ANYbotics, a provider of AI-driven robotic inspection solutions, has opened a new engineering and AI hub in Barcelona, Spain. Located at the DFactory Barcelona campus, the office is the company’s third global location, joining Zurich and San Francisco. The expansion responds to accelerating demand for autonomous inspection robots across asset-intensive sectors such as oil and gas, chemicals, utilities, and materials, as customers move from pilots to full-scale deployments.
Key takeaways
- New Barcelona hub focuses on computer vision, machine learning, backend/frontend software, mechatronics, and DevOps.
- DFactory Barcelona campus provides access to an Industry 4.0 ecosystem with engineering talent and research partners.
- Expansion follows growth in full-scale deployments of ANYbotics’ autonomous inspection robots.
The Barcelona team will directly shape robot capabilities in perception and core software, tackling complex engineering problems. Future plans include integrating supply chain and commercial functions into the hub. The move underscores a trend of robotics companies establishing global engineering centers to support industrial automation scale-ups.
Source: Robotics & Automation News (roboticsandautomationnews.com) · Published 2026-06-16 · “ANYbotics expands global presence with new engineering and AI hub in Barcelona”