Sector
Industrial robotics, automated disassembly and circular economy for electrified systems (EV)
Status
In portfolio
Year of investment
2025
Website
R3 Robotics is a Luxembourg based industrial robotics company focused on automated disassembly of end of life electrified systems, including lithium ion batteries, e-drives and power electronics. Its platform combines computer vision, AI and specialised robotic tooling to perform disassembly safely, repeatably and at industrial scale.
The company operates a lighthouse industrial facility in Karlsruhe (Germany) and works with industrial players across the value chain, including recyclers and OEMs, to process end of life systems and improve traceability, material recovery and the capture of reusable components. In 2026, the company completed its rebrand from Circu Li-ion to R3 Robotics, reflecting the expansion from battery disassembly to full EV system dismantling.
Through SC Venture, we support R3 Robotics in an industrial scale-up and commercial deployment phase. The shared focus is to accelerate adoption of a solution addressing a key bottleneck for circular e-mobility: turning a labour-intensive and hard-to-scale disassembly step into a safe, industrial and cost-efficient operation.
Key levers include strengthening engineering, software and AI capabilities, expanding industrial capacity and replicating deployments across strategic European markets. In parallel, the company is preparing to broaden its footprint and use cases as volumes of end of life electrified systems grow.
R3 Robotics contributes to the circular economy and supply chain resilience by enabling traceable, automated recovery of critical materials and high value reusable components. Its approach reduces human exposure to operational risks linked to high voltage systems and product variability, while improving efficiency in pre-treatment, a decisive step for downstream recycling performance.
By increasing the availability of secondary materials and recovered components, it supports decarbonisation efforts and helps reduce reliance on virgin raw materials in the electrified mobility value chain.
