The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Thymio: 1 model, 2 deployments across 1 region. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Thymio is an open-source educational robot designed by researchers at EPFL in collaboration with ECAL, produced by Mobsya, a nonprofit association. Originally created in 2011, Thymio II is a small affordable mobile robot (~100 EUR) intended for STEAM education, teaching programming and robotics to learners from primary school through university.
The platform features open-source hardware and software, with a visual programming language developed at ETH Zurich. Thymio 3 is scheduled for release in September 2026.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Robot
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Technology
Developer
Producer
Form factor
Open source
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Thymio has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1ECAL1× joint
- 2EPFL1× joint
- 3ETH Zurich1× joint
Most recent
Thymio on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Thymio's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Thymio deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Francesco Mondada Co-creator & President of Mobsyasecondary-verified
- Sandrine Prunière CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Francesco Mondadacofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Thymio.
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- Thymio2 deployments
Recent coverage
Thymio in third-party press
Peer companies
- Tutor Intelligence2 models
- TurtleBot1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- 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
3 total · 3 operating
Every company Thymio has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1ECAL1× joint
- 2EPFL1× joint
- 3ETH Zurich1× joint
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Thymio x EPFL (Development)withEPFLdevelopment—operating
- development—operating
- Thymio x ETH Zurich (Visual Programming Language)withETH Zurichdevelopment—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Thymio 2+ at France
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Thymio 2+ at Geneva, Switzerland
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Thymio.Peer companies
- Tutor Intelligence2 models
- TurtleBot1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Thymio from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Mittwochstreff: Can a Robot Feel? - Zentrum für Kunst und Medien
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Education in the AI era: a long-term classroom technology based on intelligent robotics - Nature
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Your Kid Wants a Thymio II Education Robot - IEEE Spectrum
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Your Kid Wants a Thymio II Education Robot
IEEE Spectrum covers the Thymio II educational robot and its appeal as a learning tool for children.
How Open-Source Robotics Hardware Is Accelerating Research and Innovation - IEEE Spectrum
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Happy 10th birthday to Thymio, the teaching robot!
EPFL celebrates 10 years of Thymio, with thousands of the educational robots in Swiss and French schools.
Thymio - Wikipedia
Wikipedia article on Thymio, an open-source educational robot developed at EPFL in collaboration with ECAL, produced by Mobsya.
Thymio educational robot — EPFL MOBOTS Lab
EPFL's MOBOTS lab page describing Thymio as an open-source educational robot designed by EPFL in collaboration with ECAL, produced by Mobsya.
Thymio Challenge Pack: There's probably more than just a child in me - Digitec
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Teaching the teachers: Study focuses on how teachers perceive educational robots in classrooms - Robohub
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A 10-Year-Old’s Inspiring Letter Got Her A Prestigious Research Fellowship - BuzzFeed News
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Kidbotics review: Thymio II - Robohub
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiW0FVX3lxTE4wd0VXbDg4bTZKUmpiRXdNcm5lc3UtUzVGR29JY2VieGI4Y3otV3B0TnBERXBuTzdRRE9sTE9INjdsWUtXMjA3Y0VzVDI5YVJlVkpUeHRfYVNGeFk?oc=5"…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/thymio.md
- RSS feed: /companies/thymio/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/79389b96-10eb-40cc-a934-10fb5a6834c8
- Revision history: /companies/thymio/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tutor Intelligence2 models
- TurtleBot1 model
Video
Thymio 2, le robot éducatif le plus abouti du marché. A découvrir sur http://www.txrobotic.fr/robot-educatif-thymio-2.html?suggestion=produit.
https://aseba.wikidot.com/fr:thymioheli#toc1 A fake flying helicopter, just to enjoy playing with it... using the Thymio II robot and some bricks. Une courte v
Fonction suiveur de ligne, programmation en Scratch. Robot Thymio 2 : http://www.txrobotic.fr/robot-educatif-thymio-2.html Robot mBot - Bluetooth : http://www.
Adoptez Thymio, un petit robot programmable permettant de découvrir l’univers de la robotique et d’apprendre le langage des robots. A peine sorti de sa boîte,
This video shows the range of things you can do with the Thymio Robot! Take our online class at www.techykids.com
This little beauty is compatible with LEGO and has multiple sensors as well as VPL programming www.sitech.co.nz
Our robot geared to help people with a bad cold הרובוט שלנו מצטייד לעזרת אנשים מצוננים
Materials: Universal Remote Control, Thymio, USB Cord, Aseba Studio, Computer Level: Moderate, for 4th grade and up Objectives: Understand basics of code, write
Explore 20+ engaging Thymio robot projects for kids, developed by Jeremy Lanig of BINGOBONGO Learning, that showcase the endless possibilities for fun and educa
Awesome viral stories and videos on http://cowsome.com/ About Thymio https://www.thymio.org/en:thymio
Programmed by Peter K for Sharon, founder of TechyKid's Birthday! #thymio
Thymio Automatic Scissor Lift 🤖 | Hands-On Robotics & Programming Lesson What happens when you combine the **Thymio Wireless II** robot with the **Apitor Robo
Thymio robots from Switzerland feature a graphics programming language that can help children engage with robotics, and also offer them the chance to get their
Heat Index
Serious56/100
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 Thymio against mobile robots. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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: Sep 6, 2026