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What the media say about us

39 pieces since 2021, from Forbes and BILANZ to trade magazines, podcasts and television. Here are the strongest. Every summary is ours; the link goes to the original.

Coverage per year

Number of pieces about Robonnement and Nimrod Malinas in the press coverage list, per calendar year. Click a year to see its pieces.

  1. 2021: 1 piece
  2. 2022: 3 pieces
  3. 2023: 3 pieces
  4. 2024: 10 pieces
  5. 2025: 18 pieces
  6. 2026: 4 pieces (through September 28, 2026)

All 39 pieces in the press coverage list

Press coverage

Every piece by year and type

Headlines in the original, summaries by us. Paid features, press releases and guest posts are labeled as such.

Year

Type

18 items

  1. View into a paint booth: the painting robot at the back, a table for the parts in front of it, the control desk on the left.

    Swiss Startup Association

    Meet Nimrod, CEO & Founder of Robonnement AG (opens in a new window)

    In the Swiss Startup Association interview, Nimrod Malinas explains why Robonnement offers robots on subscription: many SMEs cannot pre-finance automation. He describes how building the company from its own means forced the team to shape every offer closely around customer needs.

    Profile and interview

  2. A service robot with two screens stands beside a bench in front of a concrete wall in the terminal.

    LEADER Digital

    Abfallroboter aus dem Rheintal im Testeinsatz am Flughafen Zürich (opens in a new window)

    Five autonomous waste robots from Robonnement are in a pilot at Zurich Airport, four in the security area and one at check-in. Robonnement runs them as a robotics service including maintenance and further development.

    Report

  3. A service robot with a screen stands in front of a fair-faced concrete wall in an airport terminal.

    watson CH Media

    Wie in «Zurück in die Zukunft»: Flughafen Zürich testet intelligente Abfall-Roboter (opens in a new window)

    Zurich Airport is testing five autonomous waste robots with separate compartments for PET and general waste, supplied in Switzerland by Robonnement. The airport links the trial to the shortage of cleaning staff and stresses that the robots support the team.

    Report

  4. Close-up of a painting robot arm with two spray guns and their hoses mounted.

    Forbes Schweiz

    Robotik im Abo (opens in a new window)

    Forbes describes how Robonnement automates dangerous, toxic and hard-to-staff industrial jobs with robotics on subscription. The piece covers the business model, growth, service and an early focus on cybersecurity. The same text also ran in Forbes Austria.

    Profile and interview

  5. A wide paint booth with a grating floor, the painting robot with coiled cables on the left.

    Aktuelle Technik BERNEXPO

    Sindex 2025 zieht positives Fazit (opens in a new window)

    Press release by the fair organizer BERNEXPO, published by Aktuelle Technik: the closing report of the SINDEX industrial fair in Bern lists Robonnement among the winners of the swiss DINNO Award 2025. The biennial award honors companies that set new industry standards with forward-looking solutions.

    Press release

  6. Freshly painted panels on several mobile racks in a hall.

    Salzburger Nachrichten

    Wie gehen Unternehmen mit einer Welt im Wandel um? (opens in a new window)

    Salzburger Nachrichten reports on the St. Gallen Symposium study “Voices of the Leaders of Tomorrow”: young executives expect deeper change than senior ones. Nimrod Malinas is quoted saying that the change under way is systemic, not incremental.

    Report

  7. A painting robot in a blue protective cover stands in a white-tiled paint booth with a grating floor.

    rheintal24

    Altstätter Nimrod Malinas unter Digital-Shaper-Finalisten (opens in a new window)

    Nimrod Malinas is among the ten finalists of east#digital’s “Digital Shaper Eastern Switzerland 2025.” The piece credits him with turning the traditional Altstätten company he took over into a robotics-as-a-service provider for SMEs.

    Report

  8. The base of a painting robot with orange cables sits on a wooden pallet resting on forklift forks.

    BILANZ

    Der Roboterverleih (opens in a new window)

    BILANZ features Robonnement in its start-up section: robots on subscription for SMEs, from painting robots to exoskeletons and service uses.

    Our summary: BILANZ, May 26, 2025

    Profile and interview

  9. A painting robot in a white protective suit stands in the paint booth.

    LEADER Digital

    Drei Ostschweizer Unternehmer unter den «Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025»-Kandidaten (opens in a new window)

    Nimrod Malinas is nominated for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 in the “Scale-up Leaders” category. The reason given is the combination of technical innovation and a scalable subscription model for industrial robots.

    Report

  10. In a white inspection cell, a measuring device on a tripod stands in front of an orange robot.

    AI Talk The AI Landscape in Switzerland

    Robots on Subscription: Rethinking Automation for SMEs (opens in a new window)

    On the Swiss AI podcast, Nimrod Malinas explains how robots on subscription give small companies access to modern automation. Topics include uses in manufacturing, food service and logistics, growth in Switzerland and Germany, and the labor shortage.

