A humanoid integrator picks a humanoid robot for a job, installs it on a real site, makes it safe and legal to run there, keeps it running, and stays responsible when the robot changes. It does for humanoid robots what a systems integrator does for factory automation, for businesses that have no automation team of their own. ovibot is a humanoid integrator for stores, working with humanoids from any maker.
The last step is the one most offers leave out. Getting a humanoid onto a site once is the easy part.
| Maker | Dealer | Humanoid integrator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sells you | Its own robots | The robots it stocks | A working robot on your site |
| Makers | One | A few | Any |
| Installs and trains it on your site | Rarely, for small sites | Sometimes | Yes |
| Signs the safety paperwork | For the robot as shipped | Rarely | For the installation, and again after each change |
| Runs it day to day | No | No | Yes |
| When a better model ships | Sells you its next one | Sells you another | Swaps it, from any maker |
Makers build humanoids mainly for factories and homes. A small business needs someone in between who takes the robot from the box to a signed, working installation.
From 20 January 2027 the EU Machinery Regulation applies to every new robot installation in the EU (Regulation (EU) 2023/1230). Someone has to check the installation and sign for it. Whoever substantially modifies a machine takes on the manufacturer's duties for it, so the paperwork has to be redone when the robot, its software or the installation changes.
For a store, that is a job of its own. Some duties stay with you as the employer by law, such as your risk assessment and briefing your staff. A humanoid integrator does the work behind them and signs what is theirs to sign. More on the 2027 rules.
Our own answers are on the how it works and pricing pages, and in the FAQ.
One visit, one straight answer. If no humanoid would pay for itself, we say so.
A company that picks, installs, certifies and runs humanoid robots for a business, and stays responsible when the robot changes. It works with humanoids from any maker.
No. A dealer sells you a robot. An integrator delivers a working, signed-off robot on your site and keeps it running.
You need someone to install it, train it on your site and sign the safety paperwork. If you have no automation team, that is usually an integrator.
Yes, for stores first. We pick, install and certify any humanoid, rent it to you for one monthly fee, and sign for it every time it changes.
Buy, lease or rent a humanoid robot for a store? What each one leaves with you in risk, paperwork and flexibility, and when buying makes sense.
Read →From 20 January 2027 the EU Machinery Regulation applies to every new robot in a store. The full timeline of EU rules, what each one asks, and who signs.
Read →We come and watch a shift, then tell you which job would pay for itself first. If none would, we say so.
No sales deck. No hard sell.