Pilz: robot AI company

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Regional ecosystem

Pilz is one of 175 verified robotics companies in Germany →

Key facts

Headquarters

Ostfildern, Germany

Founded

1948

Status

private

Type

brain

Robot safety lifecycle

Pilz describes robotic safety services spanning application analysis, risk assessment, validation, and CE marking for robotic systems (Safe automation of robotic applications).

Collaborative robot safety

Pilz documents safety control systems, sensors, drive components, and collision measurement services for human-robot collaboration (Safe automation of robotic applications).

Robotic services

Pilz offers robotic services covering risk assessment, validation, and training for industrial robot applications (Pilz robotic services).

Data & sources

Press releases

1

Web sources

2

3 sources backing this record.View all →

Partnerships

Every company Pilz has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

3 total2 operating1 just announced

Most-frequent partners

1Microsoft1× joint351 total
2NVIDIA1× joint1114 total
3ZKW Group1× joint

Most recent

Relationships

ZZKW GroupDeployerMMicrosoftTechnology partner NNVIDIATechnology partner

Current leadership (1)

Susanne Kunschert Managing Partnersecondary-verified

Former / Previously (1)

Hermann Pilz Foundersecondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Pilz.

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

Pilz in third-party press

PSENmgate: Compact and versatile system for safety gate monitoring - Manufacturers' Monthly

Mar 31, 2026

IRTI Robotics Open House 2026 Brings Automation Leaders to Pune - Machine Maker

Mar 12, 2026

AI’s role in the future of robotics: Insights from 3Laws - The Robot Report

Feb 27, 2026

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.

Partnerships

3 total · 2 operating · 1 just announced

Every company Pilz has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

Most recent

Most-frequent partners

1Microsoft1× joint351 total
2NVIDIA1× joint1114 total
3ZKW Group1× joint

All 3 partnerships

open in the atlas →

Pilz x ZKW (Human-Robot Collaboration Safety)
withZKW Group
technology—
operating
pilz x microsoft
withMicrosoft351
technology—
operating
pilz x nvidia
withNVIDIA1114
technology—
just announced

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 Pilz?

German safety automation company providing safety controllers, sensors, and robot safety certification services for Collaborative and humanoid robots.

What does Pilz make?

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

Is Pilz publicly traded?

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

Who is the CEO of Pilz?

Susanne Kunschert is the ceo of Pilz, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Pilz?

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

Where is Pilz headquartered?

Pilz is headquartered in Ostfildern, Germany.

Who owns Pilz?

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

Is Pilz a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Pilz ranks in roughly the top 44% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Pilz founded?

Pilz was founded in 1948.

Is Pilz safe?

Pilz 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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Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /companies/pilz.md
RSS feed: /companies/pilz/feed.xml
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/companies/1484f624-1c70-459f-9b6c-e4e26088b668
Revision history: /companies/pilz/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

Heat Index

Serious

56/100

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 Pilz against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.

6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 44% of category

vs funding peers-27.5 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 →

16.516.5HIGH

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 4, 2026

Methodology Intelligence layer