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Best Professional Service Robots Companies in Netherlands

The 64 best Professional Service Robots companies in Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Vitestro.

64companies tracked
$116.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
16have raised
Sources & further reading
  • Call for Better and Affordable Performance without doing away with Hum
  • International Federation of Robotics: “Service Robots” Hit Double Digi

Ranked: Best Professional Service Robots companies in Netherlands

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Vitestro
Developed AI-based blood drawing robot for clinic use
69Funding top 23%Growth top 28%Moat top 35%Talent top 38%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 23%
Growthtop 28%
Moattop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Newstop 43%
Techtop 44%
AItop 45%
Marketbottom 46%
Globalbottom 36%
Funding: Raised $50.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$50M3 mo agoSeries BToon Overbeeke
Co-Founder & CEO
2017WordPressMySQLPHP+25——
2MicroSure
Developer of robotic solutions to advance microsurgery
$43M32 mo agoSeries BIwan Vijfeijken
CEO
2014WordPressPleskMySQL+2647 patents
Precision surgical robotics for microsurgery with energy‑efficient joint control and integrated microscopy.
—
3ExRobotics
Developer of inspection robots for inflammable and explosive environments
24Product top 36%Innovation top 37%Patents top 37%Moat top 38%
All 9 signals ▾
Producttop 36%
Innovationtop 37%
Patentstop 37%
Moattop 38%
Talentbottom 49%
Fundingbottom 48%
Techbottom 36%
Globalbottom 35%
Marketbottom 26%
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
Innovation: 25 patents (top 45% of patent-holders) · 12 filings since 2022 vs 13 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100
$8M7 mo agoSeries AMark Mildon
CEO
2017WebflowjsDelivrGoogle Hosted Libraries+725 patents
Robotic navigation systems and wireless charging for inspection robots in explosive environments
1 partnership
4Odd.Bot
Developer of autonomous robots for chemical-free weeding in agricultural settings
$5M17 mo agoSeed—2018EmotionMicrosoft Advertisingcore-js+138 patents
Autonomous robotic systems for precision weeding in agriculture
1 job opening
5AgXeed
Provider of autonomy solutions to farmers
$3M39 mo agoSeedSander Pop
Co-Founder & COO
2018WordPressMySQLPHP+306 patents
Autonomous precision farming tractors for automated plowing and cultivation
1 launch
6RanMarine Technology
Developer of autonomous aquatic robots for waste removal and water monitoring
$2M44 mo agoSeries A—2016WordPressMySQLPHP+29——
7Aectual
Provider of 3D-printed flooring systems
$2M100 mo agoSeedHedwig Heinsman
Co-Founder
2017SentryThree.jsVimeo+15—1 job opening
8Preceyes
Robotic solutions to assist in eye surgery
$1M45 mo agoFunding Raised—2011WordPressMySQLPHP+1320 patents
Robotic eye surgery platforms for precise intraocular procedures
—
9AVL Motion
Developer of autonomous harvesting robots for the agricultural sector
$1M78 mo agoSeedArno Lankveld
Founder & Owner
2016WordPressMySQLRedis+2115 patents
Agricultural harvesting machinery for asparagus and modular gondola-based material transport systems
—
10AGVR
AGVs for warehouse
$490K65 mo agoFunding RaisedTwan Schellekens
CEO
2015WordPressMySQLPHP+22——
11Gearbox Innovations
Smart technology solution provider for agricultural companies
$339K88 mo agoSeedJohan Kreeft
Co-Founder and CTO
2016WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24——
12AzioBot
Provider of an autonomous floor-cleaning robot
$247K98 mo agoDeadpooledSarthak Yadav
Co-Founder & CEO
2017———

