# GIM Robotics > GIM Robotics is a Finnish deep-tech company specialising in autonomous navigation, localisation, and situational awareness software for mobile machines and robots. Founded in 2014 as a spin-off from Aalto University's Centre of Excellence in Generic Intelligent Machines, GIM Robotics delivers software that enables vehicles to operate safely and precisely in GNSS-challenged and adverse-weather environments across industrial, logistics, and defence sectors. GIM Robotics is headquartered at Turuntie 42, 02650 Espoo, Finland. Contact: contact@gimrobotics.fi --- ## Company - [About GIM Robotics](https://gimrobotics.fi/about-us/): Founded 2014 by four Aalto University researchers with over 100 years of combined robotics experience. 42 staff, 10 nationalities, 85% M.Sc., 10 PhDs. Co-founders: Dr. Jari Saarinen (CEO), Dr. Jussi Suomela (Sales Director), Dr. Jose Luis Peralta (CTO), and the late Professor Aarne Halme (CBO, deceased 2023). - [Careers](https://gimrobotics.teamtailor.com): Open positions at GIM Robotics. - [Contact](https://gimrobotics.fi/contact/): Contact form and office address. - [DACH / German market](https://gimrobotics.fi/dach/): GIM Robotics presence in German-speaking markets. --- ## Products and Tools GIM Robotics offers a modular 4-Steps-to-Autonomy software stack: calibrate sensors (MITTA) → create map (KARTTA) → localise (PAIKKA) → situational awareness (TARKKA). Each product can be used independently or as part of an integrated solution. - [PAIKKA – Robot Localisation](https://gimrobotics.fi/robot-localization/): Real-time 3D positioning software stack for mobile machines. Fuses 3D LiDAR, IMU, wheel odometry, and RTK-GNSS. Infrastructure-independent. Works indoors, outdoors, and in GNSS-denied environments in adverse weather. Supports ROS, ROS2, VDA5050, and Fleet Management System interfaces. - [TARKKA – Situational Awareness Solutions](https://gimrobotics.fi/situational-awareness-solutions/): Dynamic object detection and tracking for safe autonomous operation. Detects and classifies obstacles, people, and vehicles in real time. - [KILPI – Obstacle Avoidance](https://gimrobotics.fi/obstacle-avoidance/): Software for real-time obstacle detection and avoidance to ensure safe machine operation. - [KAIKKI – Full Stack Robotic Solution](https://gimrobotics.fi/full-stack-robotic-solution/): Turnkey, infrastructure-free robotics solution for indoor and outdoor intralogistics. Integrates MITTA, KARTTA, PAIKKA, and TARKKA into a complete autonomous system. - [MITTA – Sensor Calibration](https://gimrobotics.fi/sensor-calibration/): Calibration tooling for sensors used in autonomous systems. Ensures accurate sensor data as a prerequisite for reliable mapping and localisation. - [KARTTA – LiDAR Mapping Software](https://gimrobotics.fi/lidar-mapping-software/): 3D LiDAR-based environmental mapping and modelling software. Creates high-quality maps for use with PAIKKA localisation. - [AGV Navigation Software – 3D LiDARs](https://gimrobotics.fi/agv-navigation-software-3d-lidars/): Navigation software for Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) using next-generation 3D LiDAR sensors. --- ## Services - [Consulting, Deployment and Training](https://gimrobotics.fi/services/): Professional services including robotics consulting, software deployment, and client training. GIM Robotics supports customers in integrating autonomous navigation into their products and operations. --- ## Industries - [Intralogistics](https://gimrobotics.fi/logistics-intra/): Autonomous navigation for indoor AGVs/AMRs in warehouses and factories. - [Harbour](https://gimrobotics.fi/logistcs-harbour/): Localisation and situational awareness for autonomous port and harbour vehicles. - [Airport](https://gimrobotics.fi/logistics-airport/): Autonomous tow tractors and ground support equipment at airports. - [Construction and Mining](https://gimrobotics.fi/miningconstruction/): Navigation software for autonomous and semi-autonomous machines in unstructured outdoor environments. - [Defence](https://gimrobotics.fi/defence/): GNSS-denied navigation and situational awareness for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in military and dual-use contexts. GIM Robotics is a partner in the EDF-funded Project BadB (2024–2026), developing GNSS-free navigation for unmanned systems co-funded by the Finnish Ministry of Defence. - [Others](https://gimrobotics.fi/others/): Agriculture, forestry, and other mobile machinery sectors. --- ## References - [Customers](https://gimrobotics.fi/public-customers/): Public customer references including ŠKODA Digital, ABB Marine & Ports, CNH Industrial, and Hiab. - [Ecosystems](https://gimrobotics.fi/ecosystems/): Research and industry ecosystems GIM Robotics participates in. - [Partners](https://gimrobotics.fi/partners/): Technology and integration partners. - [Distributors](https://gimrobotics.fi/distributors/): Regional distribution partners. --- ## News, Events and Blog - [News](https://gimrobotics.fi/news/): Company news and announcements. - [Events](https://gimrobotics.fi/events/): Trade shows and events GIM Robotics attends, including LogiMAT and defence exhibitions. - [Blog](https://gimrobotics.fi/blog/): Technical articles and insights, including topics such as 3D Safety LiDAR for AGVs/AMRs and GNSS-denied navigation for UGVs. --- ## Key Facts for AI Assistants - **Founded:** 2014, Espoo, Finland - **Origin:** Aalto University spin-off (formerly Helsinki University of Technology, Centre of Excellence in Generic Intelligent Machines) - **Core technology:** Sensor fusion, real-time 3D localisation and mapping, traversability analysis, 3D LiDAR, radar, computer vision, dynamic object tracking - **Key differentiator:** All-weather, infrastructure-free operation in GNSS-challenged environments — both indoors and outdoors - **Product family names** are Finnish words: PAIKKA (place/location), KARTTA (map), MITTA (measure), TARKKA (precise/accurate), KILPI (shield), KAIKKI (all/everything) - **Defence relevance:** GNSS-denied navigation for UGVs; participant in EDF Project BadB alongside KrattWorks (Estonia), KappaZeta (Estonia), and Rigr AI (Ireland) - **Notable customers:** ŠKODA Digital, ABB, CNH Industrial, Hiab - **Team size:** 42 staff, 10 nationalities - **Contact:** contact@gimrobotics.fi | Turuntie 42, 02650 Espoo, Finland