com/
Common questions
- What is Fruitcore Robotics?
- Fruitcore Robotics is a German industrial robotics company founded in 2017 in Konstanz, Germany. The company develops the HORST line of AI-powered industrial robotic arms and the PLEXA One humanoid, offering a fully integrated robotics platform 'Made in Germany' for manufacturing automation.
- Where is Fruitcore Robotics based?
- Fruitcore Robotics is based in Konstanz, Germany.
- When was Fruitcore Robotics founded?
- Fruitcore Robotics was founded in 2017.
- What does Fruitcore Robotics make?
- Fruitcore Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: HORST (Fruitcore Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Fruitcore Robotics operate robots?
- Fruitcore Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Fruitcore Robotics safe?
- Fruitcore Robotics 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Fruitcore Robotics.Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
- ZenRobotics2 models
- ABB Robotics1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Fruitcore Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Fruitcore Robotics brings in over 4M
Fruitcore Robotics raised 23 million euros (4M+) in Series B funding for its industrial robotic arm product line.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/fruitcore-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/fruitcore-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b77a9d6d-8994-4cd2-9a5e-1ece16c9123c
- Revision history: /companies/fruitcore-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
- ZenRobotics2 models
- ABB Robotics1 model
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
4.8/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
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Funding Health
IP Activity
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Hiring Signal
Market Presence
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.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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