3. Swedish Robotics Industry Guide 2006
 
Sweden has a highy developed robotics industry with market leaders in industrial, service and consumer robotics such as ABB Robotics, Atlas Copco, Delaval, Electrolux and Saab. These global players are supported by small highly specialised development companies in optronics, system design and integration.
Swedish Robotics Company list
Revenue and number of employees refer to the companies totals including robotics.
Company
City
Founded
Robotics
Revenue 2004
milj. SEK
Number of Employees
ABB Manufacturing Automation (1)
Vasteras
1959
Industry Robotics
1.361,0
609
Amphitech AB
Askersund
1998
Service Robotics
3,4
3
Atlas Copco
Orebro
1961
Underground mining
3.055,1
888
Avantel
Stockholm
1984
Consulting
5,1
9
Brokk
Skellefteå
1968
Demolition Robots
154,1
59
Conjet
Haninge
1987
Demolition Robots
19,6
13
Cybaero
Linkoping
2003
UAV
9,4
3
Danaher Motion SPS
Stockholm
1968
Controll systems
159,3
82
DeLaval International (2)
Tumba
1883
Milking robots
2.743,2
779
DST Control
Linkoping
1989
Controll systems
6,7
8
Electrolux (3)
Stockholm
1910
Consumer Robotics
120.651
72.000
Exensor Technology
Lund
1987
Ground Sensor System
9,9
8
Kalmar Industries
Ljungby
1987
Automated Cranes
3.000,8
924
BAE Systems Hägglunds
Ornskoldsvik
1987
Defence Robotics
3.012,7
1.020
Laseroptronix
Taby
1999
Measuring systems
1,3
1
Latronix
Vallentuna
1981
Measuring systems
5,3
9
Medical Robotics
Stockholm
1997
Medical Robotics
0,5
1
Meeq
Västeras
1995
Measuring systems
1,1
2
Mobile Robotics Sweden
Skellefteå
1998
Controll systems
1,8
2
NIRA Dynamics
Linkoping
2000
Controll systems
4,3
17
Ramsta Robotics
Uppsala
1999
Service Robotics
5,7
4
Robot Grader
Askim
2004
Industrial Robotics
1,4
2
RVA
Ursviken
1989
Service Robotics
0,7
2
Saab Group(4)
Stockholm
1985
Defence Robotics
17.848
11.936
Transman
Trosa
1983
Service Robotics
22,5
13
Weda Poolclean
Sodertalje
1951
Service Robotics
17,1
13
Remarks:
(1) ABB Manufacturing Automation represents appr. 12 percent of total ABB revenue.
(2) Delaval International AB is part of Tetra Laval. Appr. 150 emplyoees in Sweden are involved in robotics.
(3) Electrolux develops and manufactures robotic vaccum cleaning and automatic lawn mowers. The production of the company’s Trilobite robotic vacuum cleaner has been moved in 2004 from the Vastervik factory to Hungaria.
(4) The Saab Group is an important player in the field of unmanned areal vehicles and underwater systems developed mostly for defence applications.
3.1 ABB - Robotics
ABB has the world's largest installed base of industrial robots -- also providing robot software, peripheral equipment and modular manufacturing cells for tasks such as assembly, painting and finishing, and machine tending. Key markets include automotive, foundry, packaging, material handling and consumer industries. A strong solutions focus leverages thousands of successful applications for manufacturers
ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 105,000 people.
3.2 Amphitech
Amphitech is a civil engineering consulting company  specialised in inspecting, analysing and planning projects in underwater environments. The company develops inspection system based on a ROV Inspector 150. This robot operates with sonar and a video camera.
3.3 Atlas Copco
Atlas Copco is a world leader in compressors, generators, construction and mining equipment, industrial tools, assembly systems and equipment rental.
3.4 Avantel
AVANTEL AB is a Swedish high-tech company founded in 1984. The company provides custom design product development in the area of electronic hardware, including firmware and software. Avantel has worked with Electrolux for many years in the area of electronic design. In 1995 the project started that would later result in the first real robotic vacuum cleaner for domestic use, the Trilobite®.
3.5 Brokk AB
The world's leading supplier of remote controlled demolition robots. Brokk is a wholly owned subsidiary of the investment company Sorb Industri AB.