Top 12 Professional Service Robots companies in Netherlands

#1
Series B · Utrecht, Utrecht · founded 2017 · 50 employees
$50Mraised
▾

Developed AI-based blood drawing robot for clinic use. The company has developed a medical robotics device that autonomously draws blood from patients. The device has a guided 3D construction with a robotic needle that secures blood collection. It has features for bandage application as well.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%
Growth
top 28%
Moat
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
News
top 43%
Tech
top 44%
Funding: Raised $50.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 3 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers — 9.1% of this cohort's audience · 99 engagements/post (4.4× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series B$70M
  • Apr 2024Series A$22M
  • Mar 2023Grant (prize money)—
  • Mar 2023Series A$12.9M
Founders & team
Toon OverbeekeCo-Founder & CEOBrian JosephCo-Founder
Investors
Sonder Capital, EIC Fund, Europa, Invest-NL, NYBC Ventures, Intervest
Tech stack
Alpine.JsBunnyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileCookiebot
#2
Series A · Breda, North Brabant · founded 2017 · 13 employees
$8.1Mraised
▾

ExRobotics designs and develops industrial robots to conduct inspection and maintenance in highly inflammable and explosive environments. Its chief offering ExR-1 can read meters on equipment via video and audio recordings, detect a gas leak, navigate independently between multiple installations, and find its own way back to the docking station for recharging. The company offers four configuration variants namely remote control over the 4G network, autonomous navigation, leak-detection, and custom payload (such as cameras, microphones, and others). As of February 2019, its chief use case is in the oil and gas industry.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 36%
Innovation
top 37%
Patents
top 37%
Moat
top 38%
Talent
bottom 49%
Funding
bottom 48%
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
Innovation: 25 patents (top 45% of patent-holders) · 12 filings since 2022 vs 13 in 2017-21 · 4 product lines
Patents: 25 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 12 filings since 2022 vs 13 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2024
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers — 6.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Sorama) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series A$8.1M
  • Feb 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Mark MildonCEO
Investors
Rotterdam Port Fund, FORWARD.one
#3
Seed · Lelystad, Flevoland · founded 2018 · 36 employees
$4.7Mraised
▾

Developer of autonomous robots for chemical-free weeding in agricultural settings. These robots navigate fields, removing weeds without chemicals, promoting sustainable farming. The robots are compatible with various field types, offering labor-efficient and environmentally conscious solutions. They increase crop yield by eliminating weeds early.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Service & Productie Specialist
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Seed$2.1M
  • Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$2.6M
Investors
EIC Fund, Iconic Ventures, Horizon Flevoland, PolKa Capital Management
Tech stack
CloudflareCookiebotCore-JsEmotionFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#4
Series B · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2014 · 39 employees
$43.1Mraised
▾

Developer of robotic solutions to advance microsurgery. The flagship product, MUSA, is a microsurgical robot designed to assist microsurgeons in complex procedures. Mus3 consists of a surgeon console and robotic arm cart which is combined with a separate digital or hybrid microscope.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 5.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Series B$39.8M
  • Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$2.1M
  • Apr 2021Series B$3.3M
  • Mar 2018Seed—
Founders & team
Iwan VijfeijkenCEO
Investors
Invest-NL, kineo finance, Innovation Industries, BOM, TU Eindhoven, Venturing Tech
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnime.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianzFancybox
#5
Seed · Heerlen, Limburg · founded 2018 · 27 employees
$3.1Mraised
▾

Provider of autonomy solutions to farmers. They offer customizable hardware systems, virtual planning tools, and data models. The offerings include autonomous agricultural vehicles, planning tools, efficient hybrid drive trains, innovative track systems, embeddable autonomy kits, autonomy data tools, etc.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 22k LinkedIn followers — 17.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Grant (prize money)$52.9K
  • Jun 2022Seed—
  • May 2021Seed—
  • Mar 2021Grant (prize money)$3M
Founders & team
Sander PopCo-Founder & COOJoris HiddemaCo-Founder & CEOLars SchmitzCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Europa, Amazone, EIC Fund, Amathaon, ScaleUpNation
Tech stack
AstraCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGoogle Maps
#6
Series A · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2016 · 38 employees
$2Mraised
▾

Developer of autonomous aquatic robots for waste removal and water monitoring. The company provides remotely operated and autonomous vessels designed for collecting floating debris. These robots offer solutions for algae control, water quality data capture, and environmental monitoring. The robots are designed to maintain clean and safe environments in waterways.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$48.7K
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$1.9M
  • May 2020Series A—
  • Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$58.4K
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Boundary, PortXL
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-Js
#7
Funding Raised · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2011 · 8 employees
$1.2Mraised
▾

