Facts

• Segment: Construction
• Country: Switzerland
• Founded: 2022
• Website: https://www.gravisrobotics.com

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Funding
• Investors
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Team
• Relationships
• Context tags
• Sources

Summary

Gravis Robotics develops autonomous earthmoving technology for construction machines. Its retrofit system combines sensors, onboard compute and touchscreen controls to turn excavators and other heavy equipment into autonomous or supervised robotic systems for safer, higher-throughput job sites.

Market context

Gravis matters because it applies autonomy directly to existing heavy equipment on real job sites, targeting a high-value wedge of construction robotics. Autonomous trenching, bulk excavation, machine guidance for operators Sensor-fused earthmoving control Mixed-fleet retrofit deployment Quarry and site material handling. Autonomous earthmoving and construction robotics Retrofit autonomy for heavy equipment Manufacturer-agnostic platform for excavators and loaders.

• Capability: Autonomous trenching, bulk excavation, machine guidance for operators Sensor-fused earthmoving control Mixed-fleet retrofit deployment Quarry and site material handling
• Strategic position: Autonomous earthmoving and construction robotics Retrofit autonomy for heavy equipment Manufacturer-agnostic platform for excavators and loaders

Facts

• Website: https://www.gravisrobotics.com
• HQ: Zürich, Switzerland
• Founded: 2022
• Segment: Construction
• Known funding rounds: 1

Funding

• 2025-11-28 - $23M - Gravis Robotics raises $23M to scale autonomous earthmoving technology - source: tech.eu

Investors

• Armada Investment - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-11-28
• Holcim - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-11-28
• Imad - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-11-28
• Imad Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-11-28
• IQ Capital - Lead - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-11-28
• Pear VC - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-11-28
• Sunna Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-11-28
• Zacua Ventures - Lead - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-11-28

Autonomous heavy equipment company

Gravis Robotics retrofits construction machines with autonomous technology for safer and more productive earthmoving operations.

• Target environment: Construction sites, earthmoving projects, excavation areas, infrastructure worksites and heavy-equipment fleets.
• Deployment model: Retrofit autonomy systems for existing construction machinery using sensors, operator interfaces and autonomous control software.
• Customer context: Contractors, construction companies, equipment owners, infrastructure builders and heavy-equipment operators.
• Workflow context: Autonomous excavation, machine control, site safety, remote supervision, terrain-aware operation and heavy-equipment productivity.
• Commercial maturity: Early commercial construction autonomy company with public retrofit technology and customer trial activity.
• Market position: Construction robotics company applying autonomy to heavy equipment fleets.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on machine compatibility, site safety, operator trust, contractor workflow fit, ruggedness and proof of productivity gains.
• Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes autonomous excavators, heavy-equipment retrofit systems, construction robotics and off-road autonomy.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-03-06 - Award - Gravis Robotics wins Next Level Award for Gravis Rack - • Gravis Robotics' Gravis Rack was selected as the Contractors’ Choice for best technology at the 2026 CONEXPO-CON/AGG Next Level Awards.
• 2026-03-03 - Deployment - Gravis Robotics expands into the US with autonomous construction equipment platform - Gravis announced full commercial expansion into the US at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 in Las Vegas
• 2025-11-28 - Funding - Gravis Robotics raises $23M to scale autonomous earthmoving technology - Gravis Robotics raises $23M to scale autonomous earthmoving technology.
• 2025-04-30 - Deployment - Gravis Robotics deploys autonomous excavator system in Holcim UK quarry trial - A Develon crawler excavator fitted with Gravis autonomy was trialed at Holcim UK's Lee Moor quarry in Plymouth
• 2025-04-15 - Product Launch - Gravis Robotics launches Anywhere Autonomy platform with six OEMs at Bauma 2025 - Gravis launched its Anywhere Autonomy platform at Bauma 2025
• 2025-04-11 - Partnership - Gravis Robotics enters strategic partnership with Holcim and HD Hyundai XiteSolution on autonomous quarry equipment - HD Hyundai XiteSolution, Gravis Robotics, and Holcim agreed a strategic pa…
• 2025-04-10 - Partnership - Gravis Robotics signs three-way MOU with HD Hyundai XiteSolution and Holcim - HD Hyundai XiteSolution, Gravis Robotics, and Holcim signed a strategic agreement at bauma 2025 to develop and com…
• 2022-10-01 - Company Formation - Gravis Robotics is founded as an ETH Zurich spinout for autonomous construction machinery - Gravis Robotics was founded in October 2022 as a spinout from ETH Zurich

Team

• Ryan Luke Johns - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
• Dominic Jud - CTO & Co-Founder

Relationships

• Hyundai Motor Company - partner - Strategic partnership for autonomous quarry operations. Includes Develon equipment platform and Gravis autonomy stack.
• partner - Strategic partnership for autonomous quarry operations. Holcim named as operating partner / commercialization partner. Includes Develon equipment and Gravis autonomy for truck loading, hopper feeding, stockyar…
• Hyundai Motor Company - HD Hyundai XiteSolution / Develon equipment platform - Three-way MOU with Holcim: integrate Gravis autonomy with Develon equipment from HD Hyundai XiteSolution for quarry and confined material ha…
• Operating sites / deployment validation partner - Holcim provides operational sites and use-case validation for Gravis autonomy on Develon equipment under three-party MOU (Develon EU announcement).

Context tags

• Construction autonomy system - Stack Layer
• Construction equipment operators - Customer Environment
• Construction earthmoving autonomy - Peer Group
• Autonomous excavation and grading - Workflow