Paris-based Inbolt raises €11 million to give industrial robots real-time vision and intelligence
Inbolt, a Paris-based robot intelligence company that enables robots to see, think, and adapt in real time, has raised €11 million to fund US and APAC expansion and entry into data centres and electronics manufacturing.
The round was led by new investor Shift4Good, and joined by Bridges Climate Transition Partners. Existing investors BNP Paribas Développement and Ora Global also participated, bringing Inbolt’s total funding to €30 million.
“Robots have been running blind for fifty years. Fixing that isn’t about better hardware. It’s about giving every robot, regardless of make or model, the intelligence to see and adapt in real time. This round lets us bring that to manufacturers everywhere, not just the ones with the deepest integration budgets,” said Rudy Cohen, co-founder and CEO, Inbolt
Founded in 2019 by Cohen (CEO), Albane Dersy (COO), and Louis Dumas (CTO), Inbolt’s generalist AI model enables any robot to master any process, part, or station, helping manufacturers deploy faster, cut costs, and keep production moving.
According to the company, most industrial robots are effectively blind, even in highly automated factories. “They can’t perceive part misalignment, tooling wear, or the small variations that occur naturally on every production line, so when something shifts even slightly out of position, the robot either stalls, throws an error, or produces a defective part,” Inbolt mentioned in the press release.
It also notes that on a factory floor, this results in unplanned downtime, which can be extremely costly.
Inbolt claims that the solution is a combination of 3D vision and a hardware-agnostic AI software layer that enables robots to perceive their environment and adjust their control loops in real time.
It states that the system can be deployed on both new and existing production lines, allowing manufacturers to upgrade automation without replacing installed equipment. It runs natively on major robot platforms including FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa, Comau, and Universal Robots.
“AI is increasingly moving beyond screens and into factories and machines. Inbolt enables robots to be deployed faster and to operate with far greater precision and flexibility in changing environments. We have been impressed by the team’s ability to turn sophisticated technology into a robust solution already deployed across leading global manufacturers in automotive and beyond. Inbolt also illustrates Europe’s ability to convert world-class research into technologies with global industrial relevance. We are pleased to support the team as the company enters its next stage of growth,” said Julien Baumont, Partner, Shift4Good.
The company plans to use this capital to fund its expansion in the US, where the company opened a Detroit office in 2026, in APAC, and its entry into two new sectors: data centres and electronics manufacturing.
Inbolt works across industries including automotive, electronics, and data centres, and is already deployed on 200+ robots in 100+ factories across three continents. Notable clients include Bosch, Beko, Flex, Ford, Stellantis, and Toyota.
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