Isochronic AG :: Industrial Robots That Enable Multiple Independent Pick-Heads to Operate on Linear Rails

Isochronic AG is a Swiss robotics company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Denges, Switzerland. It specializes in revolutionizing pick-and-place automation through innovative simultaneous part transfer technology.

The company develops software-driven industrial robots that enable multiple independent pick-heads to operate on linear rails, allowing continuous part transfers without the empty-handed return strokes common in traditional systems. This paradigm-shifting approach, protected by multiple patent families, combines novel double-rotary kinematics with proprietary control algorithms. It addresses both heavy-duty and small-parts applications, dramatically improving throughput, reducing floorspace requirements, and lowering energy consumption by minimizing moving masses.

Isochronic targets industries such as sheet metal processing and laser automation. Its flagship solutions include the iSort series (iSort 3015, 4020, 6025, and 8025), which are end-user laser automation and material handling systems. These feature intuitive human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and advanced robot grip heads capable of handling diverse part sizes and complexities. The systems integrate seamlessly with existing production lines, offering enhanced reliability and efficiency. Heavy-duty laser automation solutions are already in industrial operation (e.g., at partners like KUIPERS technologies GmbH, where they reportedly achieve double the speed of comparable Cartesian systems), while small-parts technology is advancing through industrialization.

With a team of about 15 experts boasting over 200 years of combined experience in high-speed robotics, software, algorithms, mechanical design, and simulation, Isochronic emphasizes passion, openness, accountability, and collaboration. The company debuted its technology at AUTOMATICA 2022 in Germany and has received recognition, including funding support and media coverage in outlets like Startupticker and Robotik & Produktion. Its vision is to spread simultaneous-transfer robots across global factories, providing a missing tool for repetitive, high-speed automation tasks—even over long distances—while cutting energy waste.

Isochronic’s modular, standardized components enable high productivity and flexibility previously unseen in the sector. By rethinking robot kinematics and control, the company aims to transform automated manufacturing, making processes more compact, sustainable, and efficient across multiple verticals. As a young but rapidly progressing startup, it continues to focus on R&D and commercialization to meet challenging production demands worldwide.