Promobot is the largest manufacturer of autonomous service robots in Northern and Eastern Europe, headquartered in Perm, Russia. Founded in 2015, the company has deployed robots across 40+ countries for hospitality, healthcare, retail, and government services.
Promobot is a Russian robotics company developing autonomous service robots for hospitality, healthcare, retail, education, and public services. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Perm, the company has become the largest manufacturer of autonomous service robots in Northern and Eastern Europe, with deployments in more than 40 countries. Its portfolio includes customer service robots, humanoid assistants, and realistic androids designed for reception, information services, education, and interactive public experiences. Promobot focuses on commercial deployment, combining conversational AI, computer vision, and autonomous navigation to deliver robots that operate in everyday business and public environments.
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In 2025, Yuzhakov led the New Technological Coalition, a consortium of Russian robotics companies and universities developing AIDOL, a full-body walking humanoid. The robot's public debut in November 2025 ended in a viral fall onstage, but the project continues with up to $50M in targeted investment.
Promobot was founded in 2015 in Perm, Russia by Oleg Kivokurtsev, Igor Eremeev, and Maxim Utev, with initial angel investment from Alexey Yuzhakov, who later became CEO and Chairman.
The company developed the Promobot V.4 service robot line, deployed across 40+ countries for customer service, navigation, and information tasks in hotels, airports, shopping centers, and government buildings.
In 2019, Promobot unveiled Robo-C, a humanoid robot with hyper-realistic silicone skin that can be customized to replicate any person's appearance, offering over 600 facial expressions. The updated Robo-C 2 (2024) enhanced realism further.
In 2025, Yuzhakov led the New Technological Coalition, a consortium of Russian robotics companies and universities developing AIDOL, a full-body walking humanoid. The robot's public debut in November 2025 ended in a viral fall onstage, but the project continues with up to $50M in targeted investment.
Promobot is the largest manufacturer of autonomous service robots in Northern and Eastern Europe, headquartered in Perm, Russia. Founded in 2015, the company has deployed robots across 40+ countries for hospitality, healthcare, retail, and government services.
