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Regional ecosystem
ifm electronic is one of 177 verified robotics companies in Germany →
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company ifm electronic has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
ifm electronic on the deployment map
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No verified deployments for ifm electronic on the DEPLOY record yet. Track ifm electronic to know the moment the first one is verified.
Relationships
Former / Previously (2)
- Robert Buck Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Gerd Marhofer Co-foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for ifm electronic.
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
ifm electronic in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Partnerships
4 total · 3 operating · 1 just announced
Every company ifm electronic has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—operating
- ifm-electronic x awswithAWS30technology—just announced
- ifm electronic x KKRwithKKRinvestment—operating
- ifm electronic x ADAMOS AlliancewithADAMOS Alliancetechnology—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ifm electronic.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ifm electronic from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ifm-electronic.md
- RSS feed: /companies/ifm-electronic/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1dec5cbe-55ca-442e-8931-83fbe49c8407
- Revision history: /companies/ifm-electronic/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Heat Index
Serious58/100
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
ifm electronic draws attention at the 31st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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
Last computed: Nov 4, 2026