Build the infrastructure for a circular economy.

Q: Why work at R3 Robotics?

A real regulated problem with hard deadlines (EU Battery Regulation, Critical Raw Materials Act, End-of-Life Vehicles Directive); live industrial operations at the Karlsruhe facility, not a prototype; genuinely hard technical problems across perception, manipulation and motion planning; a team small enough that early hires shape the next version of the product; and work that automates dangerous manual disassembly at industrial scale.

Q: What are R3 Robotics' core values?

Three: Ownership (everyone is an owner; we treat the company's success as our own), Impact (ambitious in what we take on, disciplined in what we don't) and Radical Transparency (we share context, speak candidly and challenge each other openly because better information leads to better decisions).

Q: What stage is R3 Robotics at?

Series A. R3 closed a EUR20M Series A round in February 2026. The team is still small enough that early technical hires shape the next version of the platform rather than inherit someone else's work.

Robotics careers at R3 Robotics

We are building the infrastructure the EV transition needs. If you want your work to have a real and lasting impact, this is the place to do it. Open robotics careers in Foetz (Luxembourg) and Karlsruhe (Germany).

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Why R3?

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of European end-of-life BEV return volume covered

locations: Luxembourg and Karlsruhe, Germany

THE PROBLEM WE ARE SOLVING

The hardest problem in the energy transition isn't chemistry. It's the automation to unlock the feedstock.

Millions of EV batteries are reaching end of life, and no one has built the automation to process them at scale. Recyclers, OEMs, and fleet operators need this done safely, efficiently, and fast enough to meet EU circularity targets. We're solving it with robotics, AI, and industrial software.

If you want to work at the edge of what's technically possible, come build it with us.

"We didn't set out to build a recycling company. We set out to build industrial automation that makes end-of-life a solved problem. Starting with batteries but not ending there. That's a robotics and AI challenge as much as a sustainability one, and it's why the best technical people I know want to work on it."

Antoine Welter, CEO and Co-founder

OUR CORE VALUES

How we work.

Our values act as a North Star for how we make decisions,
how we interact, and how we build.

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Ownership

Everyone's an owner. We step forward, take responsibility and move things ahead without waiting to be asked.

We are builders. R3's success is our own

Impact

We build what matters. We choose work that drives real progress and moves our mission forward.

Ambitious in what we take on.
Disciplined in what we don't.

Radical Transparency

Clarity is how we move faster. We share context, speak candidly, and challenge each other openly.

Because better information leads to better decisions.

MISSION

What we are building today.

We are building the infrastructure that makes battery disassembly accessible at scale. Send us any pack, any chemistry, any format, any condition, and R3 will process it. That is the promise we are working toward every day, and everything we build is in service of that goal.

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VISION

Where we are going.

A world where the end of a product's life is not a problem to be managed but a source of value to be recovered. R3 is building at the intersection of robotics, AI, and industrial operations. The platform we are creating today processes EV batteries. We follow electrification wherever it goes. The technology is the constant, what it processes expands over time.

WHY R3

What makes this different.

There are many places to look for sustainability careers and
circular economy jobs. Here is what is specific to R3. The robotics and software you'd build here power our disassembly services and our DigiOps software.

Genuinely hard technical problems

Every pack is different, damaged, dirty, or rusted. Perception, manipulation, and motion planning need to work reliably across enormous variability. This is still an unsolved problem at scale. We are building the answer.

Work that is easy to be proud of

Automating dangerous, manual work while enabling large-scale battery circularity. Work that gives you something to believe in.

AI is part of how we work

AI is not a buzzword here. We actively encourage every team member to use AI tools to work more efficiently and focus energy on the hard problems machines cannot solve yet.

Early enough to shape the company

We closed our Series A in 2026. The team is small enough that you are not inheriting someone else's work. You are building the next version of it, and your contributions will have a lasting impact.

A real problem with real urgency

EV battery jobs at R3 Robotics sit at the centre of three EU regulations - Battery Regulation, Critical Raw Materials Act, and End-of-Life Vehicles Directive. Hard deadlines, growing volumes, and no manual process that can scale to meet them.

Live operations, not a prototype

Our Karlsruhe facility is operational today, making the impact of your work tangible.

THE FOUNDERS

Meet the founders.

R3 was founded by Antoine Welter and Xavier Kohll, who together identified automated disassembly as the critical bottleneck in the circular economy and built R3 to solve it.

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Antoine Welter

CEO & Co-Founder

Antoine is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who built his career around purpose-driven businesses focused on industrial innovation. As CEO and Co-founder of R3 Robotics, he sets the company's strategic direction, drives partnerships, and leads its growth. He holds multiple graduate degrees in business and studied in Germany, China, and the US.

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Xavier Kohll

Director of Innovation & Grants, Co-Founder

Xavier holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from ETH Zürich and brings hands-on product development and industrial process experience from roles at DuPont and Paul Wurth. At R3 Robotics, he leads the technical vision, system architecture, and development of the automated disassembly platform.

Our network

Two locations.
‍One mission.

Germany

Karlsruhe

Our lighthouse disassembly facility: where the automation is engineered, tested, and proven on real production lines. The hub for robotics and engineering roles in Germany.

Luxembourg

Foetz

Headquarters, and our forward looking R&D base. Commercial, finance, leadership, and the technical roadmap, all under one roof.

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FAQ

Careers at R3 - frequently asked questions

What kinds of robotics careers does R3 Robotics offer?

R3 hires across robotics engineering, battery engineering, AI, computer vision, mechanical and electrical engineering, and industrial operations. All roles work on automated disassembly of end-of-life EV battery packs at industrial scale.

Why work at R3 Robotics?

Five reasons that show up explicitly across the page: a real, regulated problem with hard deadlines (EU Battery Regulation, Critical Raw Materials Act, End-of-Life Vehicles Directive); live industrial operations at our Karlsruhe facility, not a prototype; genuinely hard technical problems in perception, manipulation and motion planning across enormous pack-to-pack variability; a team still small enough that early hires shape the next version of the product rather than inherit it; and work that automates dangerous manual disassembly at industrial scale.

What are R3 Robotics’ core values?

Three, used as the North Star for how the team makes decisions and how it builds: Ownership (everyone is an owner; we treat the company’s success as our own), Impact (ambitious in what we take on, disciplined in what we don’t), and Radical Transparency (we share context, speak candidly and challenge each other openly, because better information leads to better decisions).

What stage is R3 Robotics at?

Series A. R3 closed its Series A round (€20M) in February 2026. The team is still small enough that early technical hires shape the next version of the platform rather than inherit someone else’s work - an explicit hiring criterion the company has stated on the careers page.

How does R3 use AI in its work?

AI is core to R3’s product: computer vision identifies pack geometry in real time, adaptive motion planning compensates for design variation and component condition, and the team actively uses AI tooling to focus on the hard engineering problems machines cannot yet solve.