3.6 Conjet AB
The world's leading specialist in the design, development and manufacture of remotely operated, computer controlled high-pressure waterjetting machines, which selectively remove concrete from numerous structures.
3.7 Cybaero AB
Develops fully autonomous Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV).
3.8 Danaher Motion SPS
Danaher Motion SPS develops and provides software and hardware components for navigation, control, fleet management and service for autonomous ground vehicles (AGV's). More than 50 AGV system suppliers worldwide are using Danaher Motion technologies and know-how together with their own products in effective transport and logistic solutions to various markets worldwide.
3.9 DeLaval
Delaval develops a variety of dairy supply and "cow comfort" products aimed at increasing dairy yields. It is the market leader in automatic milking machine market, with a appr. 50 percent share. It has sold more than 1,000 VMSs, in all European countries, Canada, Japan, and Mexico.
3.10 DST Control AB
DST Control is an established and trusted supplier of systems and services to the defence, medicine and aerospace sectors. In-house developed components and advanced cost-efficient services provide the basis for fast delivery of market-leading embedded electronic control systems.
3.11 Electrolux
AB Electrolux is a world leading producer of appliances and equipment for kitchen, cleaning and outdoor use. Electrolux is also one of the largest producers in the world of similar equipment for professional users. In 2004, Indoor Products accounted for 77% of Group sales and Outdoor Products for the remaining 23%.
Automower
Automower from Husqvarna™ is a fully automatic lawnmower
Trilobite
3.12 Exensor Technology AB
EXENSOR is developing, marketing and selling high technology sensor systems on national and international markets.
3.13 Invo
Invo Marketing & Development AB has developed an underwaterrobot concep called ROMAN, (Remote Operated Manipulator) in corporation with SMIT International.
3.14 Intelligent machines AB
Technology and solution provider for the emerging service robot industry
3.15 Kalmar Industries
Kalmar automated services: Smartrail automatic system for RTG’s, the Smartpath container position verification system for straddle carriers and The Remote Monitoring Interface system (RMI)
3.16 Medical Robotics
Medical Robotics has developed a multi-application platform – PinTrace – based on robot assistance.
3.17 Meeq AB
MEEQ AB is a knowledge company that specialises in providing measurement problem solutions.
3.18 Land Systems Hägglunds AB
Leading manufacturer of Combat Vehicles, and All Terrain Vehicles. Land Systems Hägglunds AB is wholly owned by BAE Systems.
3.19 Laseroptronix
Manufacturer and sales of 3D-laser radar unit and laser camera systems.
3.20 Latronix
Latronix develops, manufactures and sells industrial lasers, hand-held laser measurement instruments and sophisticated customized distance and dimension measuring systems.
3.21 Mobile Robotics Sweden AB
Mobile Robotics Sweden AB specializes in robot control of heavy machinery using non-contact sensing. The main market is construction and demolition robots, hydraulic robot arms and mobile robots.
Medirobot
Medirob is a Mobile Remote Controlled Sonographer Scanning Support device that holds the ultrasound transducer during an ultrasound examination.
3.22 NIRA Dynamics
NIRA Dynamics AB is an expert company focusing on research and development of signal processing and control systems for the vehicle industry.
3.23 Ramsta Robotics
Pig houses cleaning robot Clever Cleaner” does a least 80% of the cleaning normally done manually with a high-pressure cleaner.
3.24 Robot Grader AB
The Robotgrader has been developed to grade products of varying weight and pack a fixed weight straight into the package.
3.25 Rotundus
Rotundus provides a durable mobile surveillance robot in order to increase security at powerplants, airports, ports and military sites.
3.26 RVA
Complete system for cleaning of air ducts. The robot can be fitted with a variety of different tools, depending on its task.
3.27 Saab
Saab is one of the world’s leading high-technology companies, with its main operations in defence, aviation, space and civil security.
Underwater Systems
Saab has world-leading competence in underwater technology for shallow water and harbors. In addition to torpedoes, it has developed Double Eagle, a remote-controlled underwater vehicle. This experience is now being utilized in autonomous, unmanned underwater vehicles for both military and commercial uses, including inspecting pipelines on the sea.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
3.28 Transman
Transman is the leading gantry robot manufacturer in Sweden, specialising in automated materials handling and machine loading.
3.29 Weda
WEDA develops and manufactures submersible machines for cleaning surfaces under water.