The Innovation Booster Robotics was active from 2021 to 2025 as a Swiss initiative supported by Innosuisse. This website is its legacy page. Throughout its duration, the Booster created and strengthened a national community fostering an open innovation culture in robotics. It brought together key players across academia, industry, startups, and public stakeholders to explore new ideas, catalyze collaborations, and accelerate technology transfer and innovation.
Although the Innovation Booster Robotics program has concluded, our mission continues through the Swiss Robotics Association (SRA), a standalone initiative dedicated to serving as a national networking hub for robotics stakeholders across Switzerland and fostering long-term collaboration, visibility, and impact. Visit the Swiss Robotics Association.
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The project integrates advanced Visual SLAM technology into mall carts for autonomous navigation, transforming research into practical use. Robolem handles project management and construction. Key partners are ILT, OST, and Shoppi Tivoli for testing.
Institute for Lab Automation and Mechatronics, OST, has expertise in the domain of application-oriented research and development within the interdisciplinary field of mechatronics, automation, and robotics.
Inveel specializes in high-resolution electronics printing technology for sensors on large areas and polymers. Their expertise in creating precise, nanoscale electrode patterns enables the development of advanced robotic sensory skin with exceptional precision and scalability.
Shoppi Tivoli is one of the largest shopping centers in Switzerland and already uses cleaning carts for the maintenance of the shopping center. These carts are to be further automated as part of the project.

