The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies ZenRobotics: 2 models, 10 deployments across 5 regions, $17.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryIndustrial Robots
Appears inManufacturing robots
Overview
ZenRobotics was a Finnish waste sorting robotics company based in Helsinki, developing AI-powered robots that sort recyclable materials from mixed waste streams. The company's ZenRobotics 4.0 system represented its fourth generation of waste sorting robots. ZenRobotics was acquired by Terex Corporation's Materials Processing division in August 2022 and operates as a Terex brand.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 10 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Product
Total fundingsee investors →
Acquired by
Parent
AI waste sorting
Waste category coverage
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
ZenRobotics Fast Picker
The ZenRobotics Fast Picker is a high-speed lightweight robotic sorter for fast-moving waste streams (such as light packaging), powered by the ZenBrain AI software for material recognition and picking.
Current platform
ZenRobotics Recycler
The ZenRobotics Recycler is a heavy-duty robotic waste-sorting system; in a three-arm configuration it makes up to 6,000 picks per hour, guided by the ZenBrain AI software that identifies and sorts materials from mixed waste streams.
ZenRobotics on the deployment map
View the global map10 verified deployments across 5 regions, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where ZenRobotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalZenRobotics Recycler at Copenhagen, Denmark →Western Europe · verified Jan 2025
- operationalZenRobotics Fast Picker at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalZenRobotics Fast Picker at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalZenRobotics Recycler at Satigny, Geneva, Switzerland →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalZenRobotics Recycler at Helsinki, Finland →Western Europe · verified Nov 2023
- pilotZenRobotics Recycler at Bishop's Cleeve, UK →United Kingdom · verified Dec 2022
- operationalZenRobotics Recycler at Vantaa, Finland →Western Europe · verified Jan 2021
- operationalZenRobotics Recycler at San Jose, California, USA →West Coast · verified Sep 2018
- operationalZenRobotics Recycler at Malmö →Sweden · verified Feb 2017
- operationalZenRobotics Recycler at Helsinki, Finland (SUEZ) →Western Europe · verified Jan 2014
View the full ZenRobotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Wolfgang Schiller CEO (post-acquisition)secondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Harri Valpolano longer at company
- Tuomas Lukkano longer at company
Former / Previously (3)
- Harri Valpola Founder & Chief Scientistsecondary-verified
- Tuomas Lukka Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Jarmo Ruohonen CEO (at acquisition)secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for ZenRobotics.
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)
- ZenRobotics10 deployments
Recent coverage
ZenRobotics in third-party press
Peers
75 peers across 1 segment. Every ZenRobotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
industrial robot(75)
33 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2051.61304640928) · leader Mind Robotics at 3415%
- ABB Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- AMP Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- BD Rowadirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Comaudirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Diakontdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- EFORT Intelligent Equipmentdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Mentioned on (5)
Registry pages whose text names ZenRobotics.
Companies (1)
People (4)
Wolfgang Schiller, Harri Valpola, Tuomas Lukka, Jarmo Ruohonen
Financial state
- Total funding
- $17.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Other
$17M(reported)
Investors: Invus (lead), Lifeline Ventures (follow)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
ZenRobotics Recycler at Copenhagen, Denmark
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
ZenRobotics Fast Picker at Germany, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
ZenRobotics Fast Picker at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
ZenRobotics Recycler at Satigny, Geneva, Switzerland
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ZenRobotics.Peer companies
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye4 models
- ABB3 models
- KUKA AG3 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- Beckhoff Automation2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ZenRobotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
ZenRobotics launches fourth generation of waste sorting robots
ZenRobotics introduced ZenRobotics 4.0, featuring the Heavy Picker 4.0 and Fast Picker 4.0 with upgraded AI capable of recognizing 500+ waste categories.
Kuka's Wolfgang Schiller appointed as CEO of ZenRobotics
ZenRobotics appointed Wolfgang Schiller, formerly of Kuka, as its new CEO following the Terex acquisition.
Terex acquires ZenRobotics
Terex Materials Processing acquired ZenRobotics, the Finnish waste sorting robot company, adding AI-powered sorting robots to its recycling portfolio.
Terex acquires ZenRobotics
Terex Materials Processing acquired the assets of ZenRobotics Ltd., a Helsinki-based waste sorting robotics company, retaining the ZenRobotics name as a Terex brand.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/zenrobotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/zenrobotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/50fba139-6dd0-49af-aad7-4f97743de73b
- Revision history: /companies/zenrobotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye4 models
- ABB3 models
- KUKA AG3 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- Beckhoff Automation2 models
Video
We're extremely excited to present to you the Next Generation ZenRobotics Recycler! The Next Generation ZRR is faster, can sort huge objects and reaches a whole
ZenRobotics Recycler is the world’s first robotic waste sorting system. The robots accurately separate chosen waste fractions from solid waste streams. Designed
A small start-up saves the planet from waste! Everything we build eventually turns to waste. By any logic, we would need an equal dismantling industry. Where
ZenRobotics Recycler (ZRR) is the first AI-powered robotic waste sorting system and it’s designed to increase efficiency and lower the cost of waste separation.
What is it like to own a robotic recycling system? In this video Mr Jorma Kangas, Managing Director of Suez environnement, SITA Suomi Oy, describes the ZenRobot
Oh no! It's the sequel to the critically acclaimed ZenRobotics Trailer! See the PhDs of the ZenRobotics get greedy -- this time they're in it just for the money
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An intelligent, high speed (60 PPM) robust sorting machine that secures your output quality in the toughest conditions with its 15KG lifting capacity. Includi
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
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
ZenRobotics draws attention at the 45th percentile but verifies reality at the 99th percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap -53.9, 32nd widest among industrial_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 10 verified deployments. Strong deployment footprint with 9 operational sites across 10 countries. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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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.
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Last computed: Oct 20, 2026