Energy Robotics, a leading AI software platform for autonomous robot and drone inspections, has raised €11.5 million in Series A funding to expand its global deployment across the energy, chemical, industrial, and security sectors.
The round was co-led by Blue Bear Capital and Climate Investment (CI), with participation from Futury Capital, Hessen Capital, Kensho VC, and TADTech.
“This funding will help us scale autonomy to serve the world’s most critical infrastructure, giving energy, utilities, and chemical operators greater resilience, safety, and efficiency,” said Marc Dassler, CEO and co-founder of Energy Robotics.
Addressing a global workforce and infrastructure crisis
Dassler highlighted how critical infrastructure operators face mounting challenges from an aging workforce, shrinking technical talent pools, and aging assets that require more frequent, complex maintenance.
“Many of the world’s most vital energy and chemical facilities are decades old,” Dassler noted. “Combined with a retiring workforce, this creates a perfect storm of operational risk. Our platform provides a scalable solution that boosts safety and efficiency while mitigating the workforce transition challenge.”
Energy Robotics’ software enables fully autonomous industrial inspections by orchestrating fleets of robots and drones equipped with vision, thermal, and gas sensors. The platform supports hardware-agnostic integration, allowing clients to deploy mixed fleets while maintaining a single software environment.
The company has already completed over one million inspections across five continents, saving more than 32,000 hours of hazardous labor for clients including BASF, BP, Dow Chemical, E.ON, Merck, Repsol, and Shell.
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Strengthening Europe’s industrial robotics ecosystem
Energy Robotics’ Series A funding underscores the momentum in Europe’s industrial automation and autonomous systems sector.
Recent rounds in the space include:
- ANYbotics (Switzerland) — €127M for legged robots
- Voliro (Switzerland) — €19.8M for maintenance drones
- Flybotix (Switzerland) — €8.5M for confined-space inspections
- Sereact (Germany) — €25M for warehouse robotics
- Filics (Germany) — €13.5M for autonomous logistics systems
Together, these investments reflect strong investor confidence in AI-driven automation and Europe’s growing robotics infrastructure, with Germany emerging as a hub for intelligent inspection and industrial software innovation.
Climate and efficiency impact
Energy Robotics’ AI platform creates Evergreen Digital Twins of industrial facilities, continuously updating 3D models from real-time robot and drone data. This allows operators to detect defects earlier, optimize maintenance, and cut emissions through early leak detection.
“The industrial robotics market has reached an inflection point,” said Cindi Bough, Managing Director at Climate Investment. “Energy Robotics integrates diverse robot fleets into existing workflows, delivering actionable insights at scale. Beyond efficiency, their technology drives measurable climate impact by identifying and fixing gas leaks before emissions occur.”
Dr. Carolin Funk, Partner at Blue Bear Capital, added: “The global energy transition depends on safer, more efficient, and more resilient infrastructure. Energy Robotics’ AI-powered inspection platform delivers exactly that — combining software intelligence with physical automation to strengthen critical industries worldwide.”
About Energy Robotics
Founded in 2019, Energy Robotics develops an AI software platform for autonomous inspection across industrial environments. Its hardware-agnostic system connects diverse robot fleets, generates digital twins, and delivers actionable data insights that reduce costs, improve safety, and enhance operational resilience.
The company operates in oil and gas, chemicals, utilities, and manufacturing, partnering with leading industrial clients to modernize inspection processes through automation.
