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Borobotics

Borobotics builds a compact autonomous drilling robot that makes shallow geothermal energy affordable for heat-pump installers in tight urban spaces.

Operating headquarters
Winterthur, CH🇨🇭
Founded
2023
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borobotics.ch·Crawled Oct 10, 2026·

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  1. Geotherm/geotherm
  2. Geotherm/de/geotherm
  3. Tech/de/technology

    In loose soil, Grabowski automatically prints a pipe to stabilize the borehole.

  4. Technology/technology

    In loose grounds, Grabowski automatically extrudes a pipe to support the stability of the borehole.

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  1. BfE support, GeoTherm & Drill tests/post/bfe-support-geotherm-drilltests

    Our newsletter to keep you up to date with all developments regarding the Grabowskis!BfE supportWe are happy to share that in late 2023, we were able to gain the support of the Bundesamt für Energie (BfE) through the P+D Program. The support is tied to our milestones and will enable us to carry out our drill tests in various depths and geologies over the coming months until mid 2025. Project partner is also the Amt für Wasser, Abfall, Energie und Luft Zurich (AWEL), which will add valuable regul

  2. November 2023 - Grabowski drills!/post/october-2023-grabowski-drills

    Our monthly newsletter to keep you up to date with all developments regarding the Grabowskis!Drilling has begunFor the past two weeks we have been at our test drill site in Winterthur to prepare and start our drill tests. And we are happy to report that it works - Grabowski drills! The purpose of the 20 m drill is to test both the borehead and the gearbox in a real life environment, identify teething problems and generate as many learnings as possible. We are now using these first learnings to

  3. October 2023 - Come meet us!/post/come-meet-us

    Our monthly newsletter to keep you up to date with all developments regarding the Grabowskis!Events in NovemberWe are in the final preparation stages for two upcoming events in November: As the winners of last years edition of Startup Nights Winterthur, we will be present this year with our own booth within the Technopark space. Furthermore, we will be present at the EnergyLab UnConference in Lausanne on November 2nd. We look forward to connecting with the Swiss startup community further as well

  4. Reinforcements on all fronts/post/reinforcements-on-all-fronts

    Our newsletter to keep you up to date with all developments regarding the Grabowskis!TeamWe have had two new team members joining Borobotics. As of beginning of March, Kristian and Joel have been supporting the mechanical engineering team. The two ETH masters students will complete a 6-month internship with Borobotics where they have the chance to experience the entire life cycle of product development: From designing and drawing parts in CAD, to supplier search and negotiations all the way to a

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  1. July 2023/post/july-2023-grabowski-becomes-borobotics

    Our monthly newsletter to keep you up to date with all developments regarding the Grabowskis!Gearbox ✅We have successfully completed the development process for the gearbox of our first prototype. In the past weeks, we have sent out purchase orders to several manufacturers for all parts required to assemble the gearbox. This means that we are on track to start our first 20m drill test in late August/September.First investments ✅In the past weeks we have succesfully secured fundraising from multi

  2. News/news

    Our newsletter to keep you up to date with all developments regarding the Grabowskis! Team We have had two new team members joining...

  3. News/de/news

    Our newsletter keeps you up to date on all developments at Grabowski! Team We have two new team members for...

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  1. Careers/careers

    Are you looking to make an impact in reducing our carbon footprint? Are you excited by the idea of creating a competitive alternative to heating with oil and gas? Does the planning and building of complex systems within a small robot intrigue you? Then we might have just the right position for you...

  2. Electrical Engineer/electrical-engineer

    We have invented a new method for geothermal drilling suitable for small spaces such as basements or densely populated areas. Our entire drilling mechanism is inside a 3 m by 13.5 cm tube that autonomously drills the borehole similar to how an earthworm would move through the ground. This drilling principle is not only very energy-efficient, but also controllable in its movement and trackable as it automatically creates a digital twin of the borehole on its way down. To develop our robot further

  3. Elektro Ingenieur/de/electrical-engineer

    We have invented a new method for geothermal drilling that is suitable for small spaces such as basements or densely populated areas. That's because our drills don't need a drilling rig or drill pipes, unlike the huge conventional drills you may have seen. Our entire drilling mechanism is housed in a 3-meter-long, 13.5-centimeter-wide tube that autonomously drills the borehole, much like an earthworm moving through the ground. This drilling pri

  4. Komm ins Team/de/careers

    Would you like to help reduce our ecological footprint? Are you excited by the idea of creating a competitive alternative to heating with oil and gas? Are you fascinated by designing and building complex systems inside a small robot? Then we may have just the right position for you...

About

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  1. About/about

    Borobotics started as a research project at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in 2021.

  2. About us/de/about

    We are passionate about solving the sustainability challenges of today's world with the help of technology. Learn more about how we got to where we are today...

  3. Partner/de/partners

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  1. De/de

    Our Earth has nearly unlimited energy reserves. Yet only 1% of Swiss households use geothermal energy for heating. Our goal is to drive the energy transition forward and establish geothermal energy as a practical and economical heating source.

  2. Homepage/

    Our autonomous drilling robot helps homeowners to switch from grey energy sources to geothermal heating systems. With an earth-worm-like drilling robot for geothermal probes, Borobotics accelerate the heat transition for the net zero goals.

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  1. Alberta Awards $37 Million for Next-Generation Drilling Technologiesjpt.spe.org/alberta-awards-37-million-for-next-generation-drilling-technologies

    Alberta awards $37 million through its Drilling Technology Challenge to support next-generation drilling technologies. The winners cover robotics to enhance drilling rig safety, AI-enabled energy management, downhole sensing, well navigation, hybrid power systems, and geothermal energy.

    Jul 2026 · JPTNews article

  2. Drilling machine created to obtain geothermal energy in urban areasinspenet.com/en/news/grabowski-the-drilling-machine-that-brings-geothermal-energy-to-cities/

    Borobotics’ Grabowski is an autonomous drilling machine for bringing geothermal energy to urban environments. The machine reduces emissions.

    Jan 2025 · InspenetNews article

  3. Fully autonomous drilling robot drills efficiently and cost-effectivelyheise.de/en/news/Fully-autonomous-drilling-robot-drills-efficiently-and-cost-effectively-10250703.html

    The Grabowski drilling robot is a compact autonomous system designed to drill more efficiently and at lower cost than previous systems. The robot is intended to help expand geothermal energy.

    Jan 2025 · heise onlineNews article

  4. Swiss firm's autonomous drill machine to tap shallow geothermal energyinterestingengineering.com/energy/swiss-firm-autonomous-drill-geothermal-energy

    A Swiss firm has developed “Grabowski,” an autonomous drill designed to tap shallow geothermal energy. The compact machine can operate without human oversight and uses sensors to detect its surroundings.

    Jan 2025 · Interesting EngineeringNews article