The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Photoneo: 2 models, $21.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Photoneo (now part of Zebra technologies) was a Bratislava-based 3D machine vision company developing high-resolution 3D cameras and AI-powered automation solutions for robotics, logistics, and industrial inspection. Founded by PhD students from Comenius University, Photoneo raised 1M in Series B funding and was acquired by Zebra Technologies in 2025 to expand Zebra's 3D vision capabilities in automotive manufacturing and logistics.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Technology
CEO
Acquired by
Total fundingsee investors →
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
MotionCam-3D
Photoneo's MotionCam-3D uses parallel structured light with a custom Mosaic Shutter CMOS sensor, laser projection, and GPU processing to capture high-resolution 3D of moving objects (e.g., conveyor parts) in real time.
Current platform
PhoXi 3D Scanner
Photoneo's PhoXi 3D Scanner is a structured-light industrial 3D scanner for high-resolution, high-accuracy scanning of static scenes, producing precise point clouds for fast part localization; paired with Photoneo's Bin Picking Studio for robotic bin-picking.
Partnerships
Every company Photoneo has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Cognex1× joint2 total
Most recent
- Photoneo x Cognex2020-01-01with Cognexoperating
Photoneo on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Jan Zizka CEO & Co-Founderreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- Jan Zizkacofounderno longer at company
previously at Brightpick
- Jan Zizkacofounder
previously at Brightpick
Former / Previously (1)
- Jan Zizka Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Photoneo.
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
Photoneo in third-party press
Peers
21 peers across 1 segment. Every Photoneo competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
chip(21)
2 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 6159.122085048011) · leader Kneron at 7407%
- Applied Materialsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aurriondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- BYD Batterydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ByteDancedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ENSCOdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Eagle Test Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (4)
Registry pages whose text names Photoneo.
Robots and products (2)
Deployments (1)
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $21.0M
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Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Photoneo has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Photoneo x Cognex2020-01-01with Cognexoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Cognex1× joint2 total
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2021-12-07
$21M(reported)
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Zebra Technologiesfull acquisition2024-12-01
Timeline
Every recorded move in Photoneo’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Acquired byAcquired by Zebra Technologies
2024-12-01Acquired by Zebra Technologies (full_acquisition)
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2021-12-07Series B raising $21000000
PartnershipPhotoneo x Cognex
2020-01-01Photoneo added Cognex VisionPro support to its PhoXi Control software, integrating Photoneo's 3D scanners with Cognex's machine-vision toolset so users can combine Photoneo 3D data with VisionPro processing.
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
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Methodology surface for Photoneo.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Photoneo from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Zebra Technologies Completes Acquisition of Photoneo
Zebra Technologies completed its acquisition of Photoneo, expanding Zebra's 3D machine vision capabilities for automotive manufacturing, logistics, and other key industries.
Photoneo Transforms E-Commerce Order Fulfillment, Raising a 1 Million Series B
Photoneo raised 1 million in Series B funding to accelerate its 3D vision and AI-powered automation solutions for e-commerce order fulfillment and industrial robotics.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/photoneo.md
- RSS feed: /companies/photoneo/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3906d0f2-4d43-4256-a383-c54a13d83659
- Revision history: /companies/photoneo/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Video
Photoneo is a leading provider of robotic vision and intelligence. It was founded in 2013 with the mission to give robots eyes and a brain to understand their environments. The main goal is to automate monotonous and ris
Photoneo is a leading provider of robotic vision and intelligence. Based on a patented 3D technology, Photoneo has developed the world’s highest resolution and
Starting an industrial-grade 3D vision might sound complicated. But with our scanner PhoXi 3D Scanner, it could not be easier. In this easy 2-minute long quick
3D s.r.o. developed an automated welding application that ensures high flexibility and productivity even in small series production. For this, they combine offl
We demonstrate use of the Photoneo PhoXi 3D scanner with Matrox Design Assistant software. Capture precise 3D scans, then process the resulting depth map using
Sunlight and shadows - challenging light conditions at Motek 2017, Messe Stuttgart. Our PhoXi doesn't let himself get distracted ;) https://www.photoneo.com/ph
The solution to picking in motion is here. Thanks to the revolutionary 3D vision technology MotionCam-3D you can now pick objects moving at speed of up to 40 me
MotionCam-3D Color powered by Photoneo's patented Parallel Structured Light technology enables real-time colorful 3D point cloud creation of moving scenes in hi
Automation in the postal industry will play an important role in the upcoming years. Reaching challenging cycle times and pick rates is something where we conti
Bin picking isn’t easy. When parts are piled, tangled, and occluded, even advanced automation struggles. That’s the challenge we’ve set out to solve - and her
Heat Index
Category contender77/100
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
Photoneo draws attention at the 66th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 59 months ago.
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: Oct 20, 2026