CategoryConstruction robots
Overview
nLink is a Norwegian construction robotics company that developed the world's first mobile drilling robot for ceiling drilling, automating a physically demanding task that causes musculoskeletal injuries in construction workers. Founded in 2014 in Sogndal, the company won the RoboBusiness Pitchfire startup competition and later partnered with Hilti, which became a 37% strategic investor and collaboratively launched the Jaibot drilling robot in October 2020. nLink offers its robots as a service and has expanded its robotics engineering expertise to adjacent industries.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Where nLink's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Havard Halvorsen CEOreported, not verified
- Konrad Fagertun Founder & Business Developerreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Konrad Fagertuncofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for nLink.
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 →
Operated deployments (1)
- RoboLiftSogndal, Norway
Operator customers (1)
- nLink1 deployment
Recent coverage
nLink in third-party press
Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
- AES Corporation1 model
- Apis Cor1 model
- Brokk1 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.
Partnerships (1)
- nLink x Hilti with Hiltidevelopment
Funding rounds (2)
- Strategic2017-08-14
Investors: Hilti
- Seed2015-01-01
$1M(reported)
Investors: Innovasjon Norge, Sparebanken Vest
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 20, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMay 1, 2015
RoboLift at Sogndal, Norway
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is nLink?
- nLink is a Norwegian construction robotics company that developed the world's first mobile drilling robot for ceiling drilling, automating a physically demanding task that causes musculoskeletal injuries in construction workers. Founded in 2014 in Sogndal, the company won the RoboBusiness Pitchfire startup competition and later partnered with Hilti, which became a 37% strategic investor and collaboratively launched the Jaibot drilling robot in October 2020. nLink offers its robots as a service and has expanded its robotics engineering expertise to adjacent industries.
- What does nLink make?
- nLink has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: RoboLift (nLink builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with nLink?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to nLink building in the same form factors include Advanced Construction Robotics, PaintJet, Scaled Robotics, AES Corporation.
- Who is the CEO of nLink?
- Havard Halvorsen is the ceo of nLink, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is nLink headquartered?
- nLink is headquartered in Sogndal, Norway.
- How much funding has nLink raised?
- nLink has raised approximately $1M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does nLink operate robots?
- nLink operates 1 verified deployment, including at Sogndal, Norway.
- Is nLink a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, nLink ranks in roughly the top 64% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was nLink founded?
- nLink was founded in 2014.
- Is nLink safe?
- nLink 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 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for nLink.Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
- AES Corporation1 model
- Apis Cor1 model
- Brokk1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning nLink from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Robotic lift launch from nLink
nLink launched a robotic aerial lift combined with AI for construction site automation.
nLink gets Hilti as a strategic investor in the company
Hilti acquired 37% of nLink in a strategic investment deal; nLink had previously raised 1M USD from Innovasjon Norge and Sparebanken Vest in 2015.
Construction Drilling with Konrad Fagertun
Robohub podcast interview with nLink founder Konrad Fagertun about building the world's first mobile drilling robot for construction.
Things look up for nLink's Mobile Building Robot
The Robot Report profiles nLink's mobile drilling robot, which is 5x faster than humans at drilling ceiling holes and is piloted with Vintervoll AS and Holen Installation in…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/nlink.md
- RSS feed: /companies/nlink/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4fff7f1c-93ce-4eb5-9758-237776878a1d
- Revision history: /companies/nlink/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
- AES Corporation1 model
- Apis Cor1 model
- Brokk1 model
Video
nLink designs and develops mobile robots that solve real life problems. We combine strong robotic concept development skills, robotic software engineering and mechanical design to robotize your business. Contact us: http
Reality vs attention
nLink draws attention at the 32nd percentile but verifies reality at the 7th percentile among construction robots. Hype Gap +24.7, 8th widest among construction robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
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: Jul 23, 2026