    Podcast

  11. A partly covered painting robot with bundled cables stands in a new fenced cell.

    Startupticker

    Swiss start-ups in the international spotlight (opens in a new window)

    Startupticker presents Swiss founders on the Forbes “30 Under 30 Europe” list, including Nimrod Malinas. Robonnement is described as a flexible robot rental offer that lets companies automate without an expensive purchase.

    List and award

  12. A service robot with a screen stands in front of a fair-faced concrete wall in an airport terminal.

    rheintal24

    Rheintaler Roboter servierte am LEADER Digital Award (opens in a new window)

    At the LEADER Digital Award gala in St.Gallen, Robonnement’s service robots served dessert to about 180 guests.

    Our summary: rheintal24, May 9, 2025

    Event

  13. An orange robot holds a large black sensor, with a computer and monitor on the right.

    east#digital

    Wie Start-ups mit KI die Zukunft gestalten (opens in a new window)

    east#digital reports on the 2025 Rhema start-up forum in Altstätten, with a focus on AI in young companies.

    Our summary: east#digital, May 5, 2025

    Event

  14. A 3D scanner with tracking markers is mounted on the flange of an orange robot.

    LEADER Digital

    Rhema Startup-Forum: Wie KI die Unternehmerwelt verändert (opens in a new window)

    At the Rhema start-up forum in Altstätten, Nimrod Malinas spoke about how robots take dangerous and monotonous work off employees.

    Our summary: LEADER Digital, May 2, 2025

    Event

  15. A paint booth of white sandwich panels under construction, with a ladder against the wall.

    St. Gallen Symposium

    Nimrod Malinas, St. Gallen Symposium (opens in a new window)

    Profile of Nimrod Malinas as a “Leader of Tomorrow” on the St. Gallen Symposium website.

    Event

  16. A painting robot still wrapped in film stands in a new paint booth, with the control desk and its screen in front.

    east#digital

    Digital Shaper Ostschweiz 2025: Die aktuelle Top 10 (opens in a new window)

    Interim standings of the public vote for Digital Shaper Eastern Switzerland 2025: Nimrod Malinas is among the ten favorites in the first round. Voting ran until the end of June 2025.

    Report

  17. Nimrod Malinas, founder and CEO of Robonnement

    Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2025

    Nimrod Malinas, Robonnement: 30 Under 30 Europe 2025, Manufacturing & Industry (opens in a new window)

    Forbes names Nimrod Malinas to its 2025 “30 Under 30 Europe” list in the Manufacturing & Industry category. The profile describes Robonnement as a robotics-as-a-service provider that makes industrial robotics accessible to SMEs and mentions the 2024 Digital Economy Award.

    List and award

  18. A new fenced robot cell with a turntable on the floor and a large exhaust duct overhead.

    rheintal24

    Robonnement pitcht um den LEADER Digital Award (opens in a new window)

    Robonnement enters the LEADER Digital Award 2025 after winning the Digital Economy Award in 2024. The piece explains the model of renting industrial robots instead of selling them.

    Report

As of September 28, 2026. Not listed: wealth rankings and pieces whose headline states revenue or contract figures.

News

News and stories from Robonnement

What we report ourselves: awards, events and stories from projects. Older articles that no longer match our current offer are marked “Archive.”

14 articles

2026

2025

2024

2023

2021

  • The arm of a ceiling-mounted painting robot reaches diagonally into a paint booth with a grating floor.

    Stories, Blog

    About robots, vision, and how to scale your business

    A guest post by Nimrod Malinas from December 2021: why he moved from selling painting equipment to painting robots, and what he learned about vision, leadership and mistakes.

For the media

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Robonnement in 30 seconds

Across Europe, there aren’t enough people for the work nobody wants to do anymore: in the paint booth, at the end of the line, on the night cleaning shift. Robonnement brings robots, complete systems and intelligence to exactly those places. We buy, finance, install and operate everything, and our customers pay a fixed monthly fee. More than 200 robots already work this way at more than 150 customers in 5 countries. Now comes the next step: with Robonnement Intelligence, every plant keeps the knowledge of its best people, and people, robots and machines work as one system.

Boilerplate

Robonnement is Robotics as a Service. We buy, finance, install and operate robots, systems and Robonnement Intelligence in factories and buildings. More than 200 robots work for more than 150 customers in 5 countries. Robonnement AG, Altstätten, with roots going back to 1934.

Facts

  • More than 200 robots
  • More than 150 customers
  • 5 countries
  • Roots going back to 1934 (K. Lips AG)
  • Application technology for the paint industry since 2008
  • A team in Switzerland, Germany and Romania
  • Robonnement AG, Altstätten
  • Robonnement GmbH, Hamburg

Awards

  • Digital Economy Award 2024, winner Digital Excellence Commercial
  • swiss DINNO Award 2025, award winner
  • Forbes 30 Under 30 Switzerland 2024 and Europe 2025
  • Digital Shaper Eastern Switzerland 2025, finalist
  • EY Entrepreneur Of The Year, nominated 2025

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