Preceyes develops innovative robotic solutions to assist surgeons in performing the most demanding surgical tasks. Preceyes has developed technology that allows high precision treatments for existing vitreoretinal surgery. Preceyes is a pioneer in this field as its size allows the robot to be wrapped around the head of the patient and provides a clear view of the eye.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Ingenieur
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$604.4K
  • Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$325.7K
  • Jan 2015Grant (prize money)$293K
Investors
Europa, BOM
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiHestiaJquery
#8
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2017 · 17 employees
$1.8Mraised
▾

Provider of 3D-printed flooring systems. It provides robotic 3D printers and software tools to produce smart building products. It uses the Actual 3D printer to provide a customized 3D printing floor with a terrazzo infill.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 8.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Sales Support colleague
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2018Seed$1.8M
Founders & team
Hedwig HeinsmanCo-FounderHans VermeulenCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
DOEN Foundation, AKEF, Future Shape
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#9
Seed · Sint Anthonis, North Brabant · founded 2016 · 14 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Developer of autonomous harvesting robots for the agricultural sector. The company’s robots automate the harvesting process, addressing labor shortages in horticulture. These machines offer a mechanized alternative to manual labor. The robots are designed for reliability and ease of use, incorporating established technologies. They aim to provide a new standard for quality and efficiency in harvesting.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2019Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Arno LankveldFounder & Owner
Investors
Future Food Fund, Brightlands Venture Partners, BOM
Tech stack
AosCivicthemeCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsContact Form 7Core-Js
#10
Funding Raised · Barendrecht, South Holland · founded 2015
$489.7Kraised
▾

AGVR develops automated guided vehicles (AGV) for warehouse. Product offerings include automated forklifts and 'crawl unders' for intra-warehouse freight transport.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$489.7K
Founders & team
Twan SchellekensCEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpZakraElementorRankmath Seo
#11
Seed · Maasdijk, South Holland · founded 2016 · 37 employees
$339.1Kraised
▾

Gearbox Innovations is a smart technology solution provider for agricultural companies. Caters to horticulture, manufacturing industry, and (plant) research industry. Claims to be developing an AI-driven grading robot for the farming industry.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2019Seed$339.1K
Founders & team
Johan KreeftCo-Founder and CTO
Investors
UNIIQ, ScaleUpNation, InnovationQuarter
Tech stack
AosApple Icloud MailAxeptioChart.JsCloudflareGoogle Analytics
#12
Deadpooled · Bosch en Duin, Utrecht · founded 2017 · 5 employees
$247.3Kraised
▾

Developer of autonomous cleaning robots designed to clean floors with a push of a button. The company's bots are electric and cloud-connected and help free the staff to focus on their core tasks, while it takes care of delivering superior cleaning performance, enabling retail stores, supermarkets, and hardware shops to increase staff productivity by taking intelligent cleaning to the next level.

Founders & team
Sarthak YadavCo-Founder & CEOTapabrata SamantaCo-Founder
Investors
Rockstart

Funding & investor landscape

$116.1Mtotal disclosed funding
12companies funded
24disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
EIC Fund6 rounds
Europa6 rounds
BOM3 rounds
Innovation Industries3 rounds
ScaleUpNation3 rounds
Invest-NL2 rounds
PortXL2 rounds
Rotterdam Port Fund2 rounds
SHIFT Invest2 rounds
YES!Delft2 rounds

Notable founders

Toon Overbeeke
Co-Founder & CEO · Vitestro
Brian Joseph
Co-Founder · Vitestro
Mark Mildon
CEO · ExRobotics
Iwan Vijfeijken
CEO · MicroSure
Sander Pop
Co-Founder & COO · AgXeed
Joris Hiddema
Co-Founder & CEO · AgXeed
Hedwig Heinsman
Co-Founder · Aectual
Hans Vermeulen
Co-Founder & CEO · Aectual
Arno Lankveld
Founder & Owner · AVL Motion
Twan Schellekens
CEO · AGVR
Johan Kreeft
Co-Founder and CTO · Gearbox Innovations
Sarthak Yadav
Co-Founder & CEO · AzioBot
Prism market signals · Netherlands · country-scoped Prism corpus, 7,664 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Professional Service Robots coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Netherlands

How research on Robotics is moving in the Netherlands

A read on the academic research around Robotics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 449 Netherlands-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201220202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 21% → 58% across 2012–2026.
top research entities
  • Delft University of Technology121
  • Eindhoven University of Technology69
  • University of Twente51
  • Wageningen University & Research30
  • University of Groningen21
leading researchers
Javier Alonso–Mora · Cosimo Della Santina · Fosch-Villaronga, Eduard · Jovana Jovanova · Maartje M.A. de Graaf · Gert Kootstra · Elena Torta · Ömür Arslan
▲ Breakthroughs157 · 35%
▲ 12%→37% share
▲3.1× share momentum0 median citations89% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (12%→37% of field), led by Motion planning.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Motion planning5→32
  • Path (computing)3→17
  • Robustness (evolution)1→11
  • Control theory (sociology)2→11
  • Scalability1→6
Newly emergingTrajectory 0→21 · Motion (physics) 0→13 · Task (project management) 0→11
Landmark Multi-robot formation control and object transport in dynamic environments via constrained optimization · 287 cites
◆ Advancements160 · 36%
▼ 38%→36% share
▼0.9× share momentum0 median citations87% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (38%→36% of field), led by Human–robot interaction.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Human–robot interaction2→13
  • Control theory (sociology)1→10
  • Human–computer interaction2→11
  • Field (mathematics)1→9
  • Perception1→8
Newly emergingMotion planning 0→20 · Path (computing) 0→13 · Task (project management) 0→12
Landmark Trust in humanoid robots: implications for services marketing · 489 cites
▼ Concerns69 · 15%
▲ 12%→14% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations77% since 2021mostly position pieces
Concerns are rising (12%→14% of field), led by Human–robot interaction.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Human–robot interaction2→8
  • Field (mathematics)1→5
  • Human–computer interaction2→5
  • Mobile robot1→4
Newly emergingKey (lock) 0→9
Landmark Measurement Instruments for the Anthropomorphism, Animacy, Likeability, Perceived Intelligence, and Perceived Safety of · 2,955 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Netherlands

Where robotics is researched across Netherlands

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Delft131 · +0.59
Hot · Motion planningAdvancing · TrajectoryOpportunity · Task (project management)
Eindhoven72 · +0.50
Hot · Position (finance)Advancing · ActuatorOpportunity · Motion planningConcern · Convergence (economics)
Groningen56 · +0.61
Hot · Reliability (semiconductor)Advancing · Obstacle avoidanceOpportunity · Motion (physics)
Amsterdam35 · +0.28
Hot · Robot learningAdvancing · Leverage (statistics)Opportunity · Human–robot interaction
Wageningen31 · +0.46
Hot · AgricultureAdvancing · Variety (cybernetics)Opportunity · Path (computing)
Utrecht24 · +0.31
Hot · Human–robot interactionAdvancing · TrajectoryOpportunity · Social robotConcern · Human–computer interaction
Leiden21 · +0.21
Hot · Human–robot interactionOpportunity · Service (business)
Nijmegen16 · +0.33
Opportunity · Task (project management)
Rotterdam12 · +0.48
Opportunity · Balance (ability)
Maastricht9 · +0.66
Opportunity · Artificial neural network

Common questions

How many Professional Service Robots companies are there in Netherlands?
Radar tracks 64 indexable Professional Service Robots companies headquartered in Netherlands that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Professional Service Robots companies in Netherlands?
The Professional Service Robots companies in Netherlands on this list have raised a combined $116.1M in disclosed equity funding across 12 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Professional Service Robots company in Netherlands?
Vitestro is the highest-funded Professional Service Robots company in Netherlands, with $50M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Professional Service Robots companies in Netherlands are funded?
12 of the 64 Professional Service Robots companies in Netherlands on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Professional Service Robots unicorns are there in Netherlands?
None of the Professional Service Robots companies in Netherlands on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Netherlands Professional Service Robots companies?
The most active investors in Netherlands Professional Service Robots companies on this list include EIC Fund, Europa, BOM, Innovation Industries, ScaleUpNation.
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