Bota Systems
Bota Systems is a Swiss robotics technology company building force and torque sensing solutions.
Last updated September 2, 2026
Overview
Bota Systems is a Swiss robotics technology company building force and torque sensing solutions that help robots interact with the physical world safely and naturally. It is a spin-off of the Robotic Systems Lab at ETH Zürich, founded by Klajd Lika, Ilias Patsiaouras, and Marco Hutter. The company offers a portfolio of high-precision force torque sensors, including MiniONE, MiniONE Pro, Rokubi, SensONE, SensONE T80, LaxONE, MegaONE, and PixONE.
History
Bota Systems is a Swiss robotics technology company building force and torque sensing solutions. It is a spin-off of the Robotic Systems Lab at ETH Zürich, founded by Klajd Lika, Ilias Patsiaouras, and Marco Hutter. The company emerged from years of academic research into force-torque sensing for legged, mobile, and collaborative robots. Milestones include the first multi-axis force torque sensor prototype in 2013, the development of the HAKI sensor, collaboration with ETH Robotics Systems Lab to equip the ANYmal robot with Rokubi force torque sensing, first commercial products released in 2019, and the founding of Bota Systems AG as an ETH Zürich spin-off in 2020.
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