Swiss startup Jaipur Robotics has raised €4.3 million to expand AI-driven automation into waste-to-energy and industrial plants, giving machines a greater role in monitoring waste, guiding cranes and optimising plant operations.
Considering industrial operators are increasingly turning to AI to improve efficiency and reduce the risks associated with complex physical processes, the funding will support the company’s expansion and further development of AI, not simply by assisting workers but by monitoring, predicting, and influencing physical operations inside industrial premises. With the use of computer vision and AI, Jaipur Robotics’ system can analyse waste, detect hazardous materials, optimise how waste is mixed for combustion and guide crane operations in real time.
Jaipur Robotics was founded in 2024 by Ermes Zamboni and Nikhil Prakash. The company develops computer-vision and AI systems to automate and optimise operations in waste-to-energy and other industrial plants, monitoring waste, detecting hazards and operating cranes.
“We are living in an energy crisis. It would be insane to just let landfill sit somewhere occupying space and generating pollutants when you could extract value from it,” said Zamboni, Co-Founder and CEO of Jaipur Robotics.
Jaipur Robotics’ technology prevents equipment damage and avoids losses by identifying potential hazardous materials before they enter the combustion process. This is due to the composition of incoming waste varying significantly in waste-to-energy plants, where waste is burned to generate electricity and heat. Its AI-powered computer vision system detects dangerous objects and takes action before they reach the furnace.
The company’s technology is already processing more than five million tonnes of waste annually and has been developed using a large dataset of labelled industrial images. Its system monitors movements and provides operators with real-time and predictive guidance, and claims to detect hazardous materials with high accuracy, significantly reducing unplanned plant shutdowns.
The new investment will allow the startup to expand into other industrial sectors such as cement and biomass. Companies are increasingly exploring AI not only for software and data analysis, but for monitoring and optimisation of physical operations. The company is looking to scale its technology across more facilities and make it widely deployable.
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