{"title":"RoboSense vs SICK AG: Vision & 3D perception compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/robosense-vs-sick-ag","comparison":"SICK AG ranks 38 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 84; RoboSense ranks 68 with 80. RoboSense is ahead on progress. SICK AG is ahead on deployment, production, commercials and leverage. Level on technology, positioning and firepower. RoboSense is based in Shenzhen, China, SICK AG in Waldkirch, Germany. SICK AG: Established. RoboSense is named in 25 signals and SICK AG in 4.","companies":[{"name":"RoboSense","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/robosense","city":"Shenzhen","country":"China","stage":null,"founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"RoboSense is a Chinese lidar maker whose robotics lidar is now its explicit primary growth engine (282,600 robotics units in H1-26, +510% YoY, versus 719,200 total, +170%), on H1-26 revenue of RMB 1.02B (~$142M, +30.2%) with narrowing losses. It unveiled a new EOCENE SPAD-SoC architecture plus Phoenix/Peacock chipsets, and narrowed its FY25 net loss by more than half to RMB 180M, with one source reporting a first quarterly profit in February 2026 (unconfirmed by primary filing this pass). It is not yet profitable.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":68,"score":80,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":6,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":8,"commercial":8,"deployment":8,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"RoboSense develops and sells LiDAR sensors, including the E2 and Peacock platforms, for cars and robots such as robotic lawn mowers.","segment":"Vision & 3D perception","layer":"Sensing"},"signals_total":25,"facts_total":34},{"name":"SICK AG","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/sick-ag","city":"Waldkirch","country":"Germany","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"SICK AG is a German sensing giant (EUR 2.1B in 2024) making sensors across factory, logistics, and process automation, with 11,804 employees, though its 2024 revenue dipped below 2023 (a current-year confirmation flag). It announced a Malaysia manufacturing hub and a Knapp partnership, and launched its first Eve-powered FMCW sensor with Aeva (which named it 2026 Supplier of the Year). It is family/foundation-owned, disclosing annual figures only.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":38,"score":84,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":6,"firepower":8,"commercial":10,"deployment":10,"production":10,"technology":8},"why":"SICK sells PLB software for multi-bin picking, using 3D vision with robot-mounted cameras to help industrial robots identify and pick parts.","segment":"Vision & 3D perception","layer":"Sensing"},"signals_total":4,"facts_total":3